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Also known as Arngrimm from Bolmsö

Arngrim was a berserker, who features in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads and Orvar-Odd's saga in Norse mythology.

Key facts

Deity.type
Norse
Deity.name
Arngrim
Deity.image
Olaus Magnus - Arngrimm and his men.jpg
Deity.caption
Arngrim and his men attacking King Thengil's army.
Deity.god_of
hero
Deity.abode
Sweden
Deity.consort
Eyfura
Deity.parents
not known
Deity.children
6 or 11

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Hervarar saga
  • Gesta Danorum
  • Lay of Hyndla
  • Arngrim's sons
  • Ballads
  • References
  • External links

Arngrim was a berserker, who features in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads and Orvar-Odd's saga in Norse mythology.

==Hervarar saga== According to versions H and U, Arngrim went pillaging to Gardariki and met its king Svafrlami, who was in possession of Tyrfing at the moment. Tyrfing cut through Arngrim's shield and down into the soil, whereupon Arngrim cut off Svafrlami's hand, grabbed the sword and slew him with his own weapon. Then Arngrim captured Svafrlami's daughter Eyfura and forced her to marry him.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arngrim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.