King of the Swedes Aunn Gamli Jörundsson

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  • Name Aunn Gamli Jörundsson 
    Title King of the Swedes 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 8140 
    Person ID I8140  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Jörundr Yngvesson 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Egill Aunsson  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Aunn Gamli Jörundsson, King of the Swedes was the son of Jörundr Yngvesson, King of the Swedes.1 King at Wester Gotland.1 Aunn Gamli Jörundsson, King of the Swedes was deposed from Uppsala by Halfdan, son of Frode the Peaceful, son of Dan Mikellati, following twentyfive years of ruling Uppsala, and fled to Wester Gotland where he ruled another twentyfive years.1 He again fled to West Goterland while Olaf the Bold ruled in Uppsala for twentyfive years, until he was killed by Starkad "the Old".1 He returned to Uppsala, when he was sixty years of age, on Halfdan's death.1 He died. The answer from Odin on the sacrifice of his second son was that he should live as long as he gave him one of his sons every tenth year, and also that he should name one of the districts of his country after the number of sons he should offer to Odin. When he had sacrificed the seventh of his sons he continued to live; but so that he could not walk, but was carried on a chair. Then he sacrificed his eighth son, and lived thereafter ten years, lying in his bed. Now he sacrificed his ninth son, and lived ten years more; but so that he drank out of a horn like a weaned infant. He had now only one son remaining, whom he also wanted to sacrifice, and to give Odin Upsal and the domains thereunto belonging, under the name of the Ten Lands, but the Swedes would not allow it; so there was no sacrifice, and King On died, and was buried in a mound at Upsal. Since that time it is called On's sickness when a man dies, without pain, of extreme old age.
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