Sigurd "Hjort" Helgasson

  General Notes:

Born: Between 810 & 815, Ringerike, Norway
Marriage: Tyrne av Jutland
Died: 856, Ringerike, Norway about age 46
Cause of his death was he was killed.
General Notes:
From Snorre Sturlasson: Halvdan Svarte [Halfdan the Black] Saga:"5. HALFDAN'S MARRIAGE WITH HJORT'S DAUGHTER.Sigurd Hjort was the name of a king in Ringerike, who was stouter and stronger than any other man, and his equal could not be seen for a handsome appearance. His father was Helge Hvasse (the Sharp); and his mother was Aslaug, a daughter of Sigurd the worm- eyed, who again was a son of Ragnar Lodbrok. It is told of Sigurd that when he was only twelve years old he killed in single combat the berserk Hildebrand, and eleven others of his comrades; and many are the deeds of manhood told of him in a long saga about his feats. Sigurd had two children, one of whom was a daughter, called Ragnhild, then twenty years of age, and an excellent brisk girl. Her brother Guthorm was a youth. It is related in regard to Sigurd's death that he had a custom of riding out quite alone in the uninhabited forest to hunt the wild beasts that are hurtful to man, and he was always very eager at this sport. One day he rode out into the forest as usual, and when he had ridden a long way he came out at a piece of cleared land near to Hadeland. There the berserk Hake came against him with thirty men, and they fought. Sigurd Hjort fell there, after killing twelve of Hake's men; and Hake himself lost one hand, and had three other wounds."
Noted events in his life were:
• He was employed. King.
Sigurd married Tyrne av Jutland, daughter of Klakk-Harald av Jutland and Unknown. (Tyrne av Jutland was born in 825.)

Sigurd married Tyrne av Jutland, daughter of Klakk-Harald av Jutland and Unknown. (Tyrne av Jutland was born in 825.)