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Hervarar saga[edit]
A scene from the Hervarar saga, Orvar-Odd and Hjalmar bid each other farewell, by Mårten Eskil
Winge (1866).
The name first appears in the Hervarar saga when Angantyr has avenged his father Heidrek and
retaken the Dwarf-cursed sword Tyrfing:
"And when it was close on midnight, Angantyr went up to them and pulled them down the
tent on top of the slaves and slew all nine of them, and carried off the sword Tyrfing as a sign
that he had avenged his father. He then went home and had a great funeral feast held to his
father's memory on the banks of the Dnieper, at a place called Arheimar." [1]
It was during this feast that Angantyr's Hunnish half-brother Hlöd appeared with a large army to
demand half the inheritance:
"Hlöth , the heir of Heithrek,
Came riding from the East,
To where Angantyr was holding
King Heithrek's funeral feast.
He came to his court in Arheimar
Where the Gothic people dwell,
Demanding his share of the heritage left
By the King when he journeyed to Hell."[1]
Notes[edit]
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An
English translation of Hervar
saga by