Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra
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Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra c. 1300 is a legendary saga on Halfdan the son of the legendary king Hringr of Denmark.
In the saga Halfdan goes to England and Scotland and has various adventures. Halfdan rescues the three children of the king of Scotland. He also wins the love of the daughter of the English king Óláfr and succeeds him when he dies.
It has a sequel in Sörla saga sterka.
[edit] Sources and external links
- The saga in Old Norse at Snerpa.
- The saga in Old Norse at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad».
- The saga in Old Norse at Northvegr.
- Helpful Danes and Pagan Irishmen: Saga Fantasies of the Viking Age in the British Isles, by Elizabeth Ashman Rowe.
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