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Name Ingvar "the Tall" EYSTEINSSON "King of Sweden"
Birth abt 0616, SWEDEN
Father Eystein ADILSSON "King of Sweden" (~0594-)
Spouses
Unmarried
Children Braut-Onund (0638-~0680)
Notes for Ingvar "the Tall" EYSTEINSSON "King of Sweden"
[GREATx41 GRANDFATHER]+ [A] [K]
Yngvar, who was King Eystein's son, then became king of Sweden. He was a great warrior, and often lay out with his warships; for the Swedish dominions were much ravaged then by Danes and East-country men. King Yngvar made a peace with the Danes; but betook himself to ravaging the East country in return. One summer he went with his forces to Estland, and plundered at a place called Stein. The men of Estland came down from the interior with a great army, and there was a battle; but the army of the country was so brave that the Swedes could not withstand them, and King Yngvar fell, and his people fled. He was buried close to the seashore under a mound in Estland; and after this defeat the Swedes returned home. Thjodolf sings of it thus:
"Certain it is the Estland foe
The fair-haired Swedish king laid low.
On Estland's strand, o'er Swedish graves,
The East Sea sings her song of waves;
King Yngvar's dirge is ocean's roar
Resounding on the rock-ribbed shore." - [1]

[1] - http://lind.no/nor/index.asp?vis=s_e_ynglingesoga
[2] - http://home.earthlink.net/~artdugan/Trowbridge%20Vikings.htm
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