Högni
deity single tradition · 2
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #1140 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1099
- Historical notes
- Appears in Sörla þáttr, an Icelandic narrative.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Hedinn, Ivar Gleam-bright
- child of
- Hvedna
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“However, Hedinn advised Ivar not to look Högni in the face because Högni wore the Horror helmet (ægishjálmr). Instead Hedinn would fight Högni and Ivar would kill Högni from the behind. Ivar did so, and killed all the men until only Hedinn was left and was slain.”
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