Hrolf Kraki Characters

• Halfdan: He was the king of Denmark and was defeated and killed by Frodi, his brother.
• Frodi: he is Halfdan's brother, who defeats and kills him and takes over Denmark, seeking to kill his nephews Helgi and Hroar.
• Helgi: Son of Halfdan. Hides out with his sister's husband then finally kills Frodi and, with his brother, takes over Denmark. He has three children: Hrolf, Skuld, and Yrsa (also his wife and Hrolf's mother). When Yrsa remarries Adils, Helgi starts a feud and ends up getting killed by Adils.
• Hroar: Another son of Halfdan, helps his brother kill Frodi and take over Denmark. Marries Ogn and settles in England. He cuts off Hrok's foot because Hrok threw his ring into the sea. Hrok kills him as revenge for this.
• Signy: daughter of Halfdan and wife of Saevil, who hides the boys when Frodi is out to kill them. She has Hrok and envies her brothers, so she asks Hrok to get their ring from them.
• Regin: Helgi and Hroar's foster father. He helps try to hide the boys when their uncle is out to kill them, and helps them gain revenge a few years later.
• Vifil: he lives on an island and is very skilled at magic. He hides Helgi and Hroar when they are escaping Frodi.
• Heid: she is a seeress who tells Frodi where the boys are hiding, but she also tells him that they will kill him.
• Olof: she is a warrior queen who is beautiful and cruel. She vows never to marry a man. Helgi asks for her hand, and she appears to agree, but then gets him drunk, shaves his head, covers him with tar, and kicks his men out of her country. When he gets her pregnant by rape, she arranges for their secret daughter to marry him without knowing it. Then, when they are happy together, she ruins their union by divulging the secret.
• Yrsa: She is the daughter born of the union between Helgi and Olof. She then married Helgi because she didn't know he was her father. They had Hrolf, but then learned of their shameful relation. She went to live with her mother, married Adils, but was never really happy.
• Hrok: son of Signy and Saevil. He throws Hroar's ring into the sea, which gets his foot cut off, prompting him to kill Hroar. He then asks for Hroar's wife, Ogn. Helgi defeats him and breaks his arms and legs, rendering him useless.
• Adils: He is the king of Sweden who asks for Yrsa's hand after she parts from Helgi. He doesn't see the need to tell Helgi, which starts a feud.
• Skuld: She is the daughter of Helgi and an elfin woman. She is therefore half elf and has magical powers. She shows a bad temperament even as a young girl.
• Berserkers: These are warriors who belong to king Adils. They completely lose control in battle and will attack anything in their path until everyone is dead. They also fight without armor.
• Svipdag: son of Svip, joins Adils' retinue, does battle with Berserkers. He leaves Adils for a better king and joins Hrolf. He warns that Adils will probably be treacherous.
• Svip: Swedish farmer and father of Svipdag. He has a dream warning him that Svipdag is in trouble and sends his other sons to save the day.