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Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.

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Royalty.death_place
Denmark (presumed)
Royalty.name
Ongendus
Royalty.succession
King of the Danes
Royalty.reign
710 – 738
Royalty.successor
Unknown, possibly Harald Wartooth
Royalty.birth_date
7th century
Royalty.birth_place
Denmark (presumed)
Royalty.death_date
8th century
Royalty.issue
?
Royalty.house
?
Royalty.house type
Dynasty
Royalty.religion
Norse paganism

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Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.

== Historical background == He was presumably king of a stronger and more unified Denmark that rose at the end of the 7th century.

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