This is about the Swedish king Ohthere. For the Norwegian voyager by the same name, see Ohthere of H logaland File Ottarshogen.jpg 300px thumb right Ohthere s Mound located at Vendel parish, Uppland , Sweden . Ohthere also Ohtere , Old Norse ttarr vendilkr ka Vendelcrow in Modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkr ka is a semi legendary king of Sweden of the house of Yngling Scylfing s who would have lived during the 6th century fl. c. 515 &ndash c. 530 ref name runeberg.org http runeberg.org nfbt 0584.html Ottar, an article in the encyclopedia Nordisk familjebok ref . His name can be reconstructed as Proto ... 1464 Peterson, Lena. Lexikon ver urnnordiska personnamn PDF ref A prince of the Swedes, Ohthere and his ..., Ongentheow was killed in battle by the Geats and Ohthere succeeded his father as the king of Sweden . Ohthere led an army against the Geats, and besieged one of their armies. He nearly killed the Geatish king Hygelac but lost many of his forces in the conflict. Ohthere managed to get back to Sweden. In the 520s, Ohthere led a large raid to Denmark and plundered the Danish coast. A Danish army led by two Jarls, however, was waiting for him. Battle broke out. The Danish were reinforced, and Ohthere ... English literature Old English epic poetry poem Beowulf the name of Ohthere only appears in constructions ... Ohteres ref Line 2395. ref and Eanmund suna Ohteres . ref Lines 2613. ref When Ohthere and his actions ... deals with Ohthere and Onela pillaging the Geat s at the death of their king Hre el , restarting ... in the poem that Ohthere has died, because his brother Onela is king. Ohthere s sons Eadgils and Eanmund ... Press. ISBN 87 7289 813 5, p. 77. ref Historia Norvegi only informs that Ohthere was killed by the Danish brothers Ottar sic. and Faste in a Danish province called Vendel . Ohthere s Barrow Ohthere ... for a longer time. Lindquist stated that the identification of the barrow as that of Ohthere could ... century monarchs in Europe es Ohthere it Ohthere sv Ottar Vendelkr ka ... more details
Ohthere Anglo Saxon or ttarr Old Norse may refer to Ohthere , a semi legendary king of Sweden Ohthere from H logaland , a Norwegian voyager who explored the White Sea coast in Anglo Saxon times hndis ... more details
Image Ohthere.jpg thumb 300 px Opening lines of Ohthere s Old English language Old English account, from Thorpe s edition of 1900 Ohthere advised his lord Alfred king that he lived north most of all the Northmen... Image Ottars reise.jpg thumb 300 px Ottars reise a modern map, annotated in Norwegian, showing Ohthere s reported travels. His account does not mention London it does mention passing Ireland . Ohthere of H logaland lang no Ottar fra H logaland was a Viking adventurer from H logaland . Around 890 AD he travelled to History of Anglo Saxon England England , where Alfred the Great , king of Wessex , had his tales written down. Ohthere reported that he lived north most of all the Northmen , and that no one lived to the north of him . ref Thorpe, 1900, pp. 249 253. Nor manna literally North men , a general term, but Norwegians is perhaps to be understood. ref He spoke of his travels north to the White Sea , and south to Denmark and History of Anglo Saxon England England , describing ... called the Cwenas living in Kvenland Cwena land and the Beormas . Ohthere reported that the Beormas ... 2010 Ohthere s story is the earliest known written source for the terms Norway Nor weg and Denmark Denamearc . ref Thorpe, 1900, p. 253. ref The regular opinion is that the place where Ohthere lived was somewhere ... date July 2010 See also Ottir Iarla Modern trivia Ohthere and his journey appear in the novel The Lost ... Bibliography wikisource Bright s Anglo Saxon Reader The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan http web.uvic.ca hrd iallt2003 oldenglish index.xml Ohthere s First Voyage ... and Verse 14th edition , Clarendon, 1959. An excerpt from Alfred s account of Ohthere s travels. Thorpe ... Alfred s full Old English text and a modern translation. DEFAULTSORT Ohthere Of Haalogaland Category ... of the Arctic Category 9th century people ca Ottar de H logaland cs Ohthere z H logalandu de Ottar et Ottar