Af Upplendinga konungum
Af Upplendinga konunum is a short tale of the Norwegian part of the so-called
Ynglinga Saga, but one does not think Snorri is the source for the author of About Uplanders kings . [2] Rather, it seems that the Af Upplendinga konunum is somewhat older than Snorri's Ynglinga Saga. [3]
Summary
About Uplanders kings is about Yngling The kings of
Ragnvald the Mountain-High
.
Olof Trätälja lived in Varmland, and his wife was the sister of silver Sølve the old one from Solør. Olav and silver had two sons, and one, Halfdan Hvitbeinn, became king in Solør after uncle Sølve. How came Yngling to Norway. Halfdan married Asa, daughter of Øystein Illråde from Hedmark. They had two sons, Gudrod and Øystein. Halfdan died in Toten and was buried in Hedmark. [4]
Half Dans son Gudrod was king in Hedmark father, while the other son, Øystein was king of Yngve-Frey in Sweden, and from his name were descendants called breedings. [5]
Other versions
We find other versions of the story in Af Upplendinga konunum in Snorri Yngling Saga, the first saga in the saga collection
Ari fróði's Íslendingabók is also a variant in terms of sheer litany of ancestors from Yngve-Frey up until Are himself, who claimed to be Yngve-Freys descendant. [8]
References
Literature
- Hauksbok
- Islendingabok
- Historia Norvegiæ. In: Norges Historie, Historien om de gamle norske kongene, Historien om danenes ferd til Jerusalem. Translated by Astrid Salvesen, Aschehoug, Oslo 1990
- Krag, Claus: «Vestfold som utgangspunkt for den norske rikssamlingen». I: Collegium Medievale (3), 1990. s. 179-195