Sea-King

A Sea King was the Viking name for a powerful pirate.

They could be actual kings of Sweden (such as Yngvi and Jorund), Denmark or a Norwegian kingdom, and sons of kings, such as Refil, but they could also be men without roof like Hjörvard the Ylfing.

In the Norse sagas, such men without roof could be so powerful that they could subdue a country and make themselves kings. Two examples are Sölve who killed the Swedish king Östen, and Haki who killed the Swedish king Hugleik. However, in both cases they ultimately lost due to lack of popular support.

List of sea-kings as given in the ''
Ali
Asmund
Atal
Ati
Atli
Audmund
Beimi
Beimuni
Beiti
Budli
Byrvil
Ekkil
Endil
Frodi
Eynef
Gaupi
Gæir
Gauti
Gautrek
Geitir
Gestil
Gjuki
Glammi
Gor
Gudmund
Gylfi
Hagbard
Haki
Half
Harek
Heiti
Hemlir
Hiorolf
Hjalmar
Hnefi
Hogni
Homar
Horvi
Hraudnir
Hraudung
Hun
Hunding
Hviting
Hæmir
Iorek
Kilmund
Leifi
Leifnir
Lyngvi
Mævi
Mævil
Meiti
Moir
Mysing
Nori
Næfil
Ræfil
Randver
Rakni
Reifnir
Rer
Rodi
Rokkvi
Skefil
Skekkil
Solsi
Solvi
Sorvi
Sveidi
Teiti
Thvinnil
Vandil
Vinnil
Virfil
Yngvi

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