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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to StarkSt Vík 30VIII (Gautr 38)

[3] sjöt Ynglinga ‘the residence of the Ynglingar’: The Ynglingar were the ancient ruling house of the Svíar, based in Old Uppsala, and celebrated in Þjóð YtI, which gives the names of twenty Swedish Ynglingar at Uppsala and six rulers over Norway. Legendary and historical sources claim that the Norwegian royal house that was dominant in the historical period descended from the Swedish dynasty. The pl. form Ynglingar appears only here in Old Norse poetry, although the sg. ynglingr ‘ruler, prince’ is more common; for a discