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Eystein Adilsson Adilsson (Oystein), King in Uppsala

Eystein Adilsson Adilsson (Oystein), King in Uppsala

Mann Ca 594 - 655  (61 år)

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  • Navn Eystein Adilsson Adilsson (Oystein), King in Uppsala 
    Fødsel Ca 594 
    • Uppsala, Sweden
    Kjønn Mann 
    Død 655 
    • Døde 655 : Lofond, Maelar Lake, Sweden
    Person ID I2197  My Genealogy
    Sist endret 8 Feb 2015 

    Far Aðils / Athils Eadgils "Athils", Ottarsson (The Great King of Uppsala),   f. 572   d. 663 (Alder 91 år) 
    Famile ID F0666  Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram

    Barn 
     1. Ingvar 'Yngvar Harra' "The Tall" Eysteinsson (King of Sweden), King,   f. 616   d. 683 (Alder 67 år)
    Famile ID F0665  Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram
    Sist endret 8 Feb 2015 

  • Notater 
    • Begravd: Västerås, Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden
    • King of Upsalla, King, Uppsala Konge, Småkung i Upsala, Konge i Uppsala (Sverige), Konge, King in Sweden, Roi de Svitjod (Novgorod, Russie; Uppsala, Suède et Vingulmark Norvège), King Sverige 505-531, King of Sweden 505-531, konge sverige 505-531
    • About Eystein Adilsson Adilsson, King in Uppsala

      Eysteinn (d. ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many seakings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Lovön, Ekerö, Stockholm

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins
      enda fólginn
      lokins lífs
      á Lofundi;
      ok sikling
      með Svíum kváðu
      Jótska menn
      inni brenna.
      Ok bitsótt
      í brandnói
      hlíðar þangs
      á hilmi rann,
      þá er timbrfastr
      toptar nökkvi,
      flotna fullr
      um fylki brann.[1]

      For a long time none could tell
      How Eystein died – but now I know
      That at Lofond the hero fell;
      The branch of Odin was laid low,
      Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men.
      The raging tree-devourer fire
      Rushed on the monarch in its ire;
      First fell the castle timbers, then
      The roof-beams – Eystein's funeral pyre.[2]

      The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Eadgils, called Adils or Athisl):

      Hic [Adils vel Athisl] genuit Eustein, quem Gautones in domo quadam obtrusum cum suis vivum incenderunt. Hujus filius Ynguar [...][1]. He [Adils] became sire to Øystein, whom the Götar thrust into a house and incinerated alive there with his men. His son Yngvar, [...][2] Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar makes Eysteinn the father of Anund and grandfather of Ingjald and consequently skips Ingvar's generation. It adds a second son to Eysteinn named Olaf, who was the king of Fjordane in Norway. -------------------- 34. ROLF KRAKE'S DEATH.

      Eystein, King Adils' son, ruled next over Sweden, and in his lifetime Rolf Krake of Leidre fell. In those days many kings, both Danes and Northmen, ravaged the Swedish dominions; for there were many sea-kings who ruled over many people, but had no lands, and he might well be called a sea-king who never slept beneath sooty roof-timbers.

      35. OF EYSTEIN AND THE JUTLAND KING SOLVE.

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre."

      **********************

      Events in the life of Eysteinn Adilsson

      † death 1 . ·There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. event 1 . ·succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala -------------------- Øystein. Ved denne Tid brugte Kongerne, forat underholde sine Hofmænd, at reise omkring til de Rigeste i Landet paa Gjæsterie eller Veitslo. Da Øystein saaledes opholdt sig paa Løvøen, blev han overfalden og fældet af den norske Sjøkonge Sølve. Svenskerne ikke nøjde hermed, holdt mod ham et Slag, som varede i elleve Dage. Sølve seirede dog, og herskede en Tid i Upsala, men ihjelsloges omsider af Øysteins Søn. -------------------- Øystein Adilsson var ein konge av Ynglingeætta, skildra hjå Snorre Sturlason og i Den eldste Noregshistoria. Øystein skal ha levd på den tida Rolv Krake fall. Han var son av kong Adils, som er nemnd i fleire kjelder.

