Sveigðir
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Sveigðir, Sveigder or Swegde (Old Norse "Waving One") was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. He was the son of Fjölner, whom he succeeded as king, and he married Vana of Vanaheimr, probably one of the Vanir. Lured by a dwarf, Sveigðir disappeared into a stone and never came back. He was succeeded by his son Vanlandi.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sveigðir is referenced by 22 other articles, and connects out to Freyja, Asgard and dwarf.
It is catalogued under the topic Semi-legendary kings of Sweden.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- Legendary King of Sweden
- Royalty.predecessor
- Fjölnir
- Royalty.successor
- Vanlandi
- Royalty.spouse
- Vana
- Royalty.issue
- Vanlandi
- Royalty.house
- House of Yngling
- Royalty.house type
- Dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Fjölnir
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Gamla Uppsala
- Place of death
- Russia
- Child
- Vanlandi
- Father
- Fjölnir
- Occupation
- semi-legendary king of Sweden
- Position held
- semi-legendary king of Sweden
- Family
- Yngling
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- date of death
- 0100-00-00
- date of birth
- 0001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Attestations
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Sveigðir, Sveigder or Swegde (Old Norse "Waving One") was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. He was the son of Fjölner, whom he succeeded as king, and he married Vana of Vanaheimr, probably one of the Vanir. Lured by a dwarf, Sveigðir disappeared into a stone and never came back. He was succeeded by his son Vanlandi.
==Attestations== Snorri Sturluson wrote of Sveigðir in his Ynglinga saga (1225):
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sveigðir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.