The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. He based it on an earlier Ynglingatal which is attributed to the Norwegian 9th century skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, and which also appears in Historia Norwegiae. The Ynglinga saga is the first part of Snorri's history of the ancient Norse kings, the Heimskringla. It tells the most ancient part of the story of the House of Ynglings (the Scylfings of Beowulf). It was ...

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Dan king, Dan king - The Leire Chonicle, Dan king - The Rígsthula, Dan king - The Skjöldungasaga, Dan king - Ynglinga saga, Dan king - Sven Aggesen, Dan king - The Gesta Danorum, Dan king - The Song of Eric

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Snorri Sturluson's Ynglinga saga relates of King Dygvi of Sweden: Dygvi's mother was Drótt, a daughter of King Danp, the son of Ríg, who was first called konungr ['king'] in the Danish tongue [(Old Norse)]. His descendants always afterwards considered the title of konungr the title of highest dignity. Dygvi was the first of his family to be called konungr, for his predecessors had been called dróttinn ['chieftain'], and their wives dróttning, and their court drótt ['war band']. Eac ...

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Dan king, Dan king - The Leire Chonicle, Dan king - The Rígsthula, Dan king - The Skjöldungasaga, Dan king - The Ynglinga Saga, Dan king - Sven Aggesen, Dan king - The Gesta Danorum, Dan king - The Song of Eric

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Alrek and Eirík (Old Norse Alrekr and Eiríkr ) were two legendary kings of Sweden. Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga. According to the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík were sons and heirs of the previous king Agni by his wife Skjálf. They shared the kingship. They were mighty in both war and sports, but were especially skillful horsmen and vied with one another about their horsemanship and their horses. One day they rode off from their retinue ...

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Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga Alrek and Eirík - In Gautreks saga and Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar Alrek and Eirík - In Gesta Danorum Alrek and Eirík - Commentary Alrek and Eirík - Secondary sources

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Dan is the name of one or more legendary kings of the Danes in medieval Scandinavian texts. Dan king - The Leire Chonicle. The Chronicle of Leire (Chronicon Lethrense) written about 1170 introduces a primeval King Ypper of Uppsala whose three sons were Dan who afterwards ruled Denmark, Nori who afterwards ruled Norway, and Østen who afterwards ruled the Swedes. Dan apparently first ruled in Zealand for the Chronicle states that it was when Dan had saved his people from an attack by the ...

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Dan king - The Leire Chonicle Dan king - The Rígsthula Dan king - The Skjöldungasaga Dan king - The Ynglinga Saga Dan king - Sven Aggesen Dan king - The Gesta Danorum Dan king - The Song of Eric

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Yngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling. According to Ynglingatal, Historia Norwegiae and Ynglinga saga, Yngvi and Alf were the sons of Alrik. Snorri Sturluson relates that Yngvi was an accomplished king: a great warrior who always won his battles, the master of all exercises, generous, happy and sociable. He was both loved and famous. Alf was unsociable and harsh and stayed at home instead of pillaging in other countries. His mother was Dageid, the daughter of king Dag the Great from whom is descended the Dagling family. Alf was married to Be ...

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Yngvi and Alf - Hervarar Saga and the Saga of Orvar-Odd Yngvi and Alf - Ari Frodi's Younger Íslendingabók Yngvi and Alf - Gesta Danorum Yngvi and Alf - Primary sources Yngvi and Alf - Secondary sources

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In Scandinavian mythology, Visbur was a king of the House of Ynglings and the son of Vanlade. Snorri Sturluson relates in Ynglinga saga that Visbur was the son of Vanlade and Drífa, a daughter of Snær the Old. He married a daughter of Aud the Rich, and they had two sons, Gisl and Öndur. However, Visbur found a new wife whereupon his old wife took the two boys and returned to her father. Visbur had a third son, Domalde, by the new wife. When Gisl and Öndur were twelve and thirteen years old they went to their f ...

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Visbur - Sources

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In Norse mythology, Vanaheimr is supposedly the home of the Vanir, one of the two clans of gods besides the Æsir. The name appears in the Ynglinga saga by Snorri Sturluson. In that work, the gods appear as euhemerized heroes of the past, and the name of their realm is linked to the earthly river Don. It is therefore disputable to count Vanaheimr as one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. Snorri introduces Vanaheimr thus: Thus it is known that a great sea goes in at Nörvasund [ Straits of G ...

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Vanlade, Vanlande was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. He was the son of Sveigder. Snorri Sturluson wrote in the Ynglinga saga, that Vanlade was a great warrior. Once he stayed for the winter in Finland with Snær the Old, and was married to his daughter Drífa. When he left in spring, he left Drífa behind. Although he had promised her to come back in three years time, she had to wait ten years. Then she sent her and Vanlade's son Visbur to Sweden, and sent a message to the völva Huld. She asked the völva to eit ...

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Vanlade - Geography Vanlade - Sources

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According to the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík were sons and heirs of the previous king Agni by his wife Skjálf. They shared the kingship. They were mighty in both war and sports, but were especially skillful horsmen and vied with one another about their horsemanship and their horses. One day they rode off from their retinue and did not return. They were found dead with their heads battered but no weapons with them save the bridle bits of their horses. Accordingly it was believed that they had quarreled and come to blows and had slain each other with their ...