      Snorre fortel korleis Øystein rådde i ei tid med mykje ufred. Mellom anna hadde Øystein vanskar med ein kong Solve frå Nærøy, som hadde jord på Jylland og i Sverige. Solve kringsette halla til Øystein og brende han inne.

      Tjodolv frå Kvine segjer:

      Øystein veit eg enden fann på live i Lovund, so lagnaden vilde. Og juten, kvad dei, inne brende Stor-kongen med svia-menn. Den som skogen øyder av på hovdingen fauk i heimen hans eigin då den trauste timber-stogo av kjempur full yvi kongen brann. Yngvar Øysteinsson hemna far sin, seier Snorre.

      Den eldste Noregshistoria [endre]

      Etter denne framstillinga var det gautane som brende Øystein inne. "Juten" i kvadet over er mistydd av Snorre. Dette fell inn i ei problemstilling som og er nemnd i Béowulf, der det er strid mellom svear og gautar.

      Henta frå «http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ystein_Adilsson»

      -------------------- Noteringar Sveakonung i G:a Uppsala under senare hälften av 500-talet. Son till Adils den store och Yrsa av Venden. Under hans tid härjade både danskarna och norrmännen i Svea rike. Även sjökkonungar utan land kom hit och plundrade. En sådan, Sölve son till Högne på Njardö, härjade i österled. Han hade ett eget rike i Jutland. Kung Östen var ute på gästning i Lovund när Sölve kom med sin flotta och överföll honom mitt i natten. Kung Östen blev innebränd med hela sin hird. Sedan drog Sölve till Sigtuna och krävde att få bli kung. Kung Östen höglades i Lovund, tätt intill nuvarande Enköpingsvägen.

      -------------------- Eysteinn (d. ca 600), Swedish: Östen, was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sten -------------------- Eysteinn (d. ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sten -------------------- From http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps18/ps18_355.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 34. ROLF KRAKE'S DEATH.

      Eystein, King Adils' son, ruled next over Sweden, and in his lifetime Rolf Krake of Leidre fell. In those days many kings, both Danes and Northmen, ravaged the Swedish dominions; for there were many sea-kings who ruled over many people, but had no lands, and he might well be called a sea-king who never slept beneath sooty roof-timbers.

      35. OF EYSTEIN AND THE JUTLAND KING SOLVE.

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre."

      **********************

      Events in the life of Eysteinn Adilsson

      † death 1 . ·There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. event 1 . ·succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala --------------------

      He was slain in a battle in Esthonia

      Ruled after his father Audils and was succeeded by his son Yngvar. Was never able to defend his people against the Danes. [WBH - Sweden]

      FOSTER, MINOR, WAITE, NEWLIN LINE

      Son of King Audils and Yrsa; father of Yngvar. [History of Sweden, p. 38]

      Son of Adils 'den Mèaktige' Ottarsson and Yrsa Olafsdottir; father of Yngvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson. [Bob Furtaw

      Son of Adils Ottarsson and Yrsa Helgasdottir; father of:
      1. Ingvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson
      2. Brotanund Eysteinsson

      Reference Number: G6T0-45 IG

      ---

      Note:

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre.[Ayres.FBC.FTW]

      --------------------

      He was slain in a battle in Esthonia

      Ruled after his father Audils and was succeeded by his son Yngvar. Was never able to defend his people against the Danes. [WBH - Sweden]

      FOSTER, MINOR, WAITE, NEWLIN LINE

      Son of King Audils and Yrsa; father of Yngvar. [History of Sweden, p. 38]

      Son of Adils 'den Mèaktige' Ottarsson and Yrsa Olafsdottir; father of Yngvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson. [Bob Furtaw

      Son of Adils Ottarsson and Yrsa Helgasdottir; father of:
      1. Ingvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson
      2. Brotanund Eysteinsson

      Reference Number: G6T0-45 IG

      ---

      Note:

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre.[Ayres.FBC.FTW]

      -------------------- Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins

      enda fólginn

      lokins lífs

      á Lofundi;

      ok sikling

      með Svíum kváðu

      Jótska menn

      inni brenna.

