Person:Ottar Egilsson (2)
Ohthere _____
b.Abt 551 Upsala,Svithiod,,Sweden
d.Abt 576 Vendsyssel,Jylland,,Denmark
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Ohthere _____Abt 551 - Abt 576
  2. Fusto EgilssonAbt 553 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Ohthere _____Abt 551 - Abt 576
  1. Adils "Athils" Ottarsson, King In UppsalaAbt 572 - 594
  2. Eanmund _____
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Facts and Events
Name Ohthere _____
Alt Name Ottar Egilsson _____, King In Sweden
Alt Name Ottar "Vendilkraka" _____
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 551 Upsala,Svithiod,,Sweden
Marriage to Unknown
Death? Abt 576 Vendsyssel,Jylland,,Denmark
Reference Number? Q1402591?


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Ohthere (also Ohtere), Old Norse Óttarr vendilkráka (Vendelcrow; in Modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka) was a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings, who is said to have lived during the Germanic Heroic Age, possibly during the early 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530).

His name can be reconstructed as Proto-Norse *Ōhta-harjaz or *Ōhtu-harjaz. The harjaz element is common in Germanic names and has a meaning of "warrior, army" (whence English ); by contrast, the oht element is less frequent, and has been tentatively interpreted as "fearsome, feared".

A prince of the Swedes, Ohthere and his brother Onela conducted successful raids against the Geats after King Hrethel had died. In 515, their father 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 was killed in the battle. His corpse was taken back to Sweden and buried in an earthwork mound.

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References
  1.   The Viking Age, Gen. Hist. 19, v. 1, p. 67.
  2.   Attarskra Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Ice FH 1, p. 432.
  3.   Hist. of the Anglo-Saxons, Eng. 36, v. 1, p. 241.
  4.   Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt 1, p. 137.
  5.   Ohthere, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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