Herrauðr
Sign in to saveHerrauðr, Herraud, Herröðr, Herruðr, Herrud, Herothus or Heroth is a legendary earl of Götaland or king of Sweden, who appears in several medieval legends, in particular those relating to Ragnar Lodbrok (e.g. ''Tale of Ragnar's Sons, Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok, Krákumál and Gesta Danorum, book 9). He also has a saga of his own in Bósi and Herrauðr's saga''.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Thora Borgarhjört
- Occupation
- politician
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- date of death
- 0900-00-00
- date of birth
- 0745-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- ''Bósi and Herrauðr's saga''
- ''Tale of Ragnar's sons''
- ''Gesta Danorum''
- ''See Also''
- References
Herrauðr, Herraud, Herröðr, Herruðr, Herrud, Herothus or Heroth is a legendary earl of Götaland or king of Sweden, who appears in several medieval legends, in particular those relating to Ragnar Lodbrok (e.g. ''Tale of Ragnar's Sons, Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok, Krákumál and Gesta Danorum, book 9). He also has a saga of his own in Bósi and Herrauðr's saga.
His main role in the sagas is as the father of Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr who gave his daughter one or two small lindworms which grew so big that he had to promise her to the man who could slay the serpent(s). Ragnar Lodbrok took on himself to liberate the girl and became her husband. Bósi and Herrauðr's saga works as a prequel describing the origin of the lindworm.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Herrauðr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.