H logalandist es Ohthere de H logaland fr Ottar de H logaland fy Ottar it Ottar di H logaland ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Eanmund was a Suiones Swedish prince of the Yngling Scylfing dynasty . Unlike his relatives, Eanmund is only mentioned in Beowulf . Eanmund was the son of Ohthere , and was the brother of Eadgils . If he existed in real life, his real name was probably Proto Norse Aiwamunduz Old East Norse mund or munduz Old East Norse mund . Ohthere died, and Ohthere s younger brother Onela , usurped the Swedish throne. Since their uncle had seized power, Eanmund and Eadgils sought refuge among the Geats . This caused Onela to attack the Geats, an attack which was also motivated by the fact that the Geatish king Heardred s father had killed Onela s father Ongentheow . During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela s champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well. Eadgils, however, survived and according to the poem Beowulf character Beowulf later helped him avenge Eanmund and Ohthere by slaying Onela, an event which also appears in Scandinavian sources. In the tale, Weohstan took Eanmund s sword which was inherited by his son Wiglaf who used the sword when fighting the dragon together with Beowulf. Secondary sources Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst . Stockholm, 1925. Category English heroic legends Category Characters in Beowulf Notstub es Eanmund it Eanmund ... more details
ttar or Ottar may refer to Ohthere Ottar king , a Swedish king who appears in Beowulf as Ohthere ttar mythology , in Norse mythology, the prot g of Freya, and the subject of the Lay of Hyndla The dwarf tr is sometimes known as ttarr Ottar from H logaland , the Viking adventurer Ottir Iarla Earl Ottir , historical Norse Gael of Waterford and probable settler of Cork city Cork Jarl Ottar , an earl of G taland figuring in the Jomsvikinga Saga and in the Heimskringla ttarr svarti ttarr the Black , an 11th century Icelandic court poet ttar of Dublin , a 12th century Norse Gael king of Dublin Forename Ottar Brox 1932&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party Ottar Dahl 1924&ndash , a Norwegian historian and historiographer Ottar Fj rvoll 1914&ndash 1995 , a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party Ottar Gjermundshaug 1925&ndash 1963 , a Norwegian skier who competed in the early 1950s Ottar Gr nvik 1916&ndash 2008 , a Norwegian philologist and runology scholar Tor Ottar Karlsen 1950&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party Ottar Landfald 1919&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party See also Cotter family Cotter surname disambig DEFAULTSORT Ottar Category Given names de Othar no Ottar ru sh Ottar sv Ottar ... more details
for the 8th Century Bishop of Elmham Heardred of Elmham unref date December 2008 Heardred Proto Norse Har ur az http www.sofi.se SOFIU lup urnord.pdf , d. ca 530 AD , is the son of Hygelac , king of the Geats , and his queen Hygd , in Beowulf . After Hygelac s death, in Frisia, Hygd wants to make Hygelac s nephew Beowulf character Beowulf , king of G taland Geatland , as she fears that the young Heardred won t be able to defend his people. Beowulf, however, declares his trust in the young man and Heardred is proclaimed king. However, further north in Sweden then restricted to Svealand , the Suiones Swedish king Ohthere dies and is succeeded by his younger brother Onela . Ohthere s sons Eadgils and Eanmund flee to the Geats and are received by Heardred. This makes Onela attack the Geats to neutralize his nephews, and to avenge his father Ongentheow , who had been killed by the Geats. During the battle Heardred is killed. Eanmund is slain by his kinsman Weohstan . Heardred is succeeded by his cousin Beowulf , who avenges Eanmund by helping Eadgils kill Onela , an event which also appears in Scandinavian sources. Hrethling s start s bef before Hygelac s ttl title King of the Geats Legendary kings legendary King of the Geats s aft after Beowulf hero Beowulf end Beowulf Category Characters in Beowulf Category English heroic legends Category Kings of the Geats Category Mythological kings es Heardred it Heardred ... more details
