Ongentheow

Also known as Egil, Ongenþeow, Egill

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Vendel
Place of death: Gamla Uppsala
Child: Onela
Father: Aun
Occupation: ruler
Position held: semi-legendary king of Sweden
Family: Yngling
Image: Ynglingesaga 17 Gehard Munthe.jpg

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name in native language: Ongenþeow
date of death: 0515-01-01
described by source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

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Old English sources
''Beowulf''
''Widsith''
Egil
Interpretation
Notes
Primary sources
Secondary sources

250px|right|thumb|Illustration by Gerhard Munthe (1899)

Ongentheow (Old English: Ongenþeow, Ongenþio, Ongendþeow; Old Norse: Angantýr) (died ca. 515) was the name of a semi-legendary Swedish king of the house of Scylfings, who appears in Old English sources.

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