Ongentheow
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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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