Tyrfing Cycle

The Tyrfing Cycle is a collection of legends united by the magic sword Tyrfing. Two of them are found in the Poetic Edda, and the Hervarar saga can be seen as a compilation of these legends. Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse. The first part deals with the forging of the sword Tyrfing by the Dwarves Durin and Dvalin. They are forced to do so by Svafrlami, the king of Gardariki, but in revenge they curse the sword so that it will kill a man every time it is unsheathed, cause three evil deeds and be th ...

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• Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse
• Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle on Samsø
• Tyrfing Cycle - Hervor
• Tyrfing Cycle - Heidrek
• Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle of the Goths and the Huns
• Tyrfing Cycle - The history of Sweden

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The first part deals with the forging of the sword Tyrfing by the Dwarves Durin and Dvalin. They are forced to do so by Svafrlami, the king of Gardariki, but in revenge they curse the sword so that it will kill a man every time it is unsheathed, cause three evil deeds and be the undoing of Svarflami. Svarflami is killed in single combat with the beserker Arngrim, who takes the sword and gives it to his son Angantyr. ...

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Tyrfing Cycle, Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse, Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle on Samsø, Tyrfing Cycle - Hervor, Tyrfing Cycle - Heidrek, Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle of the Goths and the Huns, Tyrfing Cycle - The history of Sweden

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Volsung Cycle The Volsung Cycle is the name of a series of Germanic legends based on the same matter as Niebelungenlied, and which were recorded in medieval Iceland. The Icelandic matter is, however, greatly expanded with native Scandinavian traditions, such as that of Helgi Hundingsbane, which originally appears to have been a separate tradition, that of the Ylfings. See also. Tyrfing Cycle Norse mythology< ...

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The Ynglings (Heimskringla), Scylfings (Beowulf and Ynglingatal) or Sons of Frey (Gesta Danorum and Ynglingatal) were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty. They are known from early Scandinavian sources, especially Heimskringla, and from Beowulf. They make up a large part of the Mythological kings of Sweden as well as the Semi-legendary kings of Sweden. The first kings in the line are probably mythical, whereas others have probably existed in real life. Especially, ...

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• Yngling - Names
• Yngling - From Sweden to Norway
• Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?
• Yngling - Family Tree
• Yngling - The line
• Yngling - Kings of Sweden
• Yngling - Intermediary
• Yngling - Kings of Norway
• Yngling - The name Scylfing
• Yngling - Beowulf
• Yngling - In Norse tradition
• Yngling - Variant spellings

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Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or possibly 'giant' (Finnish 'jätti' - giant) or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. Fornjót is also, following a particular legendary genealogical tradition, the f ...

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• Fornjót - Fornjót in the texts
• Fornjót - Ægir
• Fornjót - Logi
• Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning
• Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son
• Fornjót - Kári
• Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi
• Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling
• Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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This is a family tree which is not only based on Historia Norwegiae and Ynglinga saga. It also includes some members who are mentioned in other Old Norse sources (and in Beowulf). The names of Swedish kings are shown in bold. Njord (Nerthus(1)) Fornjot | | | ---------- ---------------------- | | | | ---------- Gymir(2) Logi Kari | | | ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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In the Ynglinga saga the names Logi and Frosti are otherwise connected when it relates that King Agni of Sweden in a raid on Finland killed Frosti, the leader of the Finns who opposed him and captured Skjálf, Frosti's daughter, and her brother Logi. (But the verse of the Ynglingtal quoted here as confirmation says only that Skjálf is Logi's kin.) For Skjálf's marriage to Agni and her vengeance on him see Agni. Agni himself, as discussed under Snær, is here a descendant of Snær through Snær's daughter Drífa who married King Vanlandi of Sweden. < ...

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Fornjót, Fornjót - Fornjót in the texts, Fornjót - Ægir, Fornjót - Logi, Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning, Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son, Fornjót - Kári, Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi, Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling, Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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Types of swords - Africa. Flyssa Kaskara Shotel Takouba Types of swords - Mediterranean. Gladius Kopis Khopesh Makhaira (μάχαιρα) Spatha Xiphos (ξίφος) Types of swords - China. Butterfly ...

