Gautrekr [SEP] present in work
Gautrekr
Gautrekr was a legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources, such as "Gautreks saga", "Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar", "Bósa saga ok Herrauðs", "Ynglinga saga", "Nafnaþulur" (part of the "Prose Edda") and "Af Upplendinga konungum".
He appears in different temporal settings, and he could represent different kings named Gautrekr, as the name simply means "Geatish ruler". In the various settings, he also has different offspring. However, all settings
gives the whetstone to Gautrekr at the moment that the king needs something to throw at his hawk; Gautrekr promptly gives Refr a gold ring. Refr goes on to visit king after king, in each case giving part or all of that which he received from the previous king, and getting in return a greater gift, since none of the kings want to be outdone by Gautrekr, who "gives gold in exchange for pebbles." At last, through Neri's advice and trickery, Refr gains the hand of Gautrekr's