Ivar Vidfamne

Dominion Ivar's
core area (outlined in red) and
alleged total area of ​​influence (outlined in blue)

Ivar Vidfamne (Old Icelandic Ívar ínn víðfaðmi ) was a legendary king of Sweden and Denmark in the 7th century. He was mentioned in various Icelandic sagas .

Ivar is said to have been the first Swedish king from the Sköldungar family. At the end of his life, his dominion is said to have extended over Sweden ( Svíaveldi ), Denmark ( Danaveldi ), Northumbria , Northern Germany ( Saxland ), Kurland ( Kúrland ) and the Baltic States ( Eistland ) ( Hervararsaga ).

Ivar was the minor king of Skåne . He is said to have become King of Sweden around 635. His daughter Auðr was married to King Hrœrekr Ringslinger of Zealand . He later killed this one. Auðr fled to Garðariki and married the local king Ráðbarðr . In 695 Ivar is said to have followed her east with a fleet. He is said to have died in Karjálabotnar ( Karelia ).

The various sagas give partially different information about the origin, descendants, rule and death of Ivar.

swell

• Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum
• Ynglingasaga
• Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks konungs
• Hyndlulióð
• Brennu Njáls saga
• Heimskringla
• Snorre Sturlesøns Norske Kongers Chronica Udsat paa Dansk aff H. Peder Claussøn, 1633 (archive.org)
• Historia Norwegiæ
• Historia Norvegiæ: A History of Norway and The Passion and Miracles of the Blessed Óláfr, Viking Society for Northern Research, 2001 (Web publication with corrections and supplementary note, 2008)

literature

• Rudolf Simek , Hermann Pálsson : Lexicon of old Norse literature. The medieval literature of Norway and Iceland (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 490). 2nd, significantly increased and revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-520-49002-5 .
• Lars O. Lagerquist: Sveriges Regenter, från forntid till nutid . Norstedts, Stockholm 1997, ISBN 91-1963882-5 , p. 22 .