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This article is about the character in Norse mythology. For the Swedish king, see Ongentheow. For the ship, see MV Angantyr.
The last generation named Angantyr also appears to be mentioned as Incgentheow in Widsith, line 115, together with his father Heiðrekr (Heathoric), half-brother Hlöð (Hlith) and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca).
Angantyr's father Arngrim had given him the magic swordTyrfing, which cut through anything as if through cloth, and which killed a man every time it was unsheathed. He was the tallest of the twelve sons of the berserker Arngrim, and he and his eleven brothers spread fear and destruction through the North.
One Yule, they were back home on Bolmsö when the next eldest son Hjörvard, swore that he would win Ingeborg, the daughter of Yngve, the king of Sweden.
The twelve brothers departed for Uppsala and Hjorvard proposed to Ingeborg. However then Hjalmar, one of the Swedish king's champions, stepped forth and claimed he deserved the princess rather than a berserker.
The Swedish king, who feared opposing twelve uncontrollable and infamous berserkers in his hall, suggested that Ingeborg herself should decide. Naturally, she chose Hjalmar, and Hjorvard was besides himself with rage. He challenged Hjalmar to a duel on Samsø and declared that Hjalmar would lose his honour if he did not turn up.
When the twelve brothers arrived on Samsø, they started to go berserk. They bit their shields, screamed loud and coarsely and let themselves loose on Hjalmar and Orvar-Odd's crewmen and began to cut them to pieces.
Hjalmar and Orvar-Odd arrived to the scene to find their crew slain and Orvar-Odd, with only his club, slew Angantyr's eleven brothers. After the melee, he found Angantyr dead and Hjalmar mortally wounded by the cursed sword, Tyrfing.
Orvar-Odd buried the twelve brothers in barrows on Samsø together with the cursed sword, so that it would no longer cause any harm. However Angantyr's daughter Hervor would later return and claim Tyrfing as her own. This event is known as "the waking of Angantyr", as recorded in the poem The Waking of Angantyr.
Angantyr HöfundssonEdit
Angantyr's daughter Hervor married Höfund of Glæsisvellir and they had the sons Heidrek and Angantyr. Angantyr would be the next of Tyrfing's victims. Angantyr's brother Heidrek had made himself impossible at home and was banished by his father. Angantyr wanted to follow his brother for a while on the road to say farewell, but then he asked to see the sword Tyrfing which Heidrek had got from their mother Hervor. Heidrek kindly showed his brother the weapon, but since Tyrfing could not be unsheathed without slaying a man, Angantyr became its next victim.
Angantyr HeidrekssonEdit
Heidrek would have the daughter Hervor and the sons Angantyr and Hlöd. When Heidrek, the king of the Goths died, Angantyr inherited and refused to give Hlöd equal share. Hlöd attacked with the Hunnish army and in an epic battle, Hlöd was slain. Angantyr would be one of the ancestors of the Swedish kings of the House of Munsö.
Henrikson, Alf. (1998). Stora mytologiska uppslagsboken.
Further readingEdit
Burrows, Hannah. "Reawakening Angantýr: English Translations of an Old Norse Poem from the Eighteenth Century to the Twenty-first." In Translating Early Medieval Poetry: Transformation, Reception, Interpretation, edited by Birkett Tom and March-Lyons Kirsty, 148-64. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; Rochester, NY, USA: Boydell & Brewer, 2017. Accessed June 27, 2020. doi:10.7722/j.ctt1t6p4w6.14.
External linksEdit
October 19, 2023
angantyr, this, article, require, cleanup, meet, wikipedia, quality, standards, specific, problem, very, confusing, article, with, indication, what, texts, different, people, from, references, context, please, help, improve, this, article, september, 2018, lea. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is very confusing article with no indication of what texts the different people are from no references no context Please help improve this article if you can September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the character in Norse mythology For the Swedish king see Ongentheow For the ship see MV Angantyr Angantyr was the name of three male characters from the same line in Norse mythology and who appear in Hervarar saga Gesta Danorum and Faroese ballads The last generation named Angantyr also appears to be mentioned as Incgentheow in Widsith line 115 together with his father Heidrekr Heathoric half brother Hlod Hlith and Hlod s mother Sifka Sifeca Contents 1 Angantyr the Berserker 2 Angantyr Hofundsson 3 Angantyr Heidreksson 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksAngantyr the Berserker EditMain article Hervarar saga nbsp Hjorvard and Hjalmar propose to IngeborgAngantyr s father Arngrim had given him the magic sword Tyrfing which cut through anything as if through cloth and which killed a man every time it was unsheathed He was the tallest of the twelve sons of the berserker Arngrim and he and his eleven brothers spread fear and destruction through the North One Yule they were back home on Bolmso when the next eldest son Hjorvard swore that he would win Ingeborg the daughter of Yngve the king of Sweden The twelve brothers departed for Uppsala and Hjorvard proposed to Ingeborg However then Hjalmar one of the Swedish king s champions stepped forth and claimed he deserved the princess rather than a berserker The Swedish king who feared opposing twelve uncontrollable and infamous berserkers in his hall suggested that Ingeborg herself should decide Naturally she chose Hjalmar and Hjorvard was besides himself with rage He challenged Hjalmar to a duel on Samso and declared that Hjalmar would lose his honour if he did not turn up When the twelve brothers arrived on Samso they started to go berserk They bit their shields screamed loud and coarsely and let themselves loose on Hjalmar and Orvar Odd s crewmen and began to cut them to pieces Hjalmar and Orvar Odd arrived to the scene to find their crew slain and Orvar Odd with only his club slew Angantyr s eleven brothers After the melee he found Angantyr dead and Hjalmar mortally wounded by the cursed sword Tyrfing Orvar Odd buried the twelve brothers in barrows on Samso together with the cursed sword so that it would no longer cause any harm However Angantyr s daughter Hervor would later return and claim Tyrfing as her own This event is known as the waking of Angantyr as recorded in the poem The Waking of Angantyr Angantyr Hofundsson EditAngantyr s daughter Hervor married Hofund of Glaesisvellir and they had the sons Heidrek and Angantyr Angantyr would be the next of Tyrfing s victims Angantyr s brother Heidrek had made himself impossible at home and was banished by his father Angantyr wanted to follow his brother for a while on the road to say farewell but then he asked to see the sword Tyrfing which Heidrek had got from their mother Hervor Heidrek kindly showed his brother the weapon but since Tyrfing could not be unsheathed without slaying a man Angantyr became its next victim Angantyr Heidreksson EditHeidrek would have the daughter Hervor and the sons Angantyr and Hlod When Heidrek the king of the Goths died Angantyr inherited and refused to give Hlod equal share Hlod attacked with the Hunnish army and in an epic battle Hlod was slain Angantyr would be one of the ancestors of the Swedish kings of the House of Munso See also EditTofa Poetic Edda References EditHenrikson Alf 1998 Stora mytologiska uppslagsboken Further reading EditBurrows Hannah Reawakening Angantyr English Translations of an Old Norse Poem from the Eighteenth Century to the Twenty first In Translating Early Medieval Poetry Transformation Reception Interpretation edited by Birkett Tom and March Lyons Kirsty 148 64 Woodbridge Suffolk UK Rochester NY USA Boydell amp Brewer 2017 Accessed June 27 2020 doi 10 7722 j ctt1t6p4w6 14 External links EditThe Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus on Angantyr Tunstall s translation of the battle from Orvar Odd s saga Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angantyr amp oldid 1118341258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
