Hythin
A Tellemark figure whose story of a prince enslaved by a giant is revealed by singing swans, attested in the Gesta Danorum.
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Hythin is attested in the Gesta Danorum as a figure connected to Tellemark. Three swans sang above Fridleif revealing that a prince of Tellemark was being enslaved by a giant (Gesta Danorum, Book Six). The passage describes how "while Hythin sweeps the sea and cleaves the ravening tide, his serf drinks out of gold and licks the cups of milk" (Gesta Danorum, Book Six), suggesting an inversion of status where the enslaved prince lives in luxury while Hythin labours at sea.
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