Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Starkad, Starkotter,
Starkodder, Starkadhr (ice.), Störkudhr (ice.) or Starcatherus
(Gesta Danorum) was a Scandinavian legendary hero and skald
whose adventures are retold in Gesta Danorum and in Icelandic
sagas. He managed to survive a shipwreck after which he was
received by the Danish king Fródi. Fródi gave him a longship and
the task of patrolling the shores. No mortal man was his equal
as he was endowed with superhuman strength and a noble
disposition. He was not only remarkable by his size and courage
but also by his skaldic skills. Odin bestowed upon him the life
of three men so that he would be able to commit as many
atrocities. He served many kings, such as Erik and Alrik. The
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