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Sebbene non sia detto molto di Halga nelle fonti anglosassoni, molto di più è narrato in quelle scandinave, che contengono tutte una versione della storia della sua relazione incestuosa con la figlia [[Yrsa]]; il risultato della relazione fu [[Hroðulf]].
Nel poema [[epica|epico]] [[anglosassone]] ''[[Beowulf]]'', Halga è menzionato raramente. Compare all'inizio del poema dov'è citato come Halga il coraggioso, uno dei quattro figli di [[Healfdene]] oltre a [[Heorogar]], [[Hroðgar]] e una figlia (senza nome, ma chiamata Signý nelle fonti norrene) sposata con il re di Svezia.
In the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Epic poetry|epic]] ''[[Beowulf]]'', Halga is hardly mentioned. He appears early in the poem where he is listed as the brave Halga, one of the four children of [[Healfdene]], the others being [[Heorogar]], [[Hroðgar]] and a daughter (who is unnamed, but called Signý in Norse sources) who was married to the king of Sweden.
{{quote|Heorogar, poi Hrothgar, poi Halga il coraggioso;/ e ho sentito parlare della regina di —ela,/ la cara compagna dell'Heathoscylfing.|Beowulf, vv. 61-63}}
<blockquote><blockquote><small>59</small> Ðæm feower bearn forðgerimed<br>
<small>60</small> in worold wocun weoroda ræswa<br>
<small>61</small> heorogar. 7 hroðgar 7 halga til<br>
<small>62</small> hyrde ic <s>þ</s> elan cwen<br>
<small>63</small> heaðo-Scilfingas healsgebedda</blockquote></blockquote>
This appears in Gummere's translation as:
<blockquote><blockquote><small>59</small> Then, one after one, there woke to him,<br>
<small>60</small> to the chieftain of clansmen, children four:<br>
<small>61</small> Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave;<br>
<small>62</small> and I heard that — ela's queen,<br>
<small>63</small> the Heathoscylfing’s helpmate dear.</blockquote></blockquote>
[[Hroðulf]] (Hrólfr Kraki) isè onlysolo mentionedcitato ascome Hroðgar'sil nephewnipote di Hroðgar, whereassenza hespecificare isse specifiedsia asfiglio di Halga's, come soninvece infanno Norsele sourcesfonti scandinave.
==Il ''Chronicon Lethrense'' ande gli ''Annales Lundenses''==
TheIl ''[[Chronicon Lethrense]]'' (andincluso the includednegli ''[[Annales Lundenses]]'') tellsdice thatche Haldan ([[Healfdene]]) hadebbe twodue sonsfigli, '''Helghe''' ande Ro ([[Hroðgar]]). WhenQuando Haldan diedmorì ofdi old agevecchiaia, Helghe ande Ro dividedsi divisero theil kingdomregno socosì thatche Ro ruledgovernò thesulla land,terra andmentre Helghe thesul seamare. OneUn daygiorno, Helghe arrivedgiunse in [[Halland]]/[[Lolland]]<ref>[[Halland]] accordingsecondo toil ''Chronicon Lethrense'' propervero e proprio, [[Lolland]] accordingsecondo to the includedgli ''Annals ofAnnales LundLundenses''.</ref> ande sleptgiacque withcon Thore, thefiglia daughterdi ofuno onedei ofcontadini di Ro's; farmers.così This resulted invenne agenerata daughtersua namedfiglia [[Yrsa|Yrse]]. MuchMolto later,tempo hedopo metincontrò Yrse, ande withoutsenza knowingsapere thatche shefosse wassua hisfiglia daughter,la heingravidò; madeda herquesta pregnantunione withnacque [[Hrólfr Kraki]] ([[Hroðulf]]). Helghe laterpiù warredtardi combatté in [[Wendland]] ande killeduccise theil kingre ofdei the Wends[[Venedi]]. HeConquistò alsoinoltre wontutta allla ofDanimarca Denmarkeliminando byun killing acerto [[Hothbrodd|Hodbrod]]. Lastly,Infine hescoprì found out thatche Yrse, withcon whomla hequale hasaveva sleptgiaciuto, wasera hisla ownsua daughterstessa figlia, wentperciò andò ad Oriente easte andlà killedsi himselfsuicidò.
BothCon Helghe ande Ro beingentrambi deadmorti, theil Swedishre kingsvedese Hakon/Athisl<ref>''Hakon'' accordingsecondo toil ''Chronicon Lethrense'' proper, ''Athisl'' accordingsecondo to the includedgli ''AnnalsAnnales of LundLundenses''.</ref> (i.e. [[Eadgils]]) forcedobbligò thei [[Daner]] toad acceptaccettare aun dogcane ascome kingre. TheAl [[dogre kingcane]] was succeeded bysuccesse Hrolf Kraki.
==''Gesta Danorum''==
If the ''Chronicon Lethrense'' reports that the Swedes humiliated the Danes after Helghe's death, [[Saxo Grammaticus]] mentions nothing of this, but instead he has '''Helgo''' humiliate the Swedes in his ''[[Gesta Danorum]]'', book 2. He also confused, or merged, Helgo with [[Helgi Hundingsbane]], who in other sources is either a [[Völsung]] or a [[Geat]]ish [[Wulfing]] (Ylfing). It is possible that it was the information that both killed a [[Hothbrodd]] and were called Helgi that inspired the merger.
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