other uses Wulfstan disambiguation Wulfstan of Hedeby Latin Haithabu was a late ninth century traveller and trader. His travel accounts, as well as those of another trader, Ohthere from H logaland Ohthere , were included in Alfred the Great s translation of Paulus Orosius Orosius Histories . It is unclear if Wulfstan was England English or indeed if he was from Hedeby , in today s northern Germany near the city of Schleswig . According to this account, Wulfstan undertook a journey by sea from Hedeby to the trading centre of Truso around the year 880. He names the lands the coasts he passes. Wulfstan said that he went from Hedeby Haethum to Truso in seven days and nights, and that the ship was running under sail all the way. Wendland Weonodland Disambiguation needed date January 2012 was on his right, and Langeland Langland , Lolland Laeland , Falster , and Sk ne Sconey , on his left, all which land is subject to Denmark . Then on our left we had the land of the Bornholm Burgundians , who have a king to themselves. Then, after the land of the Burgundians, we had on our left the lands that have been called from the earliest times Blekinge y, and M re Meore , and land Eowland , and Gotland , all which territory is subject to the Swedes Germanic tribe Sweons and Weonodland the land of the Wends was all the way on our right, as far as Vistula River Weissel mouth. This may be the earliest recorded use of the word Denmark or Danemearcan . External links http www.gutenberg.org cache epub 4076 pg4076.txt The Project Gutenberg Etext of Discovery of Muscovy The complete texts translated to modern English http www.fut.es asgc Forum Autors gonzalez campo gonzalez campo1.html Historia de los Gotlandeses Guta saga The beginning of the original text in Anglo Saxon can be found in footnote 1 DEFAULTSORT Wulfstan Of Hedeby Category Anglo Saxon writers Category Vikings Category 9th century people da Wulfstan af Hedeby de Wulfstan es Wulfstan de Hedeby fr Wulfstan de Hedeby it Wulfsta ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image Ottars reise.jpg thumb 300 px Ottars Reise Contrempory map shows Ohthere s reported journey including his stop at Skiringssal Skiringssal Old Norse language Old Norse Sk ringssalr , literal translation The Shining Hall is the name of an area situated in the Norway Norwegian municipality municipalities of Larvik and Sandefjord , in the southern region of the county of Vestfold . Skiringssal is also the name of a folk high school in the vicinity of Sandefjord city. Kaupang , the first known Norwegians Norwegian trading outpost, was created at Skiringssal in the early 9th century 800 810 and disappeared 930. Skiringssal is mentioned in several early medieval sources including the tales of hthere. Around 890 AD Ottar from H logaland hthere Norwegian Ottar fra H logaland traveled to England where Alfred the Great , king of Wessex , had reports of Skiringssal Old English language Anglo Saxon Sciringes heal written down. ref http www.kaupang.uio.no eng index.html Kaupang in Skiringssal Kaupang Excavation Project ref But the name of the port Ohthere visited at the end of the 9th century was Sciringes heal . There is still no scientific evidence that Sciringes heal corresponded to Kaupang in Skiringssal. The Institute for Archaeology, Conservation and Historical Studies at the University of Oslo organised the large excavations that ran over three years, from 2000 until 2002. A smaller research excavation was conducted in Kaupang s harbour area in 2003. The site of the excavation can be found in Larvik , specifically in Tjolling . Several scholars are now working on analysis of both the artifact material and different environmental archaeological samples. The results from the post excavation work will be published in a series of books, the first of which became available in 2007. References Reflist Other sources Kaupang in Skiringssal Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series, 2007 2008 Coord missing Norway Category Viking Age populat ... more details
