History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2) — John Shaqi
History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2)Dunham, S. A. (Samuel Astley)
History
History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Dunham, S. A. (Samuel Astley)
Scandinavia -- History
34–220. VANLAND succeeds his Father Swegdir; his 129
warlike Character; he marries the
Daughter of a Swede established among
the Finns, whom he soon abandons
He refuses to return to his Wife, and 130
is, in consequence, destroyed by
Witchcraft
VISBUR, the Son of Vanland by his 130
neglected Wife, succeeds; he dismisses
his Wife and two Sons, and takes
another; Donald, his Son by the second
Marriage; the Sons of the repudiated
Queen, Gisle and Ondur, claim their
Mother’s Dowry of Visbur, especially a
precious Necklace, which is refused;
they apply to Hulda the Witch, who had
destroyed the Father of Visbur; she
promises to destroy him also, and to
leave his Doom to the whole of the
Ynglings
He, with his House, is burned by Gisle 131
and Ondur
_Domald_ succeeds; is sacrificed by the 131
People to propitiate the Gods and
induce them to avert a Famine;
_Domar_, the Son of Domald; _Dygve_,
the Son of Domar
DAG THE WISE, the Son of Dygve, 131
celebrated in Northern History; his
wonderful Sparrow; his Death
AGNE, the Son of Dag, succeeds; he slays 131
the Finnish King, and makes his
Daughter Skiolfa his Wife; is, while
drunk in his Tent, hanged by her
ALARIC and ERIC, his Sons, divide the 132
supreme Power between them; they
destroy each other. YNGVE and ALF, the
Sons of Alaric, divide the Government
between them, and also destroy each
other
HUGLEIK, the Son of Alf, succeeds; he is 133
slain, and the Swiones subdued by
Hako, a Danish Sea King; Hako is slain
by Eric and Jorund, the Sons of
Hugleik; Eric also slain, and JORUND
hailed as the Monarch of the Swedes;
he is defeated and hung by Gylang, the
Son of Gudlaug, King of Halogia, and
is succeeded by AUN, surnamed _‘Hinn’
Gamle_, or The Old; Kings of the Danes
contemporary with Aun; he is expelled
his Kingdom by Halfdan
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