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He appears in different temporal settings, and he could represent different kings named Gautrekr, as the name simply means "Geatish ruler". In the various settings, he also has different offspring. However, all settings present him as the son of a
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Through trickery and the advice of Neri, one of Gautrekr's earls, a man named Ref gained the hand of Gautrek's daughter Helga. He also gained the earldom that Neri held from King Gautrekr.
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who was the most intelligent of a family of backwoods skinflints. Her family committed suicide for having lost too much food supporting Gauti as their guest.
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only to be burnt to death inside the hall where they had the banquet. Ingjald then proceeded to conquer the kingdoms of the dead kings.
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then continues by telling how the pre-Swedish king invited Algautr and several other petty kings to a banquet at
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took the child Gautrek to Gauti's court and King Gauti, years later on his deathbed, made Gautrek his heir.
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In the early setting, Gautrekr is the contemporary of legendary characters such as
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until he finally kidnapped the Scandinavian princess and made her his wife.
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tells that Gautrekr was born out of the meeting between Gauti, the king of
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tells that Gautrekr was married to Alof, the daughter of
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In the late setting, Gautrekr the Mild is the father of
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