Mortal

Gothmund

The hostile figure who sees the fleet from Svarin's hill and reports it to Hothbrodd.

MythWeave AI-generated editorial illustration, Helgi batch

Overview

Gothmund appears in stanzas 33–48, the flyting exchange with Sinfjotli. That passage may contain older or interpolated material and is not placed in this story's main chapter spine; this record remains a scoped side entry.

Key facts

Appearance in the flyting

Gothmund exchanges hostile speech with Sinfjotli after the voyage.

Not put in the story spine

Because this passage has textual-layer questions, its flyting is not written as one of the eight chapters.

Relationships

Sinfjotliconfronts in hostile speech
After the hostile side sees the fleet, Sinfjotli and Gothmund trade hostile speech.
Granmarfather of
Bellows's note places Gothmund among Granmar's family.

Story appearances

The First Lay of Helgi HundingsbaneOpponent in a flyting outside the main spine
Gothmund's flyting with Sinfjotli remains a scoped side thread and is not added to the eight-chapter spine.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I, Bellows stanzas 1–58: Helgi's birth, Hunding and his sons, Sigrun's pledge, voyage, Hothbrodd, and the battle at Frekastein; stanzas 33–48 flyting are outside this story spine.

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