Angantyr (Denmark)
Angantyr , also Ogendus , Ongendus or Ungueudo, was a king of the Danes . He lived around 710 and should rather be seen less as a king, but more as an important chief and regional prince. His name was due to a Christianisierungs versuchs of the Anglo-Saxon missionary and Saint Willibrord handed. However, this only managed to buy 30 boys, presumably Christian prisoners, free. King Angantyr remained loyal to the gods .
The "Angantyr Høj" is a large stone grave named after the mythical king mentioned by Alcuin (735–804) . He is said to have ruled Denmark at the time the Kanhave Canal was built in AD 726.
Angantyrs rojr is a Roese on Gansviken in the parish Grötlingbo near the southern tip of the Swedish island of Gotland.
Web links
- Unification of the empire and kingship ( Memento from August 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Alcuin's Life of St. Willibrord , translation by CH Talbot in “The Anglo-Saxon Missionaries in Germany” (London and New York, 1954), sections 9-10. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Angantyr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ogendus; Ongendus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Danes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 710 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 710 |