He would receive three valuable gifts in recompense. Wiglaf and Weohstan belonged to the family of the Wægmundings to which Beowulf and his father Ecgtheow also belonged. In 1387 AD, Hversu Noregr byggðist ('How Norway was inhabited') is an account of the origin of various legendary Norwegian lineages. Eadgils, Adils, Aðils, Adillus, Aðísl at Uppsölum, Athisl, Athislus or Adhel was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, who is estimated to have lived during the 6th century.. Beowulf and Old Norse sources present him as the son of Ohthere and as belonging to the ruling Yngling (Scylfing) dynasty.These sources also deal with his war against Onela, which he won with foreign assistance: in Beowulf he gained the throne …

Aðils was riding around the Disa shrine when Raven stumbled and fell, and the king was thrown forward and hit his skull on a stone. Lagerbring menade att Yngve-Frej var samma person som en viss Yngquei-mi, som enligt honom skall förekomma i Kinas historieskrivning omkring år 60 f.Kr. The dating is inferred from the internal chronology of the sources and the dating of, Ála is the genitive case of Áli, the Old Norse form of the name Onela (see. Roluo was placed in front of a fire that exposed him to such heat that finally a maiden could suffer the sight no more and extinguished the fire. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer). De kristna krönikörerna i anglo-saxiska England omkring 800 beskrev i samma anda alla de fem hedniska kungliga husen (Northumbria, Anglia, Mercia, Sussex, Kent) i England som Odens avkomma. In Ynglinga Saga in 1220 AD, Snorri Sturluson discusses marriages between Swedish and Finnish royal families. He was a direct descendant of Fornjótr, the King of Finland, Kvenland and Gotland. According to Snorri Sturluson, the dynasty led the settlement of the Swedish provinces and established themselves as the kings of its provinces, accepting the overlordship of the Swedish king at Uppsala, until the dynasty all but exterminated itself with Ingjald Ill-Ruler and his downfall.

Aðils, however, continued the chase on his horse Slöngvir.

Not much later, Roas was killed by his half-brothers Rærecus and Frodo, whereupon Rolfo became the sole king of Denmark.In Sweden, Yrsa and Adillus married Scullda to the king of Öland , Hiørvardus/Hiorvardus/Hevardus (Heoroweard ). He was William the Conqueror's great-great-great-grandfather. This genealogy may have been based on attempts to ascribe a Norwegian origin to both Swedish Scylfings and Danish Skjöldungs and also be related to Saxo's account of the Norwegian Ericus desertus.

A notable difference is that, in Beowulf, Eadgils receives the help of the Geatish king Beowulf against Onela, whereas it is the Danish king Hroðulf who provides help in Scandinavian tradition.SkáldskaparmálSkáldskaparmál was written by Snorri Sturluson , c. 1220, in order to teach the ancient art of kennings to aspiring skalds . Fires were prepared for them and they were given drinks. vi Vanlandi. Several of these kings appear in Beowulf: Eadgils (Adils), Onela (Ale), and Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka), but here they are called Scylfings (see the Beowulf section below). i Yngvi Tyrkjakonungr.

Grunnen er at forfatteren, Are Frode, sporet sin egen ætt tilbake til Adils og dens kongerekke er den samme som blir oppgitt i Ynglingatal. The 'Ættartölur' account ends to a genealogy of Harald's royal descendants down to Olaf IV of Norway with the statement that the account was written in 1387, and with a list of the kings of Norway from this Olaf back to Harald Fair-hair. It is presented as composed by Þjóðólfr of Hvinir by Snorri Sturluson in the Ynglinga saga. v Svegðir. Another origin for the name skilfing is possible: Snorri described Erik and Alrik, the sons of Skjalf to be the de facto ancestors of this Norse-Finnish clan. In the following lines, Eadgils is mentioned by name and as the son of Ohtere, whereas Onela is referred to as the king: This event also appears in the Scandinavian sources Skáldskaparmál and Skjöldunga saga , which will be treated below.Norwegian and Icelandic sourcesThe allusive manner in which Eadgils and his relatives are referred to in Beowulf suggests that the scop expected his audience to have sufficient background knowledge about Eadgils, Ohthere and Eanmund to understand the references. The dog king was succeeded by Rolf Krage (Hrólfr Kraki ).Gesta DanorumThe Gesta Danorum (book 2), by Saxo Grammaticus , tells that Helgo (Halga ) repelled a Swedish invasion, killed the Swedish king Hothbrodd , and made the Swedes pay tribute. Ve skandinávských zdrojích jsou potomky Yngvi - Frey z Vanaheimu. When Hrólfr was eight years old, Helgi died during a war expedition and Hrólfr was proclaimed king. i Yngvi Tyrkjakonungr. Yrsa welcomed them and led them to their lodgings.

[29] Den norske forskaren Claus Krag framförde 1991 en teori om att Ynglingatal var en förfalskning från 1100-talet, vilket till en början fick brett erkännande. Contact Us Hrólfr and his company were then attacked by a troll in the shape of a boar in the service of Aðils, but Hrólfr's dog Gram killed it. According to Snorri Sturluson, the dynasty led the settlement of the Swedish provinces and established themselves as the kings of its provinces, accepting the overlordship of the Swedish king at Uppsala, until the dynasty all but exterminated itself with Ingjald Ill-Ruler and his downfall. Áli died in the war, and Aðils took Áli's helmet Battle-boar and his horse Raven. This change is generally considered to be a late confusion between the core province of the Swedes, Uppland, and its Norwegian namesake Oppland. xii Alrekr. However, both Snorri (as in the earlier quote) and Saxo described the clan as remaining in Sweden after this date. In the following lines, Onela is referred to as the Scylfings' helmet and the son of Ongenþeow, whereas Eadgils and Eanmund are referred to as the sons of Ohtere: Later in the poem, it tells that during the battle, Eadgils' brother Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan, Wiglaf's father. However, after some time, Urse was so upset with the Swedish king's greediness that she thought out a ruse to run away from the king and at the same time liberate him of his wealth.

iii Freyr. The Ynglings were a legendary dynasty of kings, supposedly originating from Sweden.

According to surviving early sources, such as Ynglingatal and Íslendingabók, these kings were supposedly descended from the Swedish Scylfings of Uppland, Sweden. Hrólfr departed with 120 men and his twelve berserkers and during a rest they were tested by a farmer called Hrani (Odin in disguise) who advised Hrólfr to send back all his troops but his twelve berserkers, as numbers would not help him against Aðils. They brought the ships to the river Fyris and rode directly to the Swedish king's hall at Uppsala with his twelve berserkers.

Ett anmärkningsvärt undantag till denna allmänt omfamnade uppfattning, är Thor Heyerdahl, som i sitt sista verk, Jakten på Odin (2001), testade påståendet att Oden var en historisk person som invandrat från Asien, men hans teori har vunnit få eller inga anhängare bland fackmän. De isländska sagorna är mycket tydliga med att ätten hade sitt ursprung i Gamla Uppsala och förtäljer på ett flertal ställen i till exempel Heimskringla att man behövde åka in i Mälaren för att komma till dem, samt att de bodde i Tiundaland, innan Olof Trätälja utvandrade till Värmland.

Yrsa of Saxony [Legendary]. The stanza on Aðils refers to his accidental death when he fell from his horse: Note that Eadgils' animosity with Onela also appears in Ynglingatal as Aðils is referred to as Ole's deadly foe (Ála dólgr).