Högne
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Högne was a king of Östergötland who appears in sources of Norse mythology.
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- ''Heimskringla''
- ''Volsunga saga''
- The ''Poetic Edda''
- References
Högne was a king of Östergötland who appears in sources of Norse mythology.
==Heimskringla== Snorri Sturluson wrote that he was the king of Östergötland and that he had a son named Hildur and daughter Hilda who was married to Granmar, the king of Södermanland. When Ingjald 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.