Onela
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Onela was, 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 won by hiring foreign assistance.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Gamla Uppsala
- Place of death
- Uppland
- Father
- Ongentheow
- Sibling
- Ohthere
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- semi-legendary king of Sweden
- Family
- Yngling
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- different from
- Alo
- date of death
- 0501-01-01
- described by source
- Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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- Etymology
- Beowulf
- Norse sagas
- Notes
- Secondary sources
Onela was, 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 won by hiring foreign assistance.
In Scandinavian sagas a Norwegian king by the same name exists, Áli (the Old Norse form of Onela, also rendered as Ole, Åle or Ale), who had the cognomen ("from Oppland").
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