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Alrek and Eirík, Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík - In Gautreks saga and Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Alrek and Eirík - In Gesta Danorum, Alrek and Eirík - Commentary, Alrek and Eirík - Secondary sources

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Snorri also quoted some lines of Ynglingatal, composed in the 9th century: Varð framgengt, þars Fróði bjó, feigðarorð, es at Fjölni kom; ok sikling svigðis geira vágr vindlauss of viða skyldi. In Frode's hall the fearful word, The death-foreboding sound was heard: The cry of fey denouncing doom, Was heard at night in Frode's home. And when brave ...

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Fjolner, Fjolner - Grottasöngr, Fjolner - Ynglinga saga, Fjolner - Ynglingatal, Fjolner - Gesta Danorum, Fjolner - Sources

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It is not clear whether or not the accounts in the Gesta Danorum and the accounts in the Ynglinga saga' tales of a Danish king named Halfdan who became king of Sweden are at all related. See Halfdan. Traditions of twin brothers connected with horses appear are a commonplace in Indo-European cultures as are foundation legends about two twin brothers, one of whom kills the other. It is possible that Alrek and Eirik are reflexes of such traditions. Saxo's identification of the legendary Eirík the Eloquent with the legendary Swedish king Eirík probably originated as a flourish ...

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Alrek and Eirík, Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík - In Gautreks saga and Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Alrek and Eirík - In Gesta Danorum, Alrek and Eirík - Commentary, Alrek and Eirík - Secondary sources

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Saxo Grammaticus in Book 5 of his Gesta Danorum introduces Ericus Desertus, that is Erik the Eloquent, son of a champion named Regnerus (Ragnar), both Norwegians in the service of King Gøtarus (Götar) of Norway, a monarch otherwise unknown. This Erik is likely to be the Eirík the Eloquent or Eiríkr the Wise in Speech mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the Skáldskaparmál as being of Ylfing lineage. But he other ...

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Alrek and Eirík, Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík - In Gautreks saga and Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Alrek and Eirík - In Gesta Danorum, Alrek and Eirík - Commentary, Alrek and Eirík - Secondary sources

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Gautreks saga also makes Alrek and Eirík sons of Agni by Skjálf and co-kings and it was to them that the warrior Starkad fled after his slaying of King Vikar. Starkad served them first as a companions on their viking expeditions and then, after Alrek and Eirík had settled down, went on further Viking expeditions alone. But King Alrek had a short life, for Eirík struck Alrek dead with a bridle when they were out to train their horses and then ruled as sole ruler over Sweden. This version says that Eirík reigned fo ...

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Alrek and Eirík, Alrek and Eirík - In the Ynglinga saga, Alrek and Eirík - In Gautreks saga and Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Alrek and Eirík - In Gesta Danorum, Alrek and Eirík - Commentary, Alrek and Eirík - Secondary sources

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The (English) saga , (German) Sage originates from (Icelandic) saga, pl. sögur and refers to (1) "what is said, statement" or (2) "story, tale, history". Icelandic sagas are based on oral traditions and much research has focused on what is real and what is fiction within each tale. The accuracy of the sagas is often hotly disputed, being both overestimated and underestimated by various scholars. Most of the manuscripts in which the sagas were originally preserved were taken to Denmark and Sweden in the 17t ...

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Norse saga, Norse saga - Background, Norse saga - On the plots and writing style, Norse saga - The saga as a literary technique, Norse saga - Modern parallels, Norse saga - Classification of sagas, Norse saga - Kings' sagas, Norse saga - Icelandic saga Íslendingasögur, Norse saga - Short stories of the Norse Saga technique Íslendinga þættir, Norse saga - Legendary sagas, Norse saga - Other Norse sagas

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In the Norse sagas, which were mostly based on Norwegian versions of Scandinavian legends, Onela seems to appear as Áli of Uppland, but is called Norwegian. This is generally regarded as a late confusion between the Swedish Uppland, the core province of the Swedes, and its namesake, the Norwegian Oppland). The part about Onela concerns the Battle on the Ice. In the Ynglinga saga, Snorri relates that king Adils (who corresponds to Eadgils) fought hard battles with the Norwegian king who was called Áli hin upplenzki. The ...

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Onela, Onela - Beowulf, Onela - Norse sagas, Onela - Primary sources, Onela - Secondary sources

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Some names appear in Norse mythology and in Germanic legend and in at least one case, they were probably historical (Hygelac). Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived). Gestiblindus, according to Gesta Danorum. Gizur, who helps the Goths during the battles with the Huns in Hervarar saga (see Hlöd). Gauti (in Herraud's saga), probably the same as Gaut the father of Gautrek according to the Ynglinga saga. See Sons of Odin. Ring son of Gauti (king of East G� ...

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King of the Geats, King of the Geats - Legendary kings, King of the Geats - Siklings, King of the Geats - Hrethelings, King of the Geats - Ylfings Wulfings, King of the Geats - Historical kings

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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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Álfheim - About the region and its folk. The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hunter relates: Álfheim, at that time, was the name of the land between the Raumelfr ['Raum Elf river', the modern Glomma river] and the Gautelfr ['Gaut Elf river', the modern Göta älv]. The words "at that time" indicates the name for the region was archaic or obsolete by the 13th century. The element elfr is a common word for 'river' and ...

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Álfheim, Álfheim - The Elven abode, Álfheim - In Old Norse texts, Álfheim - In English text, Álfheim - Used by J. R. R. Tolkien, Álfheim - The region in Scandinavia, Álfheim - About the region and its folk, Álfheim - Traditions of Álf the Old, Álfheim - Later kings of Álfheim, Álfheim - 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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