[2] It is about Halfr (Proto-Norse: Haþuwolafr, meaning "battle-wulf"[1]) who was one of Norway's most famous legendary sea-kings.
However, Asmund put them to the sword or burnt them to death inside his hall.
Only two warriors survived and managed to escape, Utsten and Hrok the Black.
Utsten and Hrok united with Sölve of Njardey and they avenged Half and the slain warriors.
Some of the poetry is of considerable age[1] suggesting a long time of oral transmission prior to its being put to paper.