Hake, Haki or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He would have lived in the 5th century and he is mentioned in Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, Völsunga saga and Gesta Danorum. Ynglinga saga Snorri Sturluson wrote in the Ynglinga saga that when Haki had amassed a great force of warriors, and occasionally plundered together with his brother Hagbard (who himself was the hero of one of the most popular legends of ancient Scandinavia, see Hagbard and Signy). Haki considered that he had amassed enough wealth and followers to make himself the king of Sweden. He consequently went with his army against the Swedish royal seat at Uppsala. Haki was a brutal warrior and he had twelve champions among whom was the legendary warrior Starkad the Old. The Swedish king Hugleik had also gathered a large army and was support

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