Sifka
SifkaorSifeca[1]is aHunprincess in Norse mythology, the mother of the warriorHlödbyHeidrek,King of theGeats.
She was the daughter ofHumli,King of the Huns. After the Geatish Heidrek murdered the Gothic king Harald and his son Halfdan, taking control of the Gothic kingdom, he defeated the Hunnish king Humli. Thereafter, he captured Sifka, Humli's daughter, and raped her. As a result, Sifka became pregnant, was sent back to her father's kingdom, and bore a son whom she namedHlöd.Hlöd was born handsome and valiant. He was raised by his grandfather, the Hun King Humli, and was given weapons and horses as soon as he was born.[2]
Upon hearing that Heidrek, his father, was dead, and that his half-brotherAngantyrhad been proclaimed king of the Goths, Hlöd's grandfather said to him that he had to go to the Gothic kingdom and claim his inheritance. Eventually, a fight ensued, which ultimately led to the death of his sister,Hervor,and to abattle between the Goths and the Huns,in which the Goths defeated the Huns.[3][4]
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