#Hofund favors Angantýr as he is wise and Hervor prefers Heidrek as he takes after her violent temperament. Gizur the Geat, tutors Heidrek although none can tame his nature. . One night, Angantyr is feasting with his men and Heidrek enters the hall, offended he was not invited. He leaves, furious. Angantýr runs after his brother to calm him. After a heated discussion about who their father loves more, Angantýr makes his way back to the hall. Heidrek throws a stone in the dark in anger and learns that he has killed his brother by mistake. . Heidrek realises he must confess his crime. Hofund sentences Heidrek to death but Hervor pleads with her husband that he might show mercy. Begrudgingly, Hofund agrees to exile Heidrek instead. Hervor then provides Heidrek with the sword #Týrfing . Heidrek befriends king Harald of #Reidgotland. The king in need provides Heidrek with an army to vanquish his rebellious Jarls. This earns him half of Reidgotland and Harald's daughter Helga. . Helga has a son, Angantyr (III). After a famine strikes, Heidrek tricks Harald at a #thing and assumes control of his entire kingdom. . Heidrek then subjugates #Humli of the huns and takes his daughter sifka as wife. She then has a son, Hlod. . #Heidrek also has a daughter, Hervor (II) by another princess, Hergerd of #Gardariki. Hergerd dies and much time passes. . During a hunt in the #Carpathian mountains, Heidrek is killed in his sleep by his thralls. They steal the infamous sword Tyrfing. . Angantýr hunts down the thralls and kills them in their sleep. Angantýr, now king of all goths, gives #Hervor II a fortress near the land of the huns. . Hlod, meets with his brother to claim half of his inheritance. #Angantýr decides to give him a third of everything he now owns, but #Gizur insults Hlod, calling him unworthy, a bastard and the son of a slave. This enrages #Hlod and he returns to his grandfather Humli with the news. . In spring, #Humli musters all who can ride and fight, 343,200 mounted warriors. Hlod and Humli defeat Hervor outside her fortress. . More to follow soon. . #SWORDOFTHEWARGOD #mythology #norsesaga #book #writer #Hervarasaga . 'Hervor's death' by Peter Nicolai Arbo https://www.instagram.com/p/CMRsIzMHut7/?igshid=1q6v7onm2ht15
