Viking (Norse Mythology)
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Viking is the name of the son of Vífil and Eimyrja in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar
. Viking is the father of Thorsten and Thorer.
The two daughters of Logi
(Haloge) were stolen away by suitors to nearby islands. Viking was a son of one of these daughters. He grew up in Bornholm
. By the time he was 15, he is the biggest and strongest man of his time. His magic sword Angurvadel is fatal even to giants. His friend is Halfdan
. His magic dragon ship is Ellida, the first ship in the North, given to him as a gift by Aegir. The ship is big like a fortress, but faster than an eagle. It is not fastened by nails, but rather, the planks were grown together.
Hunvor, a Swedish princess, asks for his help against a giant suitor who harasses her. The giant escapes to India with her. Viking slays the giant in a holmgang
(duel). Viking is unable to marry her because is it disgraceful to marry before 20. The giant's relatives, who are adept at magic, pursue him and bring him sea perils.
He settles in Sweden. Halfdan marries Ingeborg
, Hunvor's attendant. Viking sires nine sons by a second wife. He befriends his worthy foe Njorfe, King of Upplands, in Norway, who also has nine sons. The two groups of sons are highly competitive against each other. In a brutal ball game, they beat and maim each other, breaking each others' arms. A son of Viking, near death, slays a son of Njorfe. Viking scolds this son and sends him to an island in Lake Werner. Two more sons go with him, including the eldest Thorsten (or Thorstein). Viking gives Angurvadel to Thorsten and tells him to wait quietly on the island until the danger is over. Njorfe's sons want revenge. They use magic to conjure a frost that freezes the lake and travel across it to attack the three sons of Viking. Two of Viking's sons survive: Thorsten and Thorer. Two of Njorfe's sons survive, including his eldest son, Jokul, a sorcerer. Njorfe's sons use magic to discover that Thorsten and Thorer are alive. Viking sends his two sons to the court of Halfdan for safety.
Viking's son Thorsten
and grandson Frithiof inherit Angurvadel and Ellida.
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar or The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son is a legendary saga taking place in the 7th century and it is about the father of Frithjof the Bold. It begins in Norway and Sweden but continues into exotic places such as India. It is not one of the more famous sagas, but it is...
. Viking is the father of Thorsten and Thorer.
The two daughters of Logi
Logi
In Norse mythology, Logi or Loge is a fire giant, god and personification of fire. He is son of giant Fornjótr and brother of Ægir and Kári...
(Haloge) were stolen away by suitors to nearby islands. Viking was a son of one of these daughters. He grew up in Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
. By the time he was 15, he is the biggest and strongest man of his time. His magic sword Angurvadel is fatal even to giants. His friend is Halfdan
Halfdan
Halfdan was a late 5th and early 6th century legendary Danish king of the Scylding lineage, the son of king named Fróði in many accounts, noted mainly as the father to the two kings who succeeded him in the rule of Denmark, kings named Hroðgar and Halga in the Old English poem Beowulf and named...
. His magic dragon ship is Ellida, the first ship in the North, given to him as a gift by Aegir. The ship is big like a fortress, but faster than an eagle. It is not fastened by nails, but rather, the planks were grown together.
Hunvor, a Swedish princess, asks for his help against a giant suitor who harasses her. The giant escapes to India with her. Viking slays the giant in a holmgang
Holmgang
Holmgang was a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians. It was a recognized way to settle disputes....
(duel). Viking is unable to marry her because is it disgraceful to marry before 20. The giant's relatives, who are adept at magic, pursue him and bring him sea perils.
He settles in Sweden. Halfdan marries Ingeborg
Ingeborg
Ingeborg is a Scandinavian, predominantly Danish name carried by many prominent women in Scandinavian history and mythology. People named Ingeborg include:...
, Hunvor's attendant. Viking sires nine sons by a second wife. He befriends his worthy foe Njorfe, King of Upplands, in Norway, who also has nine sons. The two groups of sons are highly competitive against each other. In a brutal ball game, they beat and maim each other, breaking each others' arms. A son of Viking, near death, slays a son of Njorfe. Viking scolds this son and sends him to an island in Lake Werner. Two more sons go with him, including the eldest Thorsten (or Thorstein). Viking gives Angurvadel to Thorsten and tells him to wait quietly on the island until the danger is over. Njorfe's sons want revenge. They use magic to conjure a frost that freezes the lake and travel across it to attack the three sons of Viking. Two of Viking's sons survive: Thorsten and Thorer. Two of Njorfe's sons survive, including his eldest son, Jokul, a sorcerer. Njorfe's sons use magic to discover that Thorsten and Thorer are alive. Viking sends his two sons to the court of Halfdan for safety.
Viking's son Thorsten
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar or The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son is a legendary saga taking place in the 7th century and it is about the father of Frithjof the Bold. It begins in Norway and Sweden but continues into exotic places such as India. It is not one of the more famous sagas, but it is...
and grandson Frithiof inherit Angurvadel and Ellida.