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I am reading Saxo Grammaticus, Book VIII of his "Deeds of the Danes":
https://sites.google.com/site/margreteerykiunia/44-saxo/ksiega-08
He describes a battle between Viking kings Harald Hildetand and Sigurd Ring.
Although most of Viking warlords appear to be Scandinavian, he also mentiones foreigners. While listing individually the most prominent warlords who took part in that battle, he mentions Orm the Englishman, Duk the Slav, Ubbe the Frisian, Wisna the Slavic shieldmaiden (who led a group of Slavic warriors), Ger from Livonia (under command of shieldmaiden Hed), Saxi Flettir who lived along the northern Elbe [Saxon?], Tove [Slav?], Odd the Englishman, Gram Bryndælski [Slav?]. Later, while describing the "orders of battle", Saxo writes that Sigurd Ring's force was supported by "large units of Aestians and Curonians", which were deployed on both flanks. Harald Hildetand's force was supported by "Slavs, Livonians, and seven thousand Saxons". The last number - 7,000 - is likely an exaggeration. And also it seems that Slavs and Livonians were both more numerous than Saxons, because they were mentioned first.
Gram Bryndælski sounds a bit like Big Lebowski (who also looks like a potential Viking):
https://sites.google.com/site/margreteerykiunia/44-saxo/ksiega-08
He describes a battle between Viking kings Harald Hildetand and Sigurd Ring.
Although most of Viking warlords appear to be Scandinavian, he also mentiones foreigners. While listing individually the most prominent warlords who took part in that battle, he mentions Orm the Englishman, Duk the Slav, Ubbe the Frisian, Wisna the Slavic shieldmaiden (who led a group of Slavic warriors), Ger from Livonia (under command of shieldmaiden Hed), Saxi Flettir who lived along the northern Elbe [Saxon?], Tove [Slav?], Odd the Englishman, Gram Bryndælski [Slav?]. Later, while describing the "orders of battle", Saxo writes that Sigurd Ring's force was supported by "large units of Aestians and Curonians", which were deployed on both flanks. Harald Hildetand's force was supported by "Slavs, Livonians, and seven thousand Saxons". The last number - 7,000 - is likely an exaggeration. And also it seems that Slavs and Livonians were both more numerous than Saxons, because they were mentioned first.
Gram Bryndælski sounds a bit like Big Lebowski (who also looks like a potential Viking):