Hervor [61847]

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Heidrek had a daughter who he named Hervor. She was a shieldmaiden and was the commander of a Gothic fort facing Myrkviðr , and she would fall in battle against the Huns (see Hlöd , Hlöðskviða ). When Ormar reported Hervor's death to king Angantyr, he said:

Sunnan em ek kominn at segja spjöll þessi: sviðin er öll mörk ok Myrkviðar heiðr, drifin öll Goðþjóð gumna blóði. Mey veit ek Heiðreks, systur þína, svigna til jarðar; hafa Húnar hana fellda ok marga aðra yðra þegna, léttari gerðist hún at böð en við biðil ræða' eða í bekk at fara at brúðar gangi. "From the south I've come to say this news: burnt's Mirkwood Heath and the whole forest, Goth-folk all blotched with blood of men. Down, I hear, is Heidrek's lass; heard your sister, the Huns felled her \emdash and of your people plenty more. More cheery in battle than chatting to suitors or taking the bench at a bridal feast." When King Angantyr heard this, he grinned and was slow to speak, but at last he said:

Óbróðurliga vartu leikin, in ágæta systir.

"Unbrotherly the bloody game they played with you, excellent sister."

Sources

Herikson, Alf. (1998), Stora mytologiska uppslagsboken.