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Types of swords, Types of swords - Sword types sorted by countries of origin, Types of swords - Africa, Types of swords - Mediterranean, Types of swords - China, Types of swords - Europe, Types of swords - Japan, Types of swords - Philippines, Types of swords - Middle East, Types of swords - South Asia, Types of swords - South East Asia, Types of swords - Named swords, Types of swords - History and mythology, Types of swords - Literature and popular culture

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In the Scandinavian sources they are the descendants of Yngvi-Frey of Vanaheim. Yngling means descendant of Frey and in Gesta Danorum they are called the sons of Frey. In Beowulf appear several of these kings Eadgils (Adils), Onela (Ale) and Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka), but here they are called Scylfings (see section below). Snorri Sturluson hints at a less divine origin in Skáldskaparmál for this dynasty: One war-king was named Skelfir; and his house is called the House of Skilfings: his kindred is in the Eastern Region (Sweden is the eastern part of Scandinavia and the Swedish kings co ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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In Old English several kings who are generally identified as Ynglings are called Scylfings. In Old Norse Skilfing (Skilfingr) actually appears as a synonym of Yngling in Ynglingatal, in a line on Egil (Ongentheow). Unfortunately, this occurrence was overlooked in Laing's translation: Ok lofsæll ór landi fló Týs óttungr Tunna ríki, en flæming farra trjónu jötuns eykr á Agli rauð. Sás of austr áð ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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In the Scandinavian sources they are the descendants of Yngvi-Frey of Vanaheim. Yngling means descendant of Frey and in Gesta Danorum they are called the sons of Frey. In Beowulf appear several of these kings Eadgils (Adils), Onela (Ale) and Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka), but here they are called Scylfings (see section below). Interestingly, Snorri Sturluson hints at a less divine origin in Skáldskaparmál for this dynasty: One war-king was named Skelfir; and his house is called the House of Skilfings: his kindred is in the Eastern Region (Sweden is the eastern part of Scandinavia and the Swedish kings co ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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Fornjót is mentioned only twice in old verse: in stanza 29 of Ynglingatal where "son of Fornjót" seems to refer to fire and in a citation in Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál: How should the wind be periphrased? Thus: call it son of Fornjót, Brother of the Sea and of Fire, Scathe or Ruin or Hound or Wolf of the Wood or of the Sail or of the Rigging. Thus spake Svein in the Nordrsetu-drápa: Fi ...

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Fornjót, Fornjót - Fornjót in the texts, Fornjót - Ægir, Fornjót - Logi, Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning, Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son, Fornjót - Kári, Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi, Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling, Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning. Logi appears by that name in the Gylfaginning in the tale of Thor's journey to the halls of Útgard-loki where he was pitted against Logi in an eating contest. The contestants appeared to be equal in speed at eating meat from the bone, but Logi also consumed the bones as well and even the wooden trencher. Útgard-loki afterwards explained that Logi was really fire itself. Fornjót - In the Saga of Th ...

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Fornjót, Fornjót - Fornjót in the texts, Fornjót - Ægir, Fornjót - Logi, Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning, Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son, Fornjót - Kári, Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi, Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling, Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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Kári is mentioned in one of the thulur as a term for wind. Otherwise this personage appears only in the Hversu and Orkneyinga saga accounts where Kári appears to be the heir to his father's kingdoms as in the Hversu Kári's descendants emerge also as rulers of Finland and Kvenland. Kári is father of a son who is named Frosti ('frost') according to the Orkneyinga saga but named Jökul (jǫkull 'icicle, ice, glacier') according to the Hversu. This son in turn is the father of Snær the Old (Snærr inn gamli 'Snow the Old'). See SnærSee also:

Fornjót, Fornjót - Fornjót in the texts, Fornjót - Ægir, Fornjót - Logi, Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning, Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son, Fornjót - Kári, Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi, Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling, Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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However, both Snorri (as in the earlier quote) and Saxo described the clan as remaining in Sweden after this date. Saxo about the Battle of Bråvalla (ca 750): Now the bravest of the Swedes were these: Arwakki, Keklu-Karl (Kelke-Karl), Krok the Peasant, (from Akr), Gudfast and Gummi from Gislamark. These were kindred of the god Frey, and most faithful witnesses to the gods. Ingi (Yngwe) also, and Oly, Alver, Folki, all sons of Elrik (Alrek), embraced the service of Ring (Sigurd Ring); they were men ready of hand ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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Yngling - Kings of Sweden. Yngvi-Freyr Fjolner/Fjölner (1st century BC - 1st century AD) Sveigder Vanlade Visburr Domalde Domarr Dyggve Dag the Wise/Dagr Spaka Agne Erik and Alrik Yngvi and Alf Jorundr and Hugleif Aun (late 5th c.) Egil/Ongentheow (late 5th c. - early 6th c.) Ottar/Ohthere (early 6th c.) Adils/Eadgils (ca 530-ca 575) Östen (late 6th c.) Ingvar (late 6th c.) Anund (early 7th c.)< ...

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Yngling, Yngling - Names, Yngling - From Sweden to Norway, Yngling - Remaining in Sweden?, Yngling - Family Tree, Yngling - The line, Yngling - Kings of Sweden, Yngling - Intermediary, Yngling - Kings of Norway, Yngling - The name Scylfing, Yngling - Beowulf, Yngling - In Norse tradition, Yngling - Variant spellings

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