Adils OTTARSSON 2115
- Born: Abt 570, Uppsala, , Uppsala, Sweden 2115
- Marriage (1): Yrsa HELGISDATTER
- Died: 663, Gamla Uppsala, , Uppsala, Sweden about age 93 2115
- Buried: 663, Gamla Uppsala, , Uppsala, Sweden 2115
FamilySearch ID: MS22-Q34
General Notes:
LifeSketch
Eadgils, Adils, Ašils, Adillus, Ašķsl at Uppsölum, Athisl, Athislus or Adhel was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, who is estimated to have lived during the 6th century.[1]
Beowulf and Old Norse sources present him as the son of Ohthere and as belonging to the ruling Yngling (Scylfing) dynasty. These sources also deal with his war against Onela, which he won with foreign assistance: in Beowulf he gained the throne of Sweden by defeating his uncle Onela with Geatish help, and in two Scandinavian sources (Skįldskaparmįl and Skjöldunga saga), he is also helped to defeat Onela in the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern, but with Danish help. However, Scandinavian sources mostly deal with his interaction with the legendary Danish king Hrólfr Kraki (Hrošulf), and Eadgils is mostly presented in a negative light as a rich and greedy king. Snorri Sturluson, who documented many of the Scandinavian traditions, reported that the Swedes called him a "great king".
Adils married Yrsa HELGISDATTER. (Yrsa HELGISDATTER was born in 565 in , , , Denmark 2115, christened in , , , Denmark,2115 died about 603 in , , , Sweden 2115 and was buried in , , , Sweden 2115.)
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