Mortal

Young Kon

Young Kon in the surviving fragment of Rigsthula: he learns runes, hears a crow’s invitation, and the poem breaks before the outcome.

MythWeave AI-generated editorial illustration, Rigsthula batch

Overview

Kon is the youngest son of Jarl and Erna. The poem says he learns runes, can quiet minds and lessen flames, and shares runes with Rig-Jarl. A crow tells him to go to the halls of Dan and Danp, but the manuscript breaks there. Kon is therefore not a crowned king, but someone pushed toward an unwritten ending.

Key facts

The fragment ends with an invitation

Stanzas 43–45 have a crow call Kon toward Dan and Danp, then the manuscript breaks.

Limited to this surviving poem

This name is used only within the household account of the surviving Rigsthula passage; no biography beyond the poem is supplied.

Relationships

Jarlfather
Kon is listed among Jarl and Erna’s children as the youngest.
Rigshares runes
Kon shares runes with Rig-Jarl but receives no completed royal ending.

Story appearances

Rigsthula: Three Households and Young KonFigure in Rig’s three households and the Young Kon fragment
Young Kon in the surviving fragment of Rigsthula: he learns runes, hears a crow’s invitation, and the poem breaks before the outcome.

Ancient sources

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

Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Rigsthula, Opening prose and stanzas 1–45: the three households, Rig’s recognition, and the surviving fragment before Young Kon.

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