Sea-King

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title: Sea-King
text: A sea-king (sækonungr) in the Norse sagas is generally a title given to a powerful Viking chieftain, even though the term sea-king may sometimes predate the Viking age. The Orkneyinga saga contains the earliest reference to sea-kings. There the original line of 'kings' of Kvenland ends with the father of Gor Thorrasson 'Sea King'. The appellation of 'Sea King' to subsequent names, from Gor to his great-grandson, Sveidi, suggests that they lose or surrender their inheritance as Kven kings and rul
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description: Powerful Viking pirate chieftain
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-King
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date modified: 2023-12-26T12:02:13Z
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