      Ok bitsótt

      í brandnói

      hlíðar þangs

      á hilmi rann,

      þá er timbrfastr

      toptar nökkvi,

      flotna fullr

      um fylki brann.[1] For a long time none could tell

      How Eystein died – but now I know

      That at Lofond the hero fell;

      The branch of Odin was laid low,

      Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men.

      The raging tree-devourer fire

      Rushed on the monarch in its ire;

      First fell the castle timbers, then

      The roof-beams – Eystein's funeral pyre.[2]

      The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Eadgils, called Adils or Athisl):

      Hic [Adils vel Athisl] genuit Eustein, quem Gautones in domo quadam obtrusum cum suis vivum incenderunt. Hujus filius Ynguar [...][1].

      He [Adils] became sire to Øystein, whom the Götar thrust into a house and incinerated alive there with his men. His son Yngvar, [...][2]



      Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar makes Eysteinn the father of Anund and grandfather of Ingjald and consequently skips Ingvar's generation. It adds a second son to Eysteinn named Olaf, who was the king of Fjordane in Norway.

      [edit] Notes

      1.^ Storm, Gustav (editor) (1880). Monumenta historica Norwegiæ: Latinske kildeskrifter til Norges historie i middelalderen, Monumenta Historica Norwegiae (Kristiania: Brøgger), p. 101.

      2.^ Ekrem, Inger (editor), Lars Boje Mortensen (editor) and Peter Fisher (translator) (2003). Historia Norwegie. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 8772898135, p. 79.

      [edit] Primary sources

      Ynglingatal

      Ynglinga saga (part of the Heimskringla)

      Historia Norwegiae

      Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar

      [edit] Secondary sources

      Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925.

      -------------------- Roi de Uppland -------------------- Eysteinn (d. ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many seakings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins
      enda fólginn
      lokins lífs
      á Lofundi;
      ok sikling
      með Svíum kváðu
      Jótska menn
      inni brenna.
      Ok bitsótt
      í brandnói
      hlíðar þangs
      á hilmi rann,
      þá er timbrfastr
      toptar nökkvi,
      flotna fullr
      um fylki brann.[1]

      For a long time none could tell
      How Eystein died – but now I know
      That at Lofond the hero fell;
      The branch of Odin was laid low,
      Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men.
      The raging tree-devourer fire
      Rushed on the monarch in its ire;
      First fell the castle timbers, then
      The roof-beams – Eystein's funeral pyre.[2]

      The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Eadgils, called Adils or Athisl):

      Hic [Adils vel Athisl] genuit Eustein, quem Gautones in domo quadam obtrusum cum suis vivum incenderunt. Hujus filius Ynguar [...][1]. He [Adils] became sire to Øystein, whom the Götar thrust into a house and incinerated alive there with his men. His son Yngvar, [...][2] Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar makes Eysteinn the father of Anund and grandfather of Ingjald and consequently skips Ingvar's generation. It adds a second son to Eysteinn named Olaf, who was the king of Fjordane in Norway. -------------------- 34. ROLF KRAKE'S DEATH.

      Eystein, King Adils' son, ruled next over Sweden, and in his lifetime Rolf Krake of Leidre fell. In those days many kings, both Danes and Northmen, ravaged the Swedish dominions; for there were many sea-kings who ruled over many people, but had no lands, and he might well be called a sea-king who never slept beneath sooty roof-timbers.

      35. OF EYSTEIN AND THE JUTLAND KING SOLVE.

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre."

