Ale the Strong, the Glossary
Ale the Strong (Heimskringla) or Ole (English: Ola), in Scandinavian legend, belonged to the House of Skjöldung (Scylding), and he was the son of king Friðfróði of Denmark and a cousin of Helgi's (and consequently of the Hrothgar of Beowulf).[1]
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18 relations: Aun, Beowulf, Denmark, Fróði, Gesta Danorum, Harald Wartooth, Heimskringla, Helge, Hrothgar, List of legendary kings of Denmark, List of legendary kings of Sweden, Saxo Grammaticus, Scandinavia, Scylding, Sigurd Ring, Starkad, Uppsala, Zealand.
- Mythological kings of Sweden
Aun
Aun the Old (Old Norse Aunn inn gamli, Latinized Auchun, Proto-Norse *Audawiniʀ: English: "Edwin the Old") is a mythical Swedish king of the House of Yngling in the Heimskringla. Ale the Strong and Aun are Mythological kings of Sweden.
Beowulf
Beowulf (Bēowulf) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
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Fróði
Fróði (Frōði; Frōda; Middle High German: Vruote) is the name of a number of legendary Danish kings in various texts including Beowulf, Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda and his Ynglinga saga, Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, and the Grottasǫngr.
Gesta Danorum
("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian").
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Harald Wartooth
Harald Wartooth or Harold Hiltertooth (Old Norse: Haraldr hilditǫnn; Modern Swedish and Danish: Harald Hildetand; Modern Norwegian: Harald Hildetann) was a semi-legendary king of Denmark who is mentioned in several traditional sources.
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Heimskringla
() is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas.
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Helge
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name.
Hrothgar
Hrothgar (Hrōðgār; Hróarr) was a semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD.
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List of legendary kings of Denmark
The legendary kings of Denmark are the predecessors of Gorm the Old, a king who reigned ca.
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List of legendary kings of Sweden
The legendary kings of Sweden according to legends were rulers of Sweden and the Swedes who preceded Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung, the earliest reliably attested Swedish kings. Ale the Strong and List of legendary kings of Sweden are Mythological kings of Sweden.
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Saxo Grammaticus
Saxo Grammaticus, also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
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Scylding
The Scyldings (OE Scyldingas) or Skjǫldungs (ON Skjǫldungar), both meaning "descendants of Scyld/Skjǫldr", were, according to legends, a clan or dynasty of Danish kings, that in its time conquered and ruled Denmark and Sweden together with part of England, Ireland and North Germany.
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Sigurd Ring
Sigurd Ring (Old Norse: Sigurðr Hringr, in some sources merely called Hringr) according to legend was a king of the Swedes, being mentioned in many old Scandinavian sagas.
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Starkad
Starkad (Starkaðr or Stǫrkuðr; Latin: Starcaterus; in the Late Middle Ages also Starkodder; modern Danish: Stærkodder)The article Starkad in Nationalencyklopedin.
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Uppsala
Uppsala (archaically spelled Upsala) is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö.
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Zealand
Zealand (Sjælland) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size).
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See also
Mythological kings of Sweden
- Alaric and Eric
- Ale the Strong
- Angul (mythology)
- Aun
- Buðli
- Dag the Wise
- Domalde
- Domar
- Dyggvi
- Eric Weatherhat
- Fjölnir
- Freyr
- Granmar
- Gylfi
- Haki
- Healfdene
- Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus
- Hothbrodd
- Hugleik
- Jorund
- List of legendary kings of Sweden
- Njörðr
- Odin
- Sveigðir
- Svipdagr (king)
- Synardus
- Vanlandi
- Visbur
- Yngling
- Yngvi
- Yngvi and Alf
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale_the_Strong
Also known as Áli the Bold.