Image Elbl g 1.JPG thumb right Elbl g River The Elbl g Lang de Elbing is a Convert 14.5 km mi adj on river in northwest Poland connecting Lake Dru no with the Vistula Lagoon . The city of Elbl g is situated on the river. Tributaries include Fiszewka Kumiela Tina The oldest known mention of the river in the form Ilfing comes from the report of sailor Wulfstan from the end of IX century. The report was included in Wikisource Bright s Anglo Saxon Reader The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan which was written in Anglo Saxon in King Alfred s reign. Etymology Latest research suggest Scandinavian origin of the name. According to Elbl g museum ref Jagodzi ski M. F. Wikingowie i Truso, w Pacifica Terra. Prusowie S owianie Wikingowie u uj cia Wis y, red. J. Trupinda, Muzeum Zamkowe w Malborku, s. 55 63. , 2004 ref the elusive Truso settlement was founded and inhabited mostly by Scandinavians. The research by ArcheoHist ref http sites.google.com site archeohist httparcheohistpl trusofrage a ref shows that the name Ilfing was Anglo Saxon form of a Scandinavian name, which could be reconstructed as Old Nordic Elfeng , Elfangr or Elfing from Old Nordic elf r meaning river , and Old Nordic eng , enge , engi meaning meadow . Thus the meaning of the river s name would be River flowing trough boggy meadows . References Reflist coord missing Warmian Masurian Voivodeship DEFAULTSORT Elblag River Category Rivers of Poland Category Elbl g Poland geo stub ang Ilfing de Elbl g Fluss nl Elbl g rivier nn Elbl gelva pl Elbl g rzeka ru ... more details
by a Bjarmian settlement. The first appearance of the name is in the Voyage of Ohthere , which was undertaken ca 890. According to Ohthere, it was the first Scandinavian voyage to the Bjarmians, but this information ... Ohthere s voyage to Bjarmaland . Original text and its English translation. ref The name Komi peoples ... if they reference the same Bjarmaland as was mentioned in the Voyage of Ohthere , however. The Bjarmian ... contacts Image Ottars reise.jpg thumb 350 px A Norwegian map of the voyage of Ohthere According to the Voyage of Ohthere , the Norwegians Norwegian merchant Ottar from H logaland Ottar Ohthere reported ... and populous. Ohthere did not know their language but he said that it resembled the language of the Sami people . The Bjarmians told Ohthere about their country and other countries that bordered ... culture Ohthere of H logaland Gardariki Miklagard Vinland Serkland Skr ling Gardariki Germanic ... more details
unclear. Old English Orosius A Norwegian adventurer and traveller named Ohthere of H logaland Ohthere visited History of Anglo Saxon England England around 890 CE. Alfred the Great King Alfred of Wessex ... Orosius . Ohthere s story contains the only contemporary reference to Kvenland that has survived ref http web.uvic.ca hrd iallt2003 oldenglish OEparagraph 5.html Online edition of Ohthere s description ... in parentheses. ref blockquote Ohthere said that the Norwegians Nor manna land was very long and very ... little ships, and very light. blockquote As is emphasised in the text itself, Ohthere s account was an oral .... Ohthere s information on Kvens may have been second hand, since, unlike in his other stories, Ohthere does not emphasise his personal involvement in any way. Ohthere s method of locating Kvenland ... Ohthere does not give any name for the area where his Finnas , or Sami people, lived, he gives a lengthy ... hrd iallt2003 oldenglish OEparagraph 3.html Ohthere s description of Sami people . Earlier in the text Ohthere is reported to have said that that land is very long north from thence, but it is all ... Ohthere s mention of meres , and of the Kvens boats, is of great interest. The meres are said to be amongst ... modean52 oeme dictionaries.htm . ref Though otherwise Ohthere only mentions mountains as lying essentially ... by Ohthere s limited description of broader Fennoscandian geography, it may be that he was referring ... would have been far into the wilderness from Ohthere s point of view. On the other hand, it may be that he ... in Ohthere s discussion of the Sami. Moreover, there is a reference in the Orkneyinga saga ... Russia. According to the philologist Irmeli Valtonen, the Ohthere text does not give us a clear ... by Ohthere even though it might not have ended in the conquest of Norway. Egil s saga Egils saga ... s Viking period population see map . Again, as with Ohthere, it must be noted that Sami people and Kvens ... the first one to associate Kvenland with the Finnish concept Kainuu. Ohthere s passage mentioning ... more details
