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Semi-legendary Swedish king
Ohthere, also Ohtere (Old Norse: Óttarr vendilkráka, Vendelcrow; in modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka), was a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house
Ohthere
Norwegian explorer
Ohthere of Hålogaland (Norwegian: Ottar fra Hålogaland) was a Viking Age Norwegian seafarer known only from an account of his travels that he gave to
Ohthere_of_Hålogaland
Territory mentioned in Norse sagas
the Russian North). According to the Voyage of Ohthere (c. 890 AD), the Norwegian merchant Ottar (Ohthere) reported to king Alfred the Great that he had
Bjarmaland
British actor (1964–2023)
episodes 2020 The Spanish Princess James IV of Scotland 2 episodes Vikings Ohthere of Hålogaland 11 episodes Star Wars: The Clone Wars Gar Saxon Voice, 2
Ray_Stevenson
Parish in the Swedish province of Uppland
tradition calls Ottarshögen from Ottar also known as Ohthere and hög, meaning mound or barrow. Ohthere is associated with the person of that same name in
Vendel
gave him gifts: a good king he! This is the beginning of The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan, a prose text in Old English dated to the late 9th century
History_of_English
French chronicle of c. 900 uses the names Northwegia and Norwegia. When Ohthere of Hålogaland visited King Alfred the Great in England in the end of the
Etymology_of_Norway
Late ninth century traveller and trader
traveller and trader. His travel accounts, as well as those of another trader, Ohthere of Hålogaland, were included in the Old English Orosius. It is unclear
Wulfstan_of_Hedeby
Semi-legendary Swedish king
position in the line of Swedish kings and is described as the father of Ohthere and grandfather of Eadgils. The name Ongentheow contains as its second
Ongentheow
National minority group of Sweden
The term Kven has a disputed etymology. It appears for the first time in Ohthere of Hålogaland's 9th century accounts of northern Europe and is used mostly
Tornedalians
Country in northern Europe
Norway comes from the Old English word Norþweg in the account provided by Ohthere of Hålogaland around 890, meaning "northern way" or "way leading to the
Norway
Historical region in Scandinavia
with information from the Norwegian chieftain and traveler Ohthere of Hålogaland. Ohthere described Cwenland and the conflicts between the Cwenas and
Kvenland
Swedish prince attested in ''Beowulf''
relatives, Eanmund is only mentioned in Beowulf. Eanmund was the son of Ohthere, and was the brother of Eadgils. If he existed in real life, his real name
Eanmund
North Germanic tribe
Their territories were called Svealand – "Swede-land" ("The Voyage of Ohthere" in Seven Books of History Against the Pagans: Swéoland), Suithiod – "Swede-people"
Swedes_(tribe)
Semi-legendary Swedish king
according to Beowulf, a Swedish king, the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne, but was killed by his nephew Eadgils, who
Onela
2007 non-fiction book edited by Janet Bately and Anton Englert
Ohthere's Voyages: A Late 9th-century Account of Voyages along the Coasts of Norway and Denmark and its Cultural Context is a book of essays about the
Ohthere's_Voyages
Germanic tribe from present-day northern Germany
the Great (died 899) also summarized an account by a Norwegian seafarer Ohthere of Hålogaland who described a voyage from Norway to Hedeby which he said
Angles_(tribe)
Roman-era Germanic peoples
Alfred's edition of Orosius. See Old English Wulfstan and Ohthere. Translations: Wulfstan, Ohthere. Beck 1978. Anton, Hans (1981), "Burgunden II. Historisches
Burgundians
Mythological Swedish and Norwegian royal dynasty
Several of these kings appear in Beowulf: Eadgils (Adils), Onela (Ale), and Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka), but here they are called Scylfings (see the Beowulf
Yngling
Old English epic poem
only individuals (e.g., Healfdene, Hroðgar, Halga, Hroðulf, Eadgils and Ohthere), but also clans (e.g., Scyldings, Scylfings and Wulfings) and certain
Beowulf
Nautical terms for direction
this side was known as bæcbord. An Anglo-Saxon record of a voyage by Ohthere of Hålogaland used the word "bæcbord" ("back-board") for the left side
