Hrólfs saga kraka

Danish legendary saga
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2290034
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Summary

Hrólfs saga kraka is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hrólfs saga kraka's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's genre is saga[4].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's genre is prose[5].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's language of work or name is recorded as Old Norse[6].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's characters is recorded as Hrólfr Kraki[7].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative location is recorded as Scandinavia[8].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's topic's main category is recorded as Q9189886[9].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as man-elk[10].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics[11].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as werwolf[12].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as blood as magic drink[13].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as magic water[14].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as sword shrieks when it feels the bone[15].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as pursuit revealed by magic[16].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as transformation by striking wolf-skin glove[17].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as animal by day; human by night[18].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as magic seat[19].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as magic knowledge from guardian spirits[20].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as father feels that son is in danger[21].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as fugitives' way revealed by magic[22].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as children hidden to avoid their execution (death)[23].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as boys scolded in order to conceal their identity[24].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as boys warned by dogs' names to escape[25].
  • Hrólfs saga kraka's narrative motif is recorded as luck changing after cohabitation[26].

Body

Publication

Hrólfs saga kraka's language of work or name is recorded as Old Norse[6]. Genres include saga[4] and prose[5].

Why It Matters

Hrólfs saga kraka ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Q9189886
    Language of work or name → Old Norse
    Characters → Hrólfr Kraki
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Genre: legendary saga"
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