King of the Swedes Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson

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Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes was the son of Egill Aunsson, King of the Swedes.1 Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes succeeded to the domains and kingdom after his father.1 He launched a raid against the homeland of King Frode, when he learned the latter was away, he sailed over to Denmark, and ravaged there without opposition. As he heard that a great many people were collected at Sealand, he proceeded westward to the Sound, and sailed north about to Jutland; landed at Lymfjord; plundered the Vend district; burned, and laid waste, and made desolate the country he went over with his army.1 Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes also went by the name of Ottar "Vendel-crow". He continued to refuse the Danes under King Frode his due taxes, and this caused them to come to blows.1 He was the successor of Egill Aunsson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.2 King of the Swedes at Uppsala, Sweden, between 456 and 460.1,2 Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes was the predecessor of Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.1,2 Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes died. When the earls heard that the Swedish king was laying Denmark waste, they collected an army, hastened on board their ships, and sailed by the south side to Lymfjord. They came unexpectedly upon Ottar, and the battle began immediately. The Swedes gave them a good reception, and many people fell on both sides; but as soon as men fell in the Danish army other men hastened from the country to fill their places, and also all the vessels in the neighbourhood joined them. The battle ended with the fall of Ottar and the greater part of his people.1 Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes was buried in Vendil, Jutland. The Danes took his body, carried it to the land, laid it upon a mound of earth, and let the wild beasts and ravens tear it to pieces. Thereafter they made a figure of a crow out of wood, sent it to Sweden, and sent word with it that their king, Ottar, was no better than it; and from this he was called Ottar Vendelcrow.

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Óttarr — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 10773

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Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes was the son of Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes.1 Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes went, one expedition, to Saxland with his troops. There a king was reigning called Geirthjof, and his wife was called Alof the Great; but nothing is told of their children. The king was not at home, and Adils and his men ran up to the king's house and plundered it, while others drove a herd of cattle down to the strand. The herd was attended by slave-people, churls, and girls, and they took all of them together. Among them was a remarkably beautiful girl called Yrsa, whom he took back with him to Sweden, but not as a slave, for it was soon observed that she was intelligent, spoke well, and in all respects well behaved.1 He had many disputes with a king called Ole of the Uplands (his Uncle, Ali, of Uppland in Sweden); and these kings had a battle on the ice of the Venner lake, in which King Ole fell, and King Adils won the battle (There is a long account of this battle in the "Skjoldunga Saga") at Värmland, Sweden.1,2 He was long time king, became very rich, and went also for several summers on viking expeditions.1 He was attacked by King Halfdan's son Helge, who ruled at that time over Leidre, who came to Sweden with so great an army, that King Adils saw no other way than to flee at once.1 He succeeded his father to kingdom.1 He married Yrsa of Saxland, daughter of Helgi Halfdansson, King of the Danes and Álöf hin Ríka of Saxland; Her 1st.1,3 Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes was the successor of Óttarr Vendilkráku Egilsson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.1,4 King of the Swedes at Uppsala, Sweden, between 460 and 505.1,4 Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes died at Uppsala, Sweden. King Adils was a great lover of good horses, and had the best horses of these times. One of his horses was called Slongve, and another Raven. This horse he had taken from Ole on his death, and bred from him a horse, also called Raven, which the king sent in a present to King Godgest in Halogaland. When Godgest mounted the horse he was not able to manage him, and fell off and was killed. This accident happened at Omd in Halogaland. King Adils was at a Disa sacrifice; and as he rode around the Disa hall his horse' Raven stumbled and fell, and the king was thrown forward upon his head, and his skull was split, and his brains dashed out against a stone. Adils died at Upsal, and was buried there in a mound. The Swedes called him a great king.

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Adils — Yrsa of Saxland. Yrsa (daughter of Helgi Halfdansson and Álöf Hin Ríka of Saxland) was born Abt 565. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 352

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Eysteinn Adilsson, King of the Swedes was the son of Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes and Yrsa of Saxland.1 Eysteinn Adilsson, King of the Swedes succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala.1 He was the successor of Adils Óttarson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.1,2 Eysteinn Adilsson, King of the Swedes died. There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court.1 King of the Swedes at Uppsala between 505 and 531.

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Eysteinn — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 4650

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Yngvarr Eysteinsson, King of the Swedes was the son of Eysteinn Adilsson, King of the Swedes.1 Yngvarr Eysteinsson, King of the Swedes was a great warrior, and often lay out with his warships; for the Swedish dominions were much ravaged then by Danes and East-country men.1 He made a peace with the Danes; but betook himself to ravaging the East country in return.1 He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala.1 He died at Stein, Estland. One summer he went with his forces to Estland, and plundered at a place called Stein. The men of Estland came down from the interior with a great army, and there was a battle; but the army of the country was so brave that the Swedes could not withstand them, and King Yngvar fell, and his people fled.1 He was the successor of Eysteinn Adilsson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.1,2 . He was buried close to the seashore under a mound in Estland; and after this defeat the Swedes returned home.

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Yngvarr — . Unknown [Group Sheet]