Port_and_starboard
Fjölnir Gudrun Harald Hildetand Ingjald Ivar Vidfamne Lif and Lifthrasir Nór Ohthere Ragnar Lodbrok Rerir Raum the Old Shieldmaiden Sigi Sigmund Signy Sigurd
List of people, items and places in Norse mythology
List_of_people,_items_and_places_in_Norse_mythology
Period of European history (about 800–1050)
the information provided by the Norwegian adventurer and traveller named Ohthere. Kvenland, in that or close to that spelling, is also known from Nordic
Viking_Age
Legendary 2nd century Danish king
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Heremod
City in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Devil's return. Vikings knew the area around Arkhangelsk as Bjarmaland. Ohthere of Hålogaland told circa 890 of his travels in an area by a river and the
Arkhangelsk
Legendary Danish king
Hothbrodd as the father of Eadgils, a place that other sources give to Ohthere. A similar piece of information is also found in the Chronicon Lethrense
Hrothgar
Semi-legendary 6th-century battles
king Hreðel had died, because the Swedish king Ongenþeow's sons (i.e. Ohthere and Onela) had grown up and were eager to fight. The Geats, under their
Swedish–Geatish_wars
Viking Age village in Norway
Skiringssal (Old Norse: Skíringssalr) in Ohthere of Hålogaland's account of his travels. But the name of the port Ohthere visited at the end of the 9th century
Kaupang
restricted to Svealand), the Swedish king Ohthere dies and is succeeded by his younger brother Onela. Ohthere's sons Eadgils and Eanmund flee to the Geats
Heardred
Semi-legendary Swedish king
the 6th century. Beowulf and Old Norse sources present him as the son of Ohthere and as belonging to the ruling Yngling (Scylfing) dynasty. These sources
Eadgils
Old English translation of Orosius's Historiae adversum paganos
including an account of the travels of a Norwegian traveller whom it calls Ohthere, which provides unique information about northern Europe around the late
Old_English_Orosius
Historical Baltic tribal group
which were named on a geographical basis. These were: "The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan" describes a ninth century voyage by traveller and trader
Old_Prussians
Origin of the ethnonym "Kven"
Old English Orosius, which includes an account of the Norwegian traveler Ohthere, who describes the Cwenas as a distinct group living in the far north,
Etymology_of_Kven
Characters in the Old English epic Beowulf
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Hreðric_and_Hroðmund
Town in Tromsø Municipality, Norway
area's rich Norse and Sámi heritage is well documented. The Norse chieftain Ohthere, who lived during the 890s, is assumed to have inhabited the southernmost
Tromsø
Historical core region of Sweden
eystra Gautland ok svá í Svíþjóð. Sweoland is mentioned in the travels of Ohthere of Hålogaland around 890. The lord Bo Jonsson Grip was probably the one
Svealand
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Heorogar
Legendary first king of Norway
the Jelling stones. The late ninth-century account of Norway provided by Ohthere to the court of Alfred the Great (about 890) and the history by Adam of
Harald_Fairhair
Male given name
in defeating the thrall Tunni. Because of this, Egil and his son Ottar (Ohthere) became tributaries to the Danish king. Fróði the father of Ingjald, who
Fróði
River in Warmian-Masurian, Poland
the end of the 9th century. The report was included in The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan which was written in Anglo-Saxon in King Alfred's reign. Latest
Elbląg_(river)
Conflicts involving Finnish tribes
other accounts of the king exclude Finland from his conquests. Norwegian Ohthere tells in the Old English Orosius from 890 that Norwegians and Kvens (Qwenas)
Early_Finnish_wars
Offa of Angel – a king of the Angles who also appears in Norse tradition. Ohthere – king of the Swedish house of Scylfings, and also mentioned in Norse tradition
List_of_Beowulf_characters
County in Northern Norway
Of these, the Sami probably were the first people to explore Finnmark. Ohthere of Hålogaland was an adventurous Norwegian (Norseman) from Hålogaland,
Finnmark
City in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