Kraki Onela was according to Beowulf a Suiones Swedish king, the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere . He usurped the Swedish throne, but was killed by his nephew Eadgils , who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian mythology a Norwegian king by the same name exists, li the Old Norse form of Onela , also rendered as Ole , le or Ale , who had the cognomen hinn Upplenzki from Oppland . Etymology The name stems from the Proto Norse Anula diminutive with l suffix to a name starting with Anu , or directly of an appellative anuz , ancestor . ref name urnordiska cite web url http www.sofi.se images NA pdf urnord.pdf title Lexikon ver urnordiska personnamn last Peterson first Lena year 2007 publisher Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore pages 37 Lexicon of nordic personal names before the 8th century ref Beowulf In the Anglo Saxon literature Anglo Saxon epic poetry poem Beowulf , Onela plays a central part in the Swedish Geatish wars . Onela and his brother Ohthere were the sons of the Swedish king Ongen eow . When the Geatish king Hre el died, Onela and Ohthere saw the opportunity to pillage in G taland Geatland starting the Swedish Geatish wars a w s synn and sacu Sweona and Geata, ofer wid w ter wroht gem ne, here ni hearda, sy an Hre el swealt, o e him Ongen eowes eaferan w ran frome fyrd hwate, freode ne woldon ofer heafo healdan, ac ymb Hreosna beorh eatolne inwit scear oft gefremedon. ref Lines 2473 2480. ref There was strife and struggle twixt Swede and Geat o er the width of waters war arose, hard battle horror, when Hrethel died, and Ongentheow s offspring grew strife keen, bold, nor brooked o er the seas pact of peace, but pushed their hosts to harass in hatred by Hreosnabeorh. ref http www.gutenberg.org etext 981 Modern English translation ... 2982 ref It is implied by the poem that Onela eventually became king, because Ohthere s two sons, Eanmund ... Semi legendary king of Sweden years before Ohthere after Eadgils s end Beowulf Norse mythology ... more details
Image Kaupang, Vestfold view 22jun2005.jpg thumb right 250px Kaupang br view from the dig site on Bikjholberget For another Viking Age site, see Kaupanger . Kaupang was in Old Norwegian a word that means a market place . It is today used as a name of the first urban market place in the area that today is Norway, also named Skiringssal Kaupang in Skiringssal Kaupangen i Skiringssal . Kaupang was an important merchant and craft center during the Viking Era and the first known Norway Norwegian trading outpost. ref http www.kaupangprosjektet.no presentasjon Norwegian kaupang.html Kaupangen i Skiringssal ref ref http news.nationalgeographic.com news 2001 02 0222 viking.html Vikings Home Reveals Extent of Their Wanderlust National Geographic Society ref History Image Kaupang, Vestfold model 22jun2005.jpg right thumb 250px Model of the Viking town Kaupang Kaupang was founded in the 780s and abandoned for unknown reasons in the early 10th century. It was situated on a beach by Viksfjord in Larvik in Vestfold county in Norway . Documentary sources indicate that the area was an important royal seat in the 700s and 800s. ref http www.unipress.dk en gb Item.aspx?sku 1335 Kaupang in Skiringssal Kaupang Excavation Projekt Publication. 2007 ref It is a general perception that Kaupang is mentioned under the name of Skiringssal or Sk ringssalr in Ohthere from H logaland s tales. But the name of the port Ohthere Ottar fra H logaland visited at the end of the 9th century was Sciringes heal . There is no scientific evidence that Sciringes heal corresponded to Kaupang in Skiringssal. ref Ohthere s Voyages A late 9th Century Account of Voyages along the Coasts of Norway and Denmark and its Cultural Context edited by Janet Bately and Anton Englert. Roskilde 2007 ref Excavation File Kaupang, Vestfold site 22jun2005.jpg right thumb 250px Excavation field east of the Kaupang Most archaeologists believe the site to have been the first urban settlement of some significance in Norway. Excavatio ... more details
