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Also known as Yrse

right|200px|thumb|Yrsa falling in love with Helgi, not knowing that he is her father, by Jenny Nyström (1895).

Person · Open Library

Born
1963
Works
85

Top works

  • Rauch
  • Nacht
  • Brakið
  • Aflausn
  • El Ultimo Ritual

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1963-08-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
316
Total plays
1,260

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date of death
0600-00-00
Sources (1)

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Contents
  • Scholarly analysis
  • In the Icelandic sagas
  • ''Hrólfr Kraki's saga''
  • ''Skjöldunga saga''
  • ''Ynglinga saga''
  • ''Skáldskaparmál''
  • ''Gróttasöngr''
  • In other pre-modern sources
  • ''Chronicon Lethrense'' and ''Annales Lundenses''
  • ''Gesta Danorum''
  • ''Beowulf''
  • In film
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources

right|200px|thumb|Yrsa falling in love with Helgi, not knowing that he is her father, by Jenny Nyström (1895).

Yrsa, Yrse, Yrs or Urse (fl. 6th century) was a tragic heroine of early Scandinavian legend. She is typically characterized as the wife of Swedish king Eadgils and mother of Danish king Hrólfr Kraki.

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