of a sailor Wulfstan from the end of the 9th century, in The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan which was written in Anglo-Saxon in King Alfred's reign. The
Elbląg
Area where economic activity between peoples is less regulated
revised ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141941530. Retrieved 4 January 2025. Ohthere [...] also told of a journey south along the coast of Norway to the trading
Trading_post
number of Swedish kings who lived in the 6th century, such as Eadgils, Ohthere and Onela, as well as a number of Geatish kings. Some of these kings were
Scandinavian_prehistory
Historical province of Sweden
areas were settled during medieval times. According to the account of Ohthere of Hålogaland, who traveled from Skiringssal, close to the Oslofjord to
Halland
Norwegian adventurer and sailing skipper
another Albin Vega, called Berserk II; their goal was to sail in the path of Ohthere, the Viking chief, and to sail as far as possible north towards the Arctic
Jarle_Andhøy
Kvenir / Kvænir mentioned in Egils Saga / Kvanes / Cwenas mentioned by Ohthere (more probably they were the Kainulaiset, that dwelt in Kvenland, a probable
List of early Germanic peoples
List_of_early_Germanic_peoples
Type of organization
Hakluyt Society, Willem van Ruysbroeck, Geoffrey, William Lambarde, Bede, Ohthere, Wulfstan, John Dee, Florence, Saxo, Ives de Narbonne (2005). The texts
Orda_(organization)
Material from the tusks of a walrus
Wessex records that he was presented with walrus tusks by the Viking trader Ohthere of Hålogaland in about 890, which may mark the start of this trade. Nearly
Walrus_ivory
Former county of Norway
probably were the first people to explore what is now Troms og Finnmark. Ohthere of Hålogaland was an adventurous Norwegian (Norseman) from Hålogaland,
Troms_og_Finnmark
Leading stateswoman in the Mongol Empire
Hakluyt Society, Willem van Ruysbroeck, Geoffrey, William Lambarde, Bede, Ohthere, Wulfstan, John Dee, Florence, Saxo, Ives de Narbonne (2005). The texts
Sorghaghtani_Beki
871–899. In a passage introduced to the text by Alfred, we read about Ohthere of Hålogaland’s travels in the Nordic region, during which 'Denmark [Denamearc]
Etymology_of_Denmark
Water deity of Finnish Folk poetry
form of the Viking name Ahti-hariʀ, which later developed into Óttarr (Ohthere). Kaarle Krohn wondered if Ahti is a proper noun at all, or if it simply
Ahti
Body of water in Poland
the end of the 9th century. The report was included in The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan which was written in Anglo-Saxon in King Alfred's reign. The
Druzno
Norwegian–Swedish anarchist, journalist, and sex educator (1886–1973)
abbreviation of her last name, but also a reference to the Norwegian Viking chief Ohthere of Hålogaland (Norwegian: Ottar fra Hålogaland). Later in life, her father
Elise_Ottesen-Jensen
Specialized Scandinavian warship
spirally. McGrail says the whale skin and seal skin ropes described by Ohthere to King Alfred were 60 ells, or 15 fathoms long. Jørgensen says ropes made
Longship
allies Result Swedish slave revolts c. 500 Sweden Denmark Danish Victory Ohthere's Danish Raid, c. 520 Sweden Denmark Danish Victory Battle of Brávellir
List of wars between Denmark and Sweden
List_of_wars_between_Denmark_and_Sweden
Topics referred to by the same term
or Ottar may refer to: Ottar, a Swedish king who appears in Beowulf as Ohthere Óttar (mythology), in Norse mythology, the protégé of Freya, and the subject
Óttar
Historical Viking hall in Norway
known as Ohthere of Hålogaland who visited King Alfred of Wessex in about 890: for example, in 1939 R. Ekblom published a paper entitled "Ohthere's voyage
Skiringssal
Finnic language of northeast Norway
learn Kven in their primary schools. The term Kven first appeared in Ohthere's tales from the 800s, along with the terms Finn and Norwegian. The area
Kven_language
King of the Danes
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Skjöldr
Nordic scholar and publisher of Beowulf
Æschere Healfdene Heorogar Hrothgar Unferth Scylfings Eadgils Eanmund Ohthere Onela Ongentheow Waegmundings Ecgþeow Weohstan Wiglaf Wulfings Wealhtheow
Grímur_Jónsson_Thorkelin
History pertaining to the Indigenous Sámi people of Fennoscandia
