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Ivar Vidfamne (or Ívarr inn víðfaðmi; English exonym Ivar Widefathom; Danish Ivar Vidfadme – in Norwegian and Danish the form Ivar Vidfavne is sometimes used as an alternative form) was a semi-legendary king of Denmark, who originated in Scania (present day Sweden).
Ivar Vidfamne var en skånsk och senare svensk sagokung som enligt isländska sagor erövrade stora delar av Europa. Hans existens är inte historiskt belagd, och hans grav på Valsgärde är omstridd.
Mar 31, 2023 · Ivar Vidfamne or Ívarr inn víðfaðmi (Ivar the Wide-Fathoming) was a Danish and Swedish king hailing from Scania. He may have died c. 700.[1] According to the Heimskringla and the Hervarar saga, Ivar was also the king of Norway, Denmark, Saxony and parts of England.
- circa 612
- circa 647 (26-43)Baltic sea (Drowning)
- Roeskilde, Lethra, Denmark
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Enligt Snorre Sturlassons Ynglingasaga från 1200-talet skall Åsa, dotter till sveakonungen Ingjald illråde, ha eggat sin make kung Gudröd av Skåne att ta livet av sin bror Halvdan (därefter lät hon mörda maken Gudröd också och flydde sedan till sin far). Halvdans son Ivar skall då ha samlat en stor här i Skåne och gav sig sedan av till Svealand för...
Ivar vidfamne, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/artikel/11998, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Hans Gillingstam), hämtad 2021-05-24.
Supposed to be king in what in modern-day is Scania/Skåne, Sweden. According to Snorre Sturlasson he also became king in Svitjod, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Saxland, Kurland, Estland, Gårdarike and Northern England (Northumbria). He is, however, not mentioned at all in Saxo's Grammaticus Gesta Danorum, where Sigurd Ring instead is the king to follow...
Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the r...
Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 36/37The viking age: the early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English speaking nations. Page 434- Male
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Discover life events, stories and photos about King Ivar "Vidfame" Halfdansson of Sweden (0612–0647) of Roskilde, Roskilde Domsogn, Sømme, København, Denmark.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for King Ivar Vidfamne (b. - 700) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Ivar Vidfamne was a Viking leader who ruled over parts of Denmark and Sweden in the 7th century. He was the son of King Vidfad and the brother of King Ivar Vidfamne, and he fought against the Franks and the Swedes.
