Hedinn
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Hedinn is a cursed being encountered by Ivar Gleam-bright on an island. He is described as a big and bloodied man of sorrowful countenance. Hedinn advises Ivar on how to break the curse, revealing that a Christian army must fight them and that Ivar should kill Högni from behind.
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1099
- Historical notes
- Appears in Sörla þáttr, an Icelandic narrative.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Högni
- allied with
- Ivar Gleam-bright
- co occurs with
- Hildr
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“There he met a big and bloodied man of sorrowful countenance. It was Hedinn who told Ivar of the curse. Hedinn said that in order to be delivered from the curse, a Christian army had to fight with them, and every man who was slain by a Christian would remain dead.”
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