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Domalde
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Also known as Dómaldi, Domaldi

Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr (Old Norse possibly "Power to Judge") was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, cursed by his stepmother, according to Snorri Sturluson, with ósgæssa, "ill-luck". He was the son of Visbur.

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Legendary King of Sweden
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Midvinterblot (1915) by Carl Larsson, which depicts the offering of king Domalde
Royalty.predecessor
Visbur
Royalty.successor
Domar
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Domar
Royalty.house
House of Yngling
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Dynasty
Royalty.father
Visbur
Royalty.mother
second wife of Visbur
Royalty.religion
Norse Paganism

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Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr (Old Norse possibly "Power to Judge") was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, cursed by his stepmother, according to Snorri Sturluson, with ósgæssa, "ill-luck". He was the son of Visbur.

==Attestations== right|thumb|300px|The sacrifice of Domalde by Erik Werenskiold The luck of the king is the luck of the land, and Domalde's rule was marked by bad crops and starvation. The first autumn, the Swedes sacrificed oxen at the temple at Uppsala, but the next harvest was not better. The second autumn, they sacrificed men, but the following crops were even worse.

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