House of Yngling - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Anund: Encyclopedia - Anund
Brøt-Anundr (Old East Norse) or Braut-Önundr (Old West Norse), meaning trail-blazer Anund or Anund the land-clearer, d. ca 640, was a l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agne: Encyclopedia - Agne
Agne or Agni Skjafarbonde was a mythological king of Sweden, of the House of Yngling. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was the son of Dag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aun: Encyclopedia - Aun
Ane, On, One, Auchun or Aun the Old (Audhun, the same name as the A-S name Edwin) was the son of Jorund and one of the Swedish kings of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visbur: Encyclopedia - Visbur
In Scandinavian mythology, Visbur was a king of the House of Ynglings and the son of Vanlade. Snorri Sturluson relates in Ynglinga saga t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Närke: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Närke
Närke, is a province in Central Sweden, which historically formed part of Svealand. The name of the province is partly derived from an o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanlade: Encyclopedia - Vanlade
Vanlade, Vanlande was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. He was the son of Sveigder. Snorri Sturluson ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eadgils: Encyclopedia - Eadgils
Hrólf Kraki Tradition Eadgils was a 6th century king of Sweden who appears in the Old English epic Beowulf. Eadgils is generally conside...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yngvi And Alf: Encyclopedia - Yngvi And Alf
Yngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling. According to Ynglingatal, Historia Norwegiae and Ynglinga saga, Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olof Trätälja: Encyclopedia Ii - Olof Trätälja - Heimskringla
His mother was Gauthild, a princess of West götaland, whose maternal grandfather was Olof the Sharp-sighted, the king of Nerike. His mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fjolner: Encyclopedia Ii - Fjolner - Ynglingatal
Snorri also quoted some lines of Ynglingatal, composed in the 9th century: Varð framgengt, þars Fróði bjó, feigðarorð, es at Fjö...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norway - Independent Monarchy
Norway's kings (Norges Konge is the official style) in modern times, with periods of reign, are: Haakon VII (1905-1957) Olav V (1957-199...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Swedish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Swedish Monarchs - Monarchs Regents And Viceroys Of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see Mythological kings of Sweden Semi-legendary kings of Sweden List of Swedish monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornsigtuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Fornsigtuna - Heimskringla
In his Heimskringla, Snorri Sturluson relates that odin and the Aesir first arrived at Old Sigtuna when they came to Sweden: Odin took u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eadgils: Encyclopedia Ii - Eadgils - In The Hrólf Kraki Traditions And Heimskringla
In the Hrólf Kraki tradition, Adils (Eadgils) captured and married Yrsa (Yrs), the mother of Hrólf Kraki (Hrothulf). Not long after HrÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple At Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple At Uppsala - Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson relates that the Temple was built by the god Frey, who settled at Uppsala: Odin took up his residence at the Maelare la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Swedish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Swedish Monarchs - Monarchs Regents And Viceroys Of Sweden
For lists of the prehistoric kings of Sweden see Mythological kings of Sweden Semi-legendary kings of Sweden List of Swedish monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamla Uppsala - The Royal Mounds
The Royal mounds (Swedish Kungshögarna) is the name for the three large barrows which are located in Gamla Uppsala. They are dated to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamla Uppsala - The Church
The church was the Archbishopric of Sweden prior to 1273, when the archbishopric was moved to Östra Aros (Östra Aros was then renamed U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norway - Union With Sweden
Main article: Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway In 1814 Denmark-Norway was defeated in the Napoleonic wars and the king was forced to cede No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology
People have been buried in Gamla Uppsala for 2000 years, since the area rose above water. Originally there were between 2000 and 3000 mou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olof Trätälja: Encyclopedia Ii - Olof Trätälja - Ynglingatal And Historia Norwegiae
However, Historia Norwegiae says that Olof succeeded his father and ruled as the king of Sweden in peace until his death. diu et pacific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norway - The Kalmar Union And The Union With Denmark
Norway was relegated to a virtual provincial status from 1396 until 1814; this period was called "the 400-year-night" by Henrik Ibsen dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornsigtuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Fornsigtuna - Archaeology
There are two large ruins that formerly were two large three-aisled halls, a series of terrasses just above the shore-line of the Germani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norway - The Viking Kings
See also: Viking Age By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia, about the 700s AD, some 29 petty kingdoms existed in Nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eadgils: Encyclopedia Ii - Eadgils - Archaeology
According to Snorri he was buried in one of the royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala, and he is believed to be buried in Adils' Mound (also know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology
People have been buried in Gamla Uppsala for 2000 years, since the area rose above water. originally there were between 2000 and 3000 mou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple At Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple At Uppsala - Gesta Danorum
Like Snorri, Saxo wrote it was a place for human sacrifice founded by the god Frey: Also Frey, the regent of the gods, took his abode no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple At Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple At Uppsala - Adam Of Bremen
Adam of Bremen wrote that the Swedes had a famous temple named Ubsola near which there was a large tree with wide branches. It was always...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Norway - Earliest Times 10 000 Bc -
Recent archeological finds (2005) have it that hunters from the south - most likely the Hamburg culture - in summer time could travel far...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamla Uppsala - History
Early written sources relate that in prehistoric times Gamla Uppsala was famous all over Northern Europe and the seat of the Swedish king...   » Read the article