Hjörvard was the name of several characters in
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...
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#Hjörvard Ylfing, see
Granmar
Granmar was a king of Södermanland, in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla. The same king also appears in the Volsunga saga.
Granmar was married to Hilda, the daughter of the Geatish king Högne of East Götaland, and his son-in-law was the seaking ...
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#Hjörvard, who rebelled against
Hrólf Kraki and killed him, see
Heoroweard
Heoroweard is a character who appears in ''Beowulf'' and also in Norse legends, where he is named ''Hjörvarðr'' or ''Hiartuar''. If he existed in real life, his name would have been Proto-Norse *''Heruwarduz
In the Norse sources, Hereoweard re ...
#Hjörvard, the son of
Arngrim.
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Hervor's name as a
shieldmaiden.
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Kings of the Geats
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