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 ...
, Hraudung was a human king and the father of
Geirröd and
Agnar according to the prose header of the poem ''
Grímnismál'' from the ''
Poetic Edda''.
Hraudung is also listed in the ''
Skáldskaparmál'' section of the ''
Prose Edda'' as both a
giant and the name of a
sea king.
References
*Faulkes, Anthony (trans.) (1987). ''Edda'' (
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the ...
).
Everyman. .
*Larrington, Carolyne (trans.) (1996). ''The Poetic Edda''.
Oxford World's Classics. .
Kings in Norse mythology and legends
Jötnar
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