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Personal data Starkad 

• He was born before 410.

  Afstammeling van een reus, giant, met acht armen.
  Waarschijnlijk net als Hergrimr een jotun, þursar.
  
  "In the U-version of Hervarar saga, Starkad, son of Stórvirkr, is a descendant of giants and he has eight arms. He is betrothed to Ogn álfasprengi. One day when he returned from Élivágar, Hergrímr had abducted his fiancée. Hergrímr has the son Grímr with her before Starkad finds him and challenges him to a holmgang. Starkad fights with four swords at once and kills him, and when Ogn sees Hergrímr die, she kills herself rather than return to Starkad."
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starkad#Hervarar_saga
  "In this version a Starkad Ala-Warrior lived in northern Norway at the waterfalls of Alufoss. He descended from the giants known as the þursar (jotuns), and his father's name was Storkvid. Starkad was very much a jotun himself and had eight arms, but he was betrothed to a girl named Ogn Elf-burst."
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starkad#Gesta_Danorum
  "Gesta Danorum
  It is in Gesta Danorum that the most comprehensive treatment of Starkad is found. The Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus wrote that Starkad was the son of Stórvirkr (Storwerk/Storuerkus) and saved himself from a shipwreck. He entered the service of the Danish king Frotho and was given a ship so that he could patrol the shores.
  
  No man was Starkad's equal as he was endowed with a superhuman size and a noble disposition. Saxo Grammaticus gives two accounts of Starkad's origin. According to one, he was born in the land of Estonians east of the Baltic sea. According to the second, which the chronicler considers fantastic and unlikely, Starkad was born of jotuns, and he had formerly many arms until Thor cut off all arms but two. Odin had bestowed on Starkad the curse and the blessing that he would live the lives of three men, and commit three evil deeds."

• Profession: Ala-Warrior.Source 1
• Facts:
• (vermelding) Gautreks saga.Source 2
• (vermelding) Gesta Danorum.Source 3

  "It is in Gesta Danorum that the most comprehensive treatment of Starkad is found. The Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus wrote that Starkad was the son of Stórvirkr (Storwerk/Storuerkus) and saved himself from a shipwreck. He entered the service of the Danish king Frotho and was given a ship so that he could patrol the shores.
  
  No man was Starkad's equal as he was endowed with a superhuman size and a noble disposition. Saxo Grammaticus gives two accounts of Starkad's origin. According to one, he was born in the land of Estonians east of the Baltic sea. According to the second, which the chronicler considers fantastic and unlikely, Starkad was born of jotuns, and he had formerly many arms until Thor cut off all arms but two. Odin had bestowed on Starkad the curse and the blessing that he would live the lives of three men, and commit three evil deeds. "
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• (vermelding) Hervarar Saga, U-versie.Source 1

  "A version of the legend of Starkad can be found in the prologue of the U-version of Hervarar saga, and in a shortened form in the H-version of the Hauksbók.[6]
  
  In this version a Starkad Ala-Warrior lived in northern Norway at the waterfalls of Alufoss. He descended from the giants known as the þursar (jotuns), and his father's name was Storkvid. Starkad was very much a jotun himself and had eight arms, but he was betrothed to a girl named Ogn Elf-burst. One day, when Starkad had gone north across the Élivágar, another giant named Hergrim kidnapped Ogn. Starkad challenged Hergrim to a holmgang, a duel. Starkad used four swords at the same time and slew Hergrim. Ogn did not wish to be Starkad's wife and committed suicide by stabbing herself with a sword. Starkad contented himself by taking everything Hergrim owned, including his son Grimr.
  
  Álfhildr was the daughter of king Álfr of Álfheim (modern Bohuslän) and like the people of Álfheim, she was very beautiful.[7] One autumn, king Álfr performed the Dísablót, a sacrifice to the goddesses, and Álfhildr took part in it. As she was reddening the horgr (altar) with blood, Starkad kidnapped her. King Álfr called on the god Thor to help him rescue his daughter. Thor granted his wish by killing Starkad and rescuing the girl."

• He died after 770.Source 3

  Na de Battle of the Brávellir

• He is buried in Roljung, Skåne, Zweden.
• A child of Stórvirkr
• This information was last updated on September 3, 2021.

Household of Starkad

(1) He is a partner of Alfhild van Álfheim.

They became partnersSource 4

"Starkad later kidnaps Alfhild3, the daughter of king Alf of Alfheimr, when she is performing the Disablot to the Disir. King Alf calls on Thor who kills Starkad and liberates Alfhild3, who returns home with Hergrím's son Grímr.
During the abduction she bore Starkad a daughter named Bauggerðr who marries Grímr."

Child(ren):

1. Bauggerðr Starksdatter  432-487 

(2) He had a relationship with Ogn.

The relationship started.Source 1

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Child(ren):

1. Grímr Hergrimsson  428-452 

Notes about Starkad

Ook Starkaðr [ˈstɑrkɑðz̠], Stǫrkuðr [ˈstɔrkoðz̠], Starcaterus, Starkodder, Stærkodder

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