and as a brother's child: Eadgils, however, survived and later, Beowulf helped Eadgils with weapons and warriors. Eadgils won the war and killed his...
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Eadgils is a Germanic name composed of auða meaning "wealth" and gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft". It can refer to: Eadgils, a semi-legendary king of Sweden...
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[citation needed] This Eadgils has sometimes been confused with the Swedish king Eadgils who lived almost a century later. Eadgils was at war with the Angles...
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a relation of Eadgils. The earliest extant Scandinavian source where Onela appears is the 9th century skaldic poem Ynglingatal, Eadgils (Aðils) is called...
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Swedish king Eadgils (Athisl) is pushed forward a generation, and instead, Saxo introduces Hrothgar's killer Hothbrodd as the father of Eadgils, a place that...
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Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern. In Beowulf, the hero Beowulf aids Eadgils in Eadgils' war against Onela. As far as this Swedish adventure is concerned...
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wounded by spears, eastwards under Eadgils. [...] In this fight Onela died and a great many of his people. Then king Eadgils took from him his helmet Battle-boar...
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Snorri talks of the animosity between Eadgils and Onela (which also appears in Beowulf), and writes that Aðils (Eadgils) was at war with a Norwegian king...
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granddaughter of Healfdene and wife of King Eadgils of Sweden. This assumes great shifting of names and roles, since Eadgils is the enemy of Onela. Onela appears...
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Beowulf's death. Eadgils – a Swedish king also mentioned extensively in the Norse sagas. Eanmund – a Swedish prince, and the brother of Eadgils. Ecglaf – Unferð's...
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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...
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Kálfsvísa, Weohstan (Vésteinn) fought for his king Onela (Áli) against Eadgils (Aðils). According to Beowulf, Weohstan is the father of Wiglaf, and he...
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Ongenþeow (fæder Ohtheres), mother (Onelan modor and Ohtheres), and his sons Eadgils (suna Ohteres, sunu Ohteres) and Eanmund (suna Ohteres). When Ohthere and...
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his king and kinsman, Beowulf decided to help Eadgils gain the throne of Sweden. During the battle Eadgils slew Onela and became the king of Sweden. There...
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Hroðulf, Eadgils and Ohthere), but also clans (e.g., Scyldings, Scylfings and Wulfings) and certain events (e.g., the battle between Eadgils and Onela)...
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(Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, the son of Eadgils. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås...
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are called the sons of Frey. Several of these kings appear in Beowulf: Eadgils (Adils), Onela (Ale), and Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka), but here they are...
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though called king of the Swedes by Saxo, was really identical with the Eadgils, king of the Myrgings, mentioned in Widsith,[citation needed] and Frowinus...
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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...
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Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) wrote of the sixth-century Swedish king Adils (Eadgils) that he had the finest horses of his days. The Suehans supplied black...
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Myrging princes, probably the sons of Eadgils (not to be confused with the Swedish king Eadgils); this Eadgils was later killed by Ket and Wig, the sons...
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also appear: Fróðo as Froda and king Aðils of Sweden as the Swedish king Eadgils. There are similarities between Bödvar Bjarki killing the beast at the...
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apparently dead as Onela was king, and Ohthere's two sons, Eanmund and Eadgils, sought refuge with Heardred, Hygelac's successor as king of the Geats...
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Aldegisel (also spelled Aldegisl, Aldgillis, Aldgisl, Aldgils or Eadgils, fl. c. 678) was the ruler of Frisia (as king or duke) in the late seventh century...
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did not come to pass, as Freawine was killed by a Myrging warlord called Eadgils. Wermund subsequently raised Freawine's sons Ket and Wig as his own. The...
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himself. Both Helghe and Ro being dead, the Swedish king Hakon/Athisl (i.e. Eadgils) forced the Danes to accept a dog as king. The dog king was succeeded by...
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sons Ket and Wig. Frowin was challenged to combat by the Myrging king Eadgils, and killed. He would later be avenged by his two sons Ket and Wig. However...
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(wife of Agne) 5th century: Bera (wife of Alf) 6th century: Yrsa, wife of Eadgils 7th century: Gauthildr Algautsdóttir of Götaland, (wife of Ingjald) 7th...
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Wermund (as Wermundus). After a long reign, Wermund suffered an invasion by Eadgils of the Myrgings (fl. c. 370)[citation needed] who slew Freawine (as Frowin)...
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vendilkráka; Swedish: Ottar Vendelkråka) – son and successor of Egil. Eadgils the Mighty (Old Norse: Aðils; Swedish: Adils) – son and successor of Ottar...
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