Norse culture reflected in and interpreted by Old Norse myths, Mundal Ohthere's Voyage (890 AD) original text with English translation The Origin and
History_of_the_Sámi
Type of given name
First element Second element Examples Notes act, aht, oht fearsome(?) Y Ohthere, Ohtrad, Actumerus, Octric, Actulf; Actohildis, Octolindis Pokorny suggests
Germanic_name
6th-century battle on the frozen Vänern
conflict, but not to a battle on Lake Vänern. In Beowulf, the Swedish king Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka, who is often called the first historical king of Sweden)
Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern
Battle_on_the_Ice_of_Lake_Vänern
Small land in southern Sweden
Muscovy. From the Collections of Richard Hakluyt. With the Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan from King Alfred's Orosius. Cassell & Company, Ltd. Harrison
Möre
Physical exploration of the Arctic region
into their own peninsula by land and by sea. As early as 880, the Viking Ohthere of Hålogaland rounded the Scandinavian Peninsula and sailed to the Kola
Arctic_exploration
Surname list
unprovable, it is possible that both he and they are descendants of the famous Ohthere of Hålogaland, a great Norwegian adventurer who appears to have gone to
Cotter_(surname)
Early Medieval trading center at the southern Baltic Sea coast
Muscovy, from the Collections of Richard Hakluyt. with the Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan from King Alfred's Orosius. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 978-1-361-90940-9
Truso
Legendary Danish king
supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's Det svenska rikets
Halga
Semi-legendary Danish king
supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's Det svenska rikets
Hrólfr_Kraki
Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
as Hrefnesholt, the Geatish hill fort which became the prison of Onela, Ohthere and their mother until their rescue by Ongenþeow. Industry wise, the area
Orust_Municipality
Standing army in the service of the Kings of England, 1013–1051
Tryggvason Olav Haraldsson Olaf the White Olof Skötkonung Orm Storolfsson Ohthere of Hålogaland Ottir Palnatoke Ragnar Lodbrok Ragnar Ragnarsson Ragnhild
Thingmen
Calendar year
St. Oswald in Gloucester (probably originally dedicated to St. Peter). Ohthere of Hålogaland, a Norse Viking seafarer, narrates the story of his travels
890
Numeral-Signs of the Mohenjo-daro Script, 1938; The Terfinnas and Beormas of Ohthere, 1940; Ginger, 1952; Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry into the Identifiable
Alan_S._C._Ross
Tragic heroine of early Scandinavian literature
supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's Det svenska rikets
Yrsa
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
List of legendary kings of Denmark
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Denmark
Cunimund, c.560–567 Sweden (complete list) – Ongentheow, King (c.490–515) Ohthere, King Onela, King Eadgils, King (c.530–575) Östen, King (late 6th century)
List of state leaders in the 6th century
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century
of Orosius' Histories against the Pagans incorporating the narrative of Ohthere of Hålogaland Translation of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
Early_medieval_literature
supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's Det svenska rikets
Vöggr
Atlantic, is dated back to the late 9th century. At that time the Viking Ohthere of Hålogaland, sailing along the Kola Peninsula, landed somewhere on the
Hunting_in_Russia
Norse mythical character
Saxon king named Hunding. Hothbrodd was made a Swedish king and given Ohthere's position in the line. Because of this the Norwegian scholar Bugge tried
Helgi_Hundingsbane
Semi-legendary kings of Sweden
9th-century geographical account preserved in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript, by Ohthere of Hålogaland, vaguely says that Norway borders "to Sweoland at the other
Eric_Anundsson
Irish family of Norse descent
Cotter James Cotter the Younger Óttar of Dublin Kingdom of Dublin Ottir Ohthere of Hålogaland Norse–Gaels "Farrancotter Townland, Co. Cork". "Ballymacotter
Cotter_family
Legendary warrior in Beowulf