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Saxo s kings of Sweden appear in the Denmark Danish Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus . Some kings e.g. Athisl Adils , Hunding Fj lnir , Halfdan , Sigurd Ring , Ragnar Lodbrok and Erik and Alrik are based on the same traditions as the West Norse Ynglingatal , Ynglinga saga and Historia Norvegi Historia Norwegiae . Moreover, the dynasties are the same, i.e. the descendants of the god Frey i.e. the Yngling lineage Yngling s and intermediary Skj ldung s. However, there are many differences. These differences are not only due to a considerable distance in time from the kings they describe and to the traditions being kept in different parts of Scandinavia . Whereas Ynglingatal glorifies the Norwegian kings by their Swedish origins, Saxo s Swedish kings are there to glorify the Danes by being dominated by them, the task of which might have needed some creativity from Saxo s side and or Danish tradition. On the other hand, it did not need to move the Ynglings to Norway and so describes kings following Ingjald as kings of Sweden as Ynglings as well. This list is presently incomplete Hunding corresponding to Fj lnir in the Norse saga s . Erik and Alrik corresponding to Erik and Alrek in the Norse sagas Halfdan Eriksson Siward Halfdan vs. Erik Frodisson corresponding to Halfdan vs. Aun Yngwin Ungvin of G taland at the death of Halfdan apparently corresponding to Aun s return from G taland to reclaim the Swedish throne at the death of Halfdan Ragnvald his position corresponds to Ongentheow Egil Hothbrodd his position corresponds to Ohthere Ottar Vendelkr ka . Athisl corresponding to Eadgils in Beowulf and to Adils in the Norse sagas Hiartuar who killed Hr lf Kraki , but only Saxo makes him a king of Sweden Hother Athisl s brother but not the same as Eanmund . Surprisingly, he is based on the Norse god H der Alver Yngvi and Alf Alf Ingild corresponds to both Ingjald and Yngvi and Alf Yngvi Sigurd Ring the same as in the Norse sagas Ragnar Lodbrok the same as in the Norse sagas ... more details
Eadgils Adils , Onela Ale , and Ohthere Ottar Vendelkr ka , but here they are called Scylfings ... Egill Tunnud lgr Egill Tunnad lgr Ohthere and Onela ttarr ttarr Ottarus ttarr Vendilkr ka ttarr ... Ongentheow Ohthere Onela m with Healfdene s daughter Eadgils Eanmund code Ohthere Ottar also occurs ... more details
Vendelcrow to Egil s son Ottar Ohthere . In these sources, Egil was the son of Aun Aun the Old , and like ... of Aunn and the predecessor of Ohthere ttarr xvi Aun inn gamli. xvii Egill Vendilkr ka. xviii ttarr ... House of Yngling succession box title Semi legendary king of Sweden years before Aun after Ohthere ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The semi legendary kings of Sweden are the long line of Sweden Swedish kings who preceded Eric the Victorious , according to sources such as the Norse Sagas , Beowulf , Rimbert , Adam of Bremen and Saxo Grammaticus , but who are of disputed historicity because many of them appear in more or less unreliable sources. They are called sagokungar in Swedish, a name that intentionally has the double meanings fairy tale kings and Saga kings . All were depicted as descendents of the House of Yngling s Scylfings, either in direct royal line, or through the House of Ragnar Lodbrok and the house of Skj ldung Scylding . House of Ynglings Scylfings These kings belonged to an ancient dynasty mentioned in both the Norse sagas and in Beowulf . The preceding monarchs are mythical in character and have been given a separate section in mythical kings of Sweden . The kings mentioned in this article are more credible as some of them appear in several independent sources. Continued from Mythical kings of Sweden Egil Ongentheow late 5th century early 6th century Ottar Ohthere early 6th century Ale Onela early 6th century Adils Eadgils c. 530 c. 575 sten late 6th century S lve late 6th century Ingvar late 6th century Anund early 7th century Ingjald mid 7th century House of Ivar Vidfamne These are kings who succeeded the Yngling dynasty and who were part of the legends of Harald Hildetand and Ragnar Lodbrok . Bj rn Ironside is considered to be the founder of the next dynasty. According to the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus , Sigurd Ring belonged to the Ynglings and he was the son of Ingjald . The sagas, on the other hand, give his father as Randver , variously the son of R bar r , King of Gar ar ki , or of Valdar , Viceroy of Denmark, or of Hr rekr Ringslinger , King of Denmark and Zealand . Ivar Vidfamne c. 655 c. 695 Harald Hildetand c. 705 750 Sigurd Ring c. 750 sole ruler c. 770 Ragnar Lodbrok c. 770 c. 785 sten Beli late 8th century House of Muns ... more details
