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Högne was a king ofÖstergötland who appears in sources ofNorse mythology.
Snorri Sturluson wrote that he was the king ofÖstergötland and that he had a son named Hildur and daughter Hilda who was married toGranmar, the king ofSödermanland. WhenIngjald Ill-ruler murdered most of the sub-kings of Sweden, Högne and Granmar successfully defended their kingdoms. Snorri states that Högne and his son Hildur often made raids into the Swedish provinces killing many of Ingjald's men, and that he ruled his kingdom until he died.
In theVolsunga saga, the kings Högne and Granmar also appear. In this saga, Högne has a daughterSigrun who he had promised to Granmar's sonHothbrodd. However, Sigrun has a suitor,Helgi Hundingsbane who attacks Granmar. Högne's forces joined Hothbrodd, but Helgi was victorious and Hothbrodd slain. Afterwards, Helgi married Sigrun.[1]
Högne appears in two poems of thePoetic Edda, "Helgakviða Hundingsbana I" and "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II", which tell a similar story to his appearance inVolsunga saga. However, the poems are more detailed. "Helgakviða Hundingsbana II" says that Högne has two sons, named Bragi and Dagr, and a brother named Sigarr. Bragi and Högne himself are killed by Helgi in the battle with Hǫðbroddr, but Dagr is spared when he surrenders and swears oaths to Helgi.Sigrún, Högne's daughter who had initiated the slaughter (here also depicted as avalkyrie), weeps over her family's deaths, but then marries Helgi. Later, Dagr prays toOdin to avenge Högne his father, and kills Helgi with a spear that Odin grants him.
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