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Ingeld
Region of Northern Norway
for the coastal areas from Agder to Hålogaland, and the people there. Ohthere of Hålogaland used these names in his report to King Alfred in year 890
Nordenfjells
Danish king (450 - 557)
Ongentheow ♕ Heorogar ♕ Hrothgar Wealhtheow Halga A daughter ♕ Onela ♕ Ohthere Heoroweard Hrethric Hrothmund Hrothulf Froda Eanmund Eadgils Freawaru Ingeld
Healfdene
Vendsyssel, as in the case of the location of the death of the Swedish king Ohthere, where it appears to have moved from Sweden to Denmark in Icelandic sources
List of people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend
List_of_people,_clan,_and_place_names_in_Germanic_heroic_legend
Former municipality in Vestfold, Norway
Vikings. Kaupang is considered to be Norway's first city, being mentioned by Ohthere of Hålogaland when he visited Alfred the great around year 890. There have
Tjølling
Decade
St. Oswald in Gloucester (probably originally dedicated to St. Peter). Ohthere of Hålogaland, a Norse Viking seafarer, narrates the story of his travels
890s
Norse of Britain and Ireland
describes what is referred to as the Battle of Corbridge. Cotter family Ohthere of Hålogaland Cotter baronets Todd, pp. 30–1 Todd, pp. 38–41 Radner, p
Ottir
King of Dublin
the plot. Kingdom of Dublin Norse–Gaels Cotter family Cotter baronets Ohthere Downham 2007 p. 39 Williams, p. 142 Cotter 1938, p. 24 Williams – whole
Óttar_of_Dublin
committed suicide by stabbing herself. Hervarar saga (U-version) Ohthere Old English: Ōhthere, Old Norse: Óttarr vendilkráka PN: Ōhtaharjaz or Ōhtuharjaz,
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_I–O
king Regnerus (Ragnar), and the father of Adislus (Eadgils) and Hotherus (Ohthere). He is also mentioned in Gesta Danorum as a participant in the Battle
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, Hi–Hy
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_Hi–Hy
protectors of Denmark while he was away. They caught the Swedish king Óttar/Ohthere with his raiding fleet in the Limfjord where they raided in Vendill, and
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, F–G
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_F–G
"hostage". Eadgils and his brother Eanmund, are the sons of the Swedish king Ohthere, but they are exiled when their uncle Onela (Àli) assumes power. They seek
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_D–E
archaeologically attested phenomena, alongside the famous Old English account of Ohthere's description of northern Scandinavia and historical-linguistic evidence
Hunters in Transition: An Outline of Early Sámi History
Hunters_in_Transition:_An_Outline_of_Early_Sámi_History
father king Hrēðel dies from grief. Hæþcyn becomes king, but Eadgils and Ohthere, the sons of the Swedish king Ongenþeow, attack the Geats in Hreosna hill
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_H–He
OHTHERE
OHTHERE
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for an otter hunter, or nickname for someone supposedly resembling an otter, from Middle English, Middle High German oter, Middle Dutch otter, German Otter ‘otter’. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.English : from the late Old English personal name Ohthere, a borrowing of Old Norse Óttar, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’. In Scotland the Old Norse name is the source.French : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements aud, od ‘wealth’ + hari, heri ‘army’.
OHTHERE
OHTHERE
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : possibly a variant of Colling.
Female
Spanish
Pet form of Spanish Carmen, CARMENCITA means "song."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Foreign land or Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Love; Affections
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Insight
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rain, Constant flow
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Joy of Love; One who Enjoy the World
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Glorious Union with God
Biblical
a garden; a covering
Girl/Female
Hindu
Blue, Enchanting Moon
OHTHERE
OHTHERE
OHTHERE
OHTHERE
OHTHERE