      **********************

      Events in the life of Eysteinn Adilsson

      † death 1 . ·There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. event 1 . ·succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala -------------------- Øystein. Ved denne Tid brugte Kongerne, forat underholde sine Hofmænd, at reise omkring til de Rigeste i Landet paa Gjæsterie eller Veitslo. Da Øystein saaledes opholdt sig paa Løvøen, blev han overfalden og fældet af den norske Sjøkonge Sølve. Svenskerne ikke nøjde hermed, holdt mod ham et Slag, som varede i elleve Dage. Sølve seirede dog, og herskede en Tid i Upsala, men ihjelsloges omsider af Øysteins Søn. -------------------- Øystein Adilsson var ein konge av Ynglingeætta, skildra hjå Snorre Sturlason og i Den eldste Noregshistoria. Øystein skal ha levd på den tida Rolv Krake fall. Han var son av kong Adils, som er nemnd i fleire kjelder.

      Snorre fortel korleis Øystein rådde i ei tid med mykje ufred. Mellom anna hadde Øystein vanskar med ein kong Solve frå Nærøy, som hadde jord på Jylland og i Sverige. Solve kringsette halla til Øystein og brende han inne.

      Tjodolv frå Kvine segjer:

      Øystein veit eg enden fann på live i Lovund, so lagnaden vilde. Og juten, kvad dei, inne brende Stor-kongen med svia-menn. Den som skogen øyder av på hovdingen fauk i heimen hans eigin då den trauste timber-stogo av kjempur full yvi kongen brann. Yngvar Øysteinsson hemna far sin, seier Snorre.

      Den eldste Noregshistoria [endre]

      Etter denne framstillinga var det gautane som brende Øystein inne. "Juten" i kvadet over er mistydd av Snorre. Dette fell inn i ei problemstilling som og er nemnd i Béowulf, der det er strid mellom svear og gautar.

      Henta frå «http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ystein_Adilsson»

      -------------------- Noteringar Sveakonung i G:a Uppsala under senare hälften av 500-talet. Son till Adils den store och Yrsa av Venden. Under hans tid härjade både danskarna och norrmännen i Svea rike. Även sjökkonungar utan land kom hit och plundrade. En sådan, Sölve son till Högne på Njardö, härjade i österled. Han hade ett eget rike i Jutland. Kung Östen var ute på gästning i Lovund när Sölve kom med sin flotta och överföll honom mitt i natten. Kung Östen blev innebränd med hela sin hird. Sedan drog Sölve till Sigtuna och krävde att få bli kung. Kung Östen höglades i Lovund, tätt intill nuvarande Enköpingsvägen.

      -------------------- Eysteinn (d. ca 600), Swedish: Östen, was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sten -------------------- Eysteinn (d. ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sten -------------------- From http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps18/ps18_355.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 34. ROLF KRAKE'S DEATH.

      Eystein, King Adils' son, ruled next over Sweden, and in his lifetime Rolf Krake of Leidre fell. In those days many kings, both Danes and Northmen, ravaged the Swedish dominions; for there were many sea-kings who ruled over many people, but had no lands, and he might well be called a sea-king who never slept beneath sooty roof-timbers.

      35. OF EYSTEIN AND THE JUTLAND KING SOLVE.

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre."

      **********************

      Events in the life of Eysteinn Adilsson

      † death 1 . ·There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. event 1 . ·succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala --------------------

      He was slain in a battle in Esthonia

      Ruled after his father Audils and was succeeded by his son Yngvar. Was never able to defend his people against the Danes. [WBH - Sweden]

      FOSTER, MINOR, WAITE, NEWLIN LINE

      Son of King Audils and Yrsa; father of Yngvar. [History of Sweden, p. 38]

      Son of Adils 'den Mèaktige' Ottarsson and Yrsa Olafsdottir; father of Yngvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson. [Bob Furtaw

      Son of Adils Ottarsson and Yrsa Helgasdottir; father of:
      1. Ingvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson
      2. Brotanund Eysteinsson

      Reference Number: G6T0-45 IG

      ---

      Note:

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre.[Ayres.FBC.FTW]

