King of the Swedes Dagr Spaka Dygvason

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  • Name Dagr Spaka Dygvason 
    Title King of the Swedes 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 4371 
    Person ID I4371  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Dyggvi Dómarsson 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Agni Dagsson  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Dagr Spaka Dygvason, King of the Swedes was the son of Dyggvi Dómarsson, King of the Swedes.1 Dagr Spaka Dygvason, King of the Swedes succeeded his father, and was so wise a man that he understood the language of birds.1 King of the Swedes at Uppsala, Sweden.1 Also called Dag "the Wise".2 He was the successor of Dyggvi Dómarsson, King of the Swedes; King of the Swedes.3 Dagr Spaka Dygvason, King of the Swedes had a sparrow which told him much news, and flew to different countries. Once the sparrow flew to Reidgotaland, to a farm called Varva, where he flew into the peasant's corn-field and took his grain. The peasant came up, took a stone, and killed the sparrow.1 He ill-pleased that his sparrow did not come home; and as he, in a sacrifice of expiation, inquired after the sparrow, he got the answer that it was killed at Varva. Thereupon he ordered a great army, and went to Gotland; and when he came to Varva he landed with his men and plundered, and the people fled away before him. King Dag returned in the evening to his ships, after having killed many people and taken many prisoners.1 He died. As they were going across a river at a place called Skjotan's [the Weapon's] Ford, a labouring thrall came running to the river-side, and threw a hayfork into their troop. It struck the king on the head, so that he fell instantly from his horse and died. In those times the chief who ravaged a country was called Gram, and the men-at-arms under him Gramer.
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