kings of Sweden Swedish king Ongen eow s sons i.e. Ohthere and Onela had grown up and were eager .... Vendel era helmet plate. In Sweden, both Ongen eow and Ohthere were apparently dead as Onela was king, and Ohthere s two sons, Eanmund and Eadgils , sought refuge with Heardred , Hygelac s successor ... more details
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. It is implied in Beowulf that the Swedish king Ohthere died and was succeeded by his younger brother Onela , because Ohthere s two sons, Eadgils and Eanmund had to seek refuge with Heardred , Hygelac ... to have sufficient background knowledge about Eadgils, Ohthere and Eanmund to understand the references ... as the successor of ttarr Ohthere and the predecessor of sten Eysteinn . The stanza on A ils ... Ohthere . Skj ldunga saga The Skj ldunga saga was a Norse saga which is believed to have been ... ttar Ohthere and betook himself to pillage the Saxons, whose king was Geir j fr and queen Alof the Great ... more details
Image Funeral of russian noble by Siemiradzki.jpg thumb Ship burial of Igor of Kiev Igor the Old in 945 , depicted by Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 1902 Image Sutton Hoo ship burial model.jpg thumb Model of the Sutton Hoo ship s structure as it might have appeared, with chamber area outlined A ship burial or boat grave is a burial in which a ship or boat is used either as a container for the dead and the grave goods, or as a part of the grave goods itself. If the ship is very small, it is called a boat grave. This style of burial was used among the Germanic peoples , particularly by Viking Age Norse funeral Norsemen . A unique eye witness account of a Viking funeral Ibn Fadlan s account 10th century ship burial among the Volga Vikings is given by Arab traveller Ibn Fadlan . Viking Age ship burials Scandinavia Ladby ship Ladby from Kerteminde on the island of Funen , Denmark ref http www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk index.php?id 1246&no cache 1&L 1 The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde ref Gokstad ship Gokstad from Kongshaugen, Vestfold , Norway ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 17415 Gokstadhaugen Artificial Mound in Norway ref Oseberg ship Oseberg from Oseberg farm near T nsberg in Vestfold , Norway ref http home.online.no joeolavl viking osebergskipet.htm Osebergskipet The Oseberg Ship, Norway ref Tune ship Tune from Haugen farm on Rolvs y in Tune, Norway Tune , stfold , Norway ref http blog.norway.com 2009 10 27 the viking ships will stay at bygd C3 B8y Viking Ship Museum at Bygd y ref Valsg rde from a farm on the Fyris River, Gamla Uppsala , Sweden ref http hem.bredband.net kulturiuppland valsg.pdf Valsg rde ref Vendel from Ottarsh gen the mound of Ohthere in Uppland , Sweden Anundsh g the mound of Anund just outside V ster s in V stmanland , Sweden ref http remains.se picturem.php?ObjectID 2&Browse AREA Anundsh g, Stoneship ref British Isles Snape boat grave Snape from Snape Common in Suffolk , East Anglia , England Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon burial site near Woodbrid ... more details
Swede land the Voyage of Ohthere Sw oland , Svitjod Suithiod Swede people Beowulf Sweo eod hence Sweden ... wars , involving the Swedish kings Ongentheow , Ohthere , Onela and Eadgils who belonged to a royal ... s translation of Paulus Orosius Orosius Histories , with appended tales of the voyages of Ohthere from H logaland and Wulfstan of Hedeby , who in the 9th century described the Sweon and Sweoland . Ohthere ... more details
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