      --------------------

      He was slain in a battle in Esthonia

      Ruled after his father Audils and was succeeded by his son Yngvar. Was never able to defend his people against the Danes. [WBH - Sweden]

      FOSTER, MINOR, WAITE, NEWLIN LINE

      Son of King Audils and Yrsa; father of Yngvar. [History of Sweden, p. 38]

      Son of Adils 'den Mèaktige' Ottarsson and Yrsa Olafsdottir; father of Yngvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson. [Bob Furtaw

      Son of Adils Ottarsson and Yrsa Helgasdottir; father of:
      1. Ingvar 'the Tall' Eysteinsson
      2. Brotanund Eysteinsson

      Reference Number: G6T0-45 IG

      ---

      Note:

      There was a sea-king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo, who at that time plundered in the Baltic, but had his dominion in Jutland. He came with his forces to Sweden, just as King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond. Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein, surrounded the house in which the king was, and burned him and all his court. Then Solve went to Sigtun, and desired that the Swedes should receive him, and give him the title of king; but they collected an army, and tried to defend the country against him, on which there was a great battle, that lasted, according to report, eleven days. There King Solve was victorious, and was afterwards king of the Swedish dominions for a long time, until at last the Swedes betrayed him, and he was killed. Thjodolf tells of it thus: --

      "For a long time none could tell How Eystein died -- but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams -- Eystein's funeral pyre.[Ayres.FBC.FTW]

      -------------------- Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins

      enda fólginn

      lokins lífs

      á Lofundi;

      ok sikling

      með Svíum kváðu

      Jótska menn

      inni brenna.

      Ok bitsótt

      í brandnói

      hlíðar þangs

      á hilmi rann,

      þá er timbrfastr

      toptar nökkvi,

      flotna fullr

      um fylki brann.[1] For a long time none could tell

      How Eystein died – but now I know

      That at Lofond the hero fell;

      The branch of Odin was laid low,

      Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men.

      The raging tree-devourer fire

      Rushed on the monarch in its ire;

      First fell the castle timbers, then

      The roof-beams – Eystein's funeral pyre.[2]

      The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Eadgils, called Adils or Athisl):

      Hic [Adils vel Athisl] genuit Eustein, quem Gautones in domo quadam obtrusum cum suis vivum incenderunt. Hujus filius Ynguar [...][1].

      He [Adils] became sire to Øystein, whom the Götar thrust into a house and incinerated alive there with his men. His son Yngvar, [...][2]

      Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar makes Eysteinn the father of Anund and grandfather of Ingjald and consequently skips Ingvar's generation. It adds a second son to Eysteinn named Olaf, who was the king of Fjordane in Norway.

      [edit] Notes

      1.^ Storm, Gustav (editor) (1880). Monumenta historica Norwegiæ: Latinske kildeskrifter til Norges historie i middelalderen, Monumenta Historica Norwegiae (Kristiania: Brøgger), p. 101.

      2.^ Ekrem, Inger (editor), Lars Boje Mortensen (editor) and Peter Fisher (translator) (2003). Historia Norwegie. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 8772898135, p. 79.

      [edit] Primary sources

      Ynglingatal

      Ynglinga saga (part of the Heimskringla)

      Historia Norwegiae

      Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar

      [edit] Secondary sources

      Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925.

      -------------------- Roi de Uppland -------------------- Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins
      enda fólginn
      lokins lífs
      á Lofundi;
      ok sikling
      með Svíum kváðu
      Jótska menn
      inni brenna.
      Ok bitsótt
      í brandnói
      hlíðar þangs
      á hilmi rann,
      þá er timbrfastr
      toptar nökkvi,
      flotna fullr
      um fylki brann.[1]

      For a long time none could tell
      How Eystein died – but now I know
      That at Lofond the hero fell;
      The branch of Odin was laid low,
      Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men.
      The raging tree-devourer fire
      Rushed on the monarch in its ire;
      First fell the castle timbers, then
      The roof-beams – Eystein's funeral pyre.[2]

      The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Eadgils, called Adils or Athisl):

      Hic [Adils vel Athisl] genuit Eustein, quem Gautones in domo quadam obtrusum cum suis vivum incenderunt. Hujus filius Ynguar [...][1].

