Helgi Hallvarðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Helgi.

Helgi Hallvarðsson (12 June 1931 – 15 March 2008) was an Icelandic commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard. During his 55-year service with the Coast Guard, he took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars^[1][2] where he was nicknamed "Mad Helgi",^[3] "The Maddest Axeman" and "Napoleon of the North" by the British due to his aggressive tactics.^[4][5][6]

Helgi Hallvarðsson
Nickname(s)	The Maddest Axeman
Born	(1931-06-12)12 June 1931 Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	15 March 2008(2008-03-15) (aged 76) Reykjavík, Iceland
Branch	Icelandic Coast Guard
Years of service	1954–1999
Rank	Commander
Commands	ICGV Þór ICGV Týr ICGV Ægir
Conflicts	First Cod War Second Cod War Third Cod War

Life

Helgi was born in Reykjavík to Guðfinna Lýðsdóttir and Hallvarður Rósinkarsson, both from Skógarströnd.^[7]

Honours

•  Norway: Knight of the Order of St. Olav (1974)
•  Iceland: Knight of the Order of the Falcon (1976)