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''[[The Saga of
▲''The Saga of Hrolf Kraki'' (''Hrólfs saga kraka'') is a 13th century [[The Icelandic Sagas|Icelandic Legendary Saga]] about the legendary Danish king Hrolf Kraki, who would have lived – if he lived - in the [[Dark Age Europe|early 6th century.]]
King Helgi of [[Denmark]], of the famous Skjöldung line, is an accomplished [[Horny Vikings|Viking]] raider. On one of these raids, Helgi rapes Queen Oluf of the Saxons. Years later, on another foray to Saxony, he kidnaps a beautiful shepherd girl, Yrsa. He marries her. Queen Oluf waits until Yrsa is pregnant, then reveals to Helgi that Yrsa is his own daughter.
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Can be read online [http://web.archive.org/web/20150713205121/http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/Hrolf%20Kraki.htm here.]
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