Hrœrekr Ringslinger or Ringscatterer[1] (Old Norse: Hrærekr slöngvanbaugi, Old Danish: Rørik Slængeborræ or Rørik Slyngebond) was a legendary 7th-century[citation needed] king of Zealand or Denmark, who appears in Gesta Danorum, Gesta Danorum på danskæ, Sögubrot, Njáls saga, Hversu Noregr byggðist, Skjöldunga saga, and Bjarkarímur.
Connection with such historical figures such as Horik I, who ruled Denmark around 854 for a dozen or so years, or the founder of the Rurik dynasty is fraught with difficulty.
In the Danish tradition Rørik is the son of an earthly Höðr, and notably the grandfather of Prince Hamlet through his mother Gerutha.
The Gesta Danorum (book 3) by Saxo Grammaticus makes Rørik Slyngebond the son of Höðr (Høther), a mortal king of Sweden and Denmark.
A warrior named Ubbe who was both strong and skilled in seiðr asked Rørik what the prize would be if he killed the Slav.
The Dane asked Rørik if he would leave the chain of bracelets to a third trustworthy man, so that he could not change his mind when the Danish champion had won.
Horwendil spent a great deal of time pillaging and won so much fame that Rørik gave him his daughter Gerutha (Gertrude) who bore him the son Amleth (Hamlet).
Name spellings are derived from Oliver Elton's 1905 translation, The First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, via Wikisource.
Rørik Slængeborræ was a victorious king who conquered Courland, Wendland and Sweden and made them pay tribute to him.
Here, Rørik is the son of Ingjald Frodason (Ingeld), and the half brother of king Halfdan in Lejre, the father of Hroðgar.
The Norwegian and Icelandic tradition only mentions Hrœrekr in relation to the Scanian chieftain Ivar Vidfamne who made himself the ruler of both Denmark and Sweden.
However, other sources disagree with Hversu (Sögubrot and the Lay of Hyndla says that Randver's father was Raðbarðr, whereas Hervarar saga says that it was Valdar).