The Heimskringla on Hake

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 5. Halfdan'S Marriage With Hjort'S Daughter.

• attestation: The berserk Hake killed Sigurd Hjort while hunting alone in the forest near Hadeland

  "the berserk Hake came against him with thirty men, and they fought. Sigurd Hjort fell there, after killing twelve of Hake's men"

• attestation: Hake captured Ragnhild and Guthorm and planned to marry Ragnhild, but his wounds delayed him

  "Hake and his men rode to Sigurd's house, where they took his daughter Ragnhild and her brother Guthorm, and carried them, with much property and valuable articles, home to Hadeland"

• attestation: Hake killed himself by falling on his sword on the ice after the rescue party escaped

  "he turned his sword-hilt to the ground and let himself fall upon the point, so that the sword went through him. He was buried under a mound on the banks of the lake."

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 1. Harald'S Strife With Hake And His Father Gandalf.

• attestation: Hake son of Gandalf marched 300 men against Vestfold but was defeated and killed by Harald and Guthorm in Hakadale

  "King Harald was victorious; and there fell King Hake and most of his people. The place has since been called Hakadale."