The Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX) on Hermutrude
The Danish History, > Book Four.
attestation: The Scottish queen Hermutrude praised Amleth's wit, criticized the lowly birth of his British wife, and offered herself and her kingdom in marriage
"The queen, who was named Hermutrude, took and read it, and spoke most warmly of Amleth's diligence and shrewdness"
attribution: Hermutrude declared that her sceptre and hand went together: whoever she married became king
"whomsoever she thought worthy of her bed was at once a king, and she yielded her kingdom with herself. Thus her sceptre and her hand went together"
attestation: Hermutrude promised to fight alongside Amleth and never forsake him even in death, but broke her vow by marrying his killer Wiglek
"Hermutrude, therefore, declared that she had the courage of a man, and promised that she would not forsake him even on the field"