fought again in the morning. The battle went on day after day, and all who fell turned to stone. But the next day they rose and fought again.
It is said that this battle will continue until the twilight of the gods.
Hrolf Kraki
1. Frodi and his Mill
Odin’s son Skjold ruled over the Danes, and the family that descended from him was called the Skjoldung dynasty. Skjold’s son Fridleif succeeded to the throne, and in turn was succeeded by his own son Frodi.
A man named Hengkjopt gave Frodi a hand-mill named Grotti, whose millstones were so huge no one could use them, although it was known that they would grind anything the miller wanted. At that time, Fjolnir, son of Frey, ruled Sweden. There was great friendship between the two kings and they often visited each other.
Fjolnir invited Frodi to a feast, and while he was there Frodi bought two huge bondmaids named Fenja and Menja, whom he took home with him and set to work the mill Grotti, grinding out peace and prosperity. He would not let them stop milling but forced them to work. Due to this, there was peace throughout the North during Frodi’s reign, so no man fought another and a gold ring could lie upon the ground at Jelling Heath without being stolen. Because of this, he was called Frid-Frodi, Peace-Frodi.
Fjolnir visited Frodi in Denmark and there was a great feast. Frodi’s house was large, and in it he had a great barrel many feet high, standing in a lower room. Above the great barrel was a loft, which contained an opening through which mead was poured into the vessel. That night, Fjolnir and his retinue were taken to sleep in the loft nearby. During the night, Fjolnir felt the need to ease himself in the privy and he went outside to the gallery that led there. He was sleepy and had had much to drink. On the way back, he mistakenly went into the wrong loft, fell into the mead, and drowned.
Meanwhile, Fenja and Menja continued to work at the mill. As they did so, they revealed themselves to be kin to the giant Thjazi who the gods killed. In revenge for Frodi’s treatment of them, they began to grind out war, and prophesied grim times for the Danes. That night a sea-king named Mysing came and attacked the Danes, killing Frodi and taking much plunder, including Fenja and Menja and the mill Grotti. He set them to grind salt. When midnight came, and they were off the shore, they asked him if he was not tired of salt, but he commanded them to continue their work. Shortly after, the ship sank, and where the sea poured into the centre of the mill there is now a whirlpool called the Maelstrom. That is how the sea became salt.
2. Frodi the Brave
Halfdan was the son of Frodi who took the Danish throne after his father’s death. He had several children, including a daughter, Signy, who married Saevil, an important earl in his kingdom, and two sons, Hroar and Helgi, who were fostered by a man named Regin.
A man named Frodi the Brave gathered a large group of warriors and sailed for the Danes. On reaching the kingdom in the middle of the night, he laid waste to everything he could find. He took Halfdan prisoner and killed him, but some of the king’s men escaped. Regin helped Helgi and Hroar get away, and took them to stay with a wizard named Vifil, an old friend of Halfdan’s, who lived alone on an island.
Meanwhile, Frodi lorded it over the kingdom, but he could not enjoy his conquest because Hroar and Helgi had vanished, and he feared their revenge. His spies searched for them throughout the kingdom and he offered a reward for information about them. Then he commanded witches and wizards to find them, and they suggested that the boys might be on Vifil’s island. Frodi sent his men to search the place.
Vifil foretold the coming of Frodi’s men and he hid the two boys before they came to the island. They searched as hard as they could but they found no sign of the boys. When the men returned to the king, he told them: “Vifil hid the boys with
It is said that this battle will continue until the twilight of the gods.
Hrolf Kraki
1. Frodi and his Mill
Odin’s son Skjold ruled over the Danes, and the family that descended from him was called the Skjoldung dynasty. Skjold’s son Fridleif succeeded to the throne, and in turn was succeeded by his own son Frodi.
A man named Hengkjopt gave Frodi a hand-mill named Grotti, whose millstones were so huge no one could use them, although it was known that they would grind anything the miller wanted. At that time, Fjolnir, son of Frey, ruled Sweden. There was great friendship between the two kings and they often visited each other.
Fjolnir invited Frodi to a feast, and while he was there Frodi bought two huge bondmaids named Fenja and Menja, whom he took home with him and set to work the mill Grotti, grinding out peace and prosperity. He would not let them stop milling but forced them to work. Due to this, there was peace throughout the North during Frodi’s reign, so no man fought another and a gold ring could lie upon the ground at Jelling Heath without being stolen. Because of this, he was called Frid-Frodi, Peace-Frodi.
Fjolnir visited Frodi in Denmark and there was a great feast. Frodi’s house was large, and in it he had a great barrel many feet high, standing in a lower room. Above the great barrel was a loft, which contained an opening through which mead was poured into the vessel. That night, Fjolnir and his retinue were taken to sleep in the loft nearby. During the night, Fjolnir felt the need to ease himself in the privy and he went outside to the gallery that led there. He was sleepy and had had much to drink. On the way back, he mistakenly went into the wrong loft, fell into the mead, and drowned.
Meanwhile, Fenja and Menja continued to work at the mill. As they did so, they revealed themselves to be kin to the giant Thjazi who the gods killed. In revenge for Frodi’s treatment of them, they began to grind out war, and prophesied grim times for the Danes. That night a sea-king named Mysing came and attacked the Danes, killing Frodi and taking much plunder, including Fenja and Menja and the mill Grotti. He set them to grind salt. When midnight came, and they were off the shore, they asked him if he was not tired of salt, but he commanded them to continue their work. Shortly after, the ship sank, and where the sea poured into the centre of the mill there is now a whirlpool called the Maelstrom. That is how the sea became salt.
2. Frodi the Brave
Halfdan was the son of Frodi who took the Danish throne after his father’s death. He had several children, including a daughter, Signy, who married Saevil, an important earl in his kingdom, and two sons, Hroar and Helgi, who were fostered by a man named Regin.
A man named Frodi the Brave gathered a large group of warriors and sailed for the Danes. On reaching the kingdom in the middle of the night, he laid waste to everything he could find. He took Halfdan prisoner and killed him, but some of the king’s men escaped. Regin helped Helgi and Hroar get away, and took them to stay with a wizard named Vifil, an old friend of Halfdan’s, who lived alone on an island.
Meanwhile, Frodi lorded it over the kingdom, but he could not enjoy his conquest because Hroar and Helgi had vanished, and he feared their revenge. His spies searched for them throughout the kingdom and he offered a reward for information about them. Then he commanded witches and wizards to find them, and they suggested that the boys might be on Vifil’s island. Frodi sent his men to search the place.
Vifil foretold the coming of Frodi’s men and he hid the two boys before they came to the island. They searched as hard as they could but they found no sign of the boys. When the men returned to the king, he told them: “Vifil hid the boys with
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