      He [Adils] became sire to Øystein, whom the Götar thrust into a house and incinerated alive there with his men. His son Yngvar, [...][2]

      Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar makes Eysteinn the father of Anund and grandfather of Ingjald and consequently skips Ingvar's generation. It adds a second son to Eysteinn named Olaf, who was the king of Fjordane in Norway. -------------------- Dette står om Östen på svensk Wikipedia (2009):

      Östen eller Eystein svensk sagokung av ynglingaätten, nämns av Snorre Sturlasson i Ynglingasagan, son till Adils. Under hans tid skall daner och norrmän ha härskat i Svitjod. Han blev innebränd i bygden Lovund av en jutisk kung Sölve, som härskade över Svitjod i många år tills svearna dräpte honom. Efter Sölve blev Östens son Ingvar kung i Svitjod. --------------------

      18. EYSTEIN - King in Sweden from 505 Co 531. A marauding sea king surrounded the house where Eystein was sleeping, set it afire, burning the king and all his court. His son was:

      19. YNGVAR - King in Sweden from 530 until 545, -------------------- Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.

      Snorri then quotes a stanza from Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Ynglingatal:

      Veit ek Eysteins enda fólginn lokins lífs á Lofundi; ok sikling með Svíum kváðu Jótska menn inni brenna. Ok bitsótt í brandnói hlíðar þangs á hilmi rann, þá er timbrfastr toptar nökkvi, flotna fullr um fylki brann.[1] For a long time none could tell How Eystein died – but now I know That at Lofond the hero fell; The branch of Odin was laid low, Was burnt by Solve's Jutland men. The raging tree-devourer fire Rushed on the monarch in its ire; First fell the castle timbers, then The roof-beams – Eystein's

      -------------------- BIOGRAFI:

      Øystein Adilsson var ein konge av Ynglingeætta, skildra hjå Snorre Sturlason og i Den eldste Noregshistoria. Øystein skal ha levd på den tida Rolv Krake fall. Han var son av kong Adils, som er nemnd i fleire kjelder.

      Snorre fortel korleis Øystein rådde i ei tid med mykje ufred. Mellom anna hadde Øystein vanskar med ein kong Solve frå Nærøy, som hadde jord på Jylland og i Sverige. Solve kringsette halla til Øystein og brende han inne. I Den eldste Noregshistor var det gautane som brende Øystein inne. "Juten" i kvadet over er mistydd av Snorre. Dette fell inn i ei problemstilling som og er nemnd i Béowulf, der det er strid mellom svear og gautar. -------------------- Eystein’s father was Adilis “Athils” Ottarsson and his mother was Yrsa Helgasdatter. His paternal grandparent was Ottar (Vendilkraka) Egilsson. His maternal grandparents were Helgi Halfdansson and Olof (The Mighty). He had a half-brother named Hrolf.

      Eystein had at least one child, Ingvar “The Tall” Eysteinsson King Of Sweden.

      He died in Lovund… killed in a rebellion.

      NOTES FROM WIKIPEDIA

      Eystein ruled the Swedes after his father, at which time Rolf, the King of Leidra died. King Eystein was at a feast in a district called Lofond when a plundering sea king called Solve, a son of Hogne of Njardo from Jutland surrounded the house and burned him and all his court. Solve then went to Sigtun to gain the Swedes approval, there followed a famous eleven day battle but Solve won, ruling Sweden until the Swedes betrayed him and had him killed.

      Snorri Sturluson relates that Östen ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many sea kings ravaged the Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to Historia Norwegiae he was Geatish). At this time, Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea and so he arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Östen was at a feast. It was night-time and Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, but they lost after eleven days. The Swedes had to accept him as king for a while until they rebelled and killed him.