▁H ring r ' s ▁qual ities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁Sig urd . ▁The ▁mother ▁was ▁Sig rid , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Vil h jal m ▁( Will iam ) ▁of ▁Ga ul . ▁ ▁Not ▁far ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁lived ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁far mer ▁called ▁S vid i ▁the ▁V ali ant ▁whose ▁wife ▁was ▁H ild r ▁and ▁son ▁Ill ug i . ▁This ▁Ill ug i ▁was ▁tall , ▁strong ▁and ▁good ▁at ▁any ▁game , ▁and ▁he ▁often ▁played ▁with ▁Prince ▁Sig urd . ▁The ▁two ▁boys ▁became ▁close ▁friends ▁and ▁sw ore ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁one ▁another . ▁However , ▁the ▁king ▁had ▁an ▁in comp et ent ▁ad visor ▁named ▁B jör n ▁who ▁was ▁tre acher ous ▁and ▁c unning , ▁but ▁sk illed ▁in ▁se id ▁( w itch craft ) ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁war rior ▁who ▁ab ly ▁def ended ▁Den mark ▁for ▁the ▁king . ▁B jör n ▁was ▁je alous ▁that ▁Sig urd ▁loved ▁Ill ug i ▁so ▁much , ▁so ▁he ▁s land ered ▁Ill ug i ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁prince , ▁but ▁Sig urd ▁refused ▁to ▁believe ▁him . ▁ ▁One ▁summer , ▁Sig urd , ▁B jör n ▁and ▁Ill ug i ▁went ▁a ▁Vik ing ▁expedition ▁to ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Or k ney . ▁The ▁pill aging ▁was ▁good , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁they ▁ste ered ▁home ▁to ▁Den mark . ▁However , ▁a ▁great ▁storm ▁arose