and in av ian ▁rom ance . ▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Herm ut hr uda ▁is ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁chron icle ▁G esta ▁Dan orum ▁by ▁Sax o ▁Gr amm atic us . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁" the ▁wild ▁queen ▁of ▁Scotland ", ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Wi ht la eg ▁or ▁V ig let us ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁W icked ▁Queen ▁type ▁of ▁character ▁such ▁as ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fiction . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁chron icle , ▁Am le th us ▁( H am let ) ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁court ▁Herm ut hr uda ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁England . ▁However ▁the ▁queen ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁killing ▁all ▁suit ors , ▁Sax o ▁saying ▁" in ▁the ▁cruel ty ▁of ▁her ▁ar rog ance ▁she ▁had ▁always ▁lo athed ▁her ▁w oo ers , ▁and ▁inf lic ted ▁upon ▁them ▁the ▁supre me ▁pun ishment , ▁so ▁that ▁out ▁of ▁many ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁one ▁but ▁paid ▁for ▁his ▁bold ness ▁with ▁his ▁head ". ▁Herm ut hr uda ▁takes ▁a ▁lik ing ▁to ▁Am le th us ▁after ▁ste aling ▁his ▁shield ▁and ▁learning ▁of ▁his ▁past . ▁The ▁couple ▁are ▁married ▁until ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁Wi ht la eg , ▁before ▁which ▁Herm ut hr uda ▁promises ▁Am le th us ▁her ▁und ying ▁love ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁never ▁marry ▁another . ▁After ▁Wi ht la eg ▁is ▁vict orious , ▁Herm ut hr uda ▁switch