Editing Hothbrodd (section)

==Attestations==
===The ''Poetic Edda''===
Hǫðbroddr appears in two poems of the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'', "[[Helgakviða Hundingsbana I]]" and "[[Helgakviða Hundingsbana II]]", both of which tell the story of the life of the [[Ylfing]] [[Helgi Hundingsbane]].<ref>[https://www.kellscraft.com/NorseMythology/NorseMythologyCh07.html Kellscraft website, ''Norse Mythology'', Section 4.12]</ref>

In both tales, he is the son of [[Granmar|King Granmar]] (whose kingdom is not named in these poems, but described as [[Södermanland]] in ''[[Heimskringla]]''), and the brother of [[Guðmundr]]. However, in "Helgakviða Hundingsbana I", Hǫðbroddr is now a king in his own right, whereas in "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II" his father Granmar still rules and Hǫðbroddr is just a prince. "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II" also mentions another brother, [[Starkad|Starkaðr]].

Hǫðbroddr is betrothed to [[Sigrún]], a [[valkyrie]] and the daughter of [[Högne|King Högne]]. However, Sigrún does not approve of the betrothal and instead flies to Helgi Hundingsbane and urges him to battle Hǫðbroddr. In "Helgakviða Hundingsbana I", she calls Hǫðbroddr as bold as a kitten, although the following stanzas also refer to him as the bane (i.e. killer) of Ísungr (otherwise unknown).

Helgi leads a large army across the sea to attack Hǫðbroddr in a bloody battle. Hǫðbroddr was supported by Högne's sons (Sigrún's brothers). With the help of valkyries, Helgi wins the battle and kills Hǫðbroddr. "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II" says that all of Granmar's sons die in the battle, and includes a description of Sigrún taunting Hǫðbroddr as he lays dying on the battlefield.

===''Volsunga saga''===
In ''[[Volsunga saga]]'', Hodbrod appears much as he does in the ''Poetic Edda''. He is the son of King [[Granmar]] and the betrothed of Sigrun, daughter of [[Högne|King Hogni]]. He also has a brother, called Granmar like their father (equivalent to Guðmundr in ''Edda'').

Sigrun rejects Hodbrod and urges [[Helgi Hundingsbane|King Helgi]] to kill him. Helgi builds up an army and sets out to attack Hodbrodd, who is now king. Hodbrod gathers his own allies in defence, including Hogni, and the two forces meet at Wolfstone. Helgi kills Hodbrod under his banner, and Sigrun celebrates his death.<ref>[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1152/1152-h/1152-h.htm#link2HCH0009 The Story of the Volsungs], translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson, Chapter 9</ref>

===''Gesta Danorum''===
In ''[[Gesta Danorum]]'' by [[Saxo Grammaticus]], Hothbrodus (as spelled in Book 2, also called Hodbroddus in a single mention in Book 3) is the King of Sweden. He succeeds to the throne after the deaths of his father Ragnar and his mother Swanhwid, daughter of the Danish [[Hadding|King Hadding]]. Hothbrodus conquered the East, massacring many peoples, and then had two sons named [[Eadgils|Athislus]] and [[Höðr|Hotherus]]. Hothbrodus then invaded [[Denmark]], succeeding in killing [[Hrothgar|King Ro]], but Ro's brother [[Halga|Helgi]] retaliated, defeating Hothbrodus' army and killing Hothbrodus himself. (Saxo's Helgi is based on both the Ylfing Helgi Hundingsbane and the Danish [[skjöldung]] king [[Halga|Helgi]].)
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===''Gesta Danorum på danskæ''===
''[[Gesta Danorum på danskæ]]'' is an [[Old Danish]] work based, in part on Saxo's ''Gesta Danorum'' and another Latin chronicle called the ''[[Chronicon Lethrense]]''. In this work, Hothbrod is [[Höðr]]'s father and the son of [[Hadding|King Hadding]]'s daughter. He had been killed by [[Halga|Helghe]] to win all of Denmark.<ref name=Tunstall>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/lejre.html|title=lejre|date=10 March 2007|access-date=3 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310135852/http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/lejre.html|archive-date=10 March 2007}}</ref>

===''Hversu Noregr byggdist''===
In the Ættartölur (genealogies) of ''[[Hversu Noregr byggdist]]'', Höddbroddr was the son of [[Höðr|Höd]], ruler of [[Hadeland|Haðaland]]. Höddbroddr was the father of Hrolf, whose line continued for five further generations. One of his descendants was [[Hrómundar saga Gripssonar|Hromund Gripsson]].<ref>[http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORNALDARSAGAS/FraFornjotiHardman.html Of Fornjot and his Kinsmen: How Norway was Settled], original Flateyjarbók text and English translation by George L. Hardman</ref>