# Hjalte the Bard — Short Fiction character guide

> Hjalte the Bard in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Hjalte the Bard

**First appearance:** 0031-queens-at-kungah-lla

## Who they are

A poet and storyteller in a historical setting.

## In the story

### [Astrid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/astrid)

Mentioned as the one who spoke of Ingegerd's purity and who knew the real Ingegerd.

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