 Þorgerðr is referred to as "Gerðr" in Tindr Hallkelsson’s 10th century "drápa" on Haakon, quoted in chapter 43 of "Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar", found in the Heimskringla.John McKinnell states that the name of Þorgerðr's father is probably a later addition used to explain the origins of the name of Hålogaland, and that "Hölgabrúðr" probably means "bride of the (rulers of) Hålogaland" and that Hörðabrúðr, similarly, may mean "bride of the (rulers of) Hörðaland.