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Signe (Finnish princess)

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29: 119: 401:, the daughter of Sumble, vilely spurns me, and endures vows not mine, cursing her ancient troth; and, conceiving an ill-ordered love, commits a notable act of female lightness; for she entangles, lures, and bestains princes, rebuffing beyond all others the lordly of birth; yet remaining firm to none, but ever wavering, and bringing to birth impulses doubtful and divided. 389:
had, by Sumble's treachery, been promised in marriage to Henry, King of Saxony. Then, inclining to love the maiden more than his soldiers, he left his army, privily made his way to Finland, and came in upon the wedding, which was already
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of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.
353:, while he was away her father plotted to marry her off to a Saxon king, Henry. Signe, unhappy with his arrangement, informed Gram, causing Gram to murder Henry during their wedding. 307: 293: 376:
Many other deeds also King Gram did. He declared war against Sumble, King of the Finns; but when he set eyes upon the King's daughter,
474: 469: 349:, but after noticing her, Gram halted the invasion and proposed to her. Before the marriage could be arranged, Gram had to go to 380:, he laid down his arms, the foeman turned into the suitor, and, promising to put away his own wife, he plighted troth with her. 300: 36: 28: 271: 199: 184: 189: 194: 338: 224: 209: 86: 179: 214: 60: 71: 133: 346: 204: 153: 64: 219: 463: 431: 364: 329: 245: 109: 118: 445: 266: 250: 240: 148: 406:
GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and
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Index


Queen of the Danes
Gróa
Henry
Gram
Issue
Hading
Sumble
Pagan
Gesta Danorum

Dan I
Humble
Lother
Skiold
Gram
Guthorm
Hading
Skat
Sigtryg
Asmund
Uffe
Gusonis
Svipdagr
Sumble
Henry
Handwan
Loker
Bess
Lysir

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