Horwendill

For the name, see Aurvandil.

"Horwendil, in his too great ardour, became keener to attack his enemy than to defend his own body; and, heedless of his shield, had grasped his sword with both hands; and his boldness did not fail. For by his rain of blows he destroyed Koller's shield and deprived him of it, and at last hewed off his foot and drove him lifeless to the ground."

Horwendill is a legendary Jutish chieftain in Chronicon Lethrense and in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum (book 3).

See also

• Ghost (Hamlet)
• Gertrude (Hamlet)

References

• Peter Tunstall's translation of the Chronicon lethrense at The Chronicle of the Kings of Lejre and Northvegr: The Saga of Hrolf Kraki: The Chronicle of the Kings of Lejre.
• Book Three of Gesta Danorum at the Medieval and Classical Literature Library
• Dumézil, Georges. (1970). HORWENDILLUS ET AURVANDILL. In: Échanges et communications. December 1970. pp. 1171-1179. DOI: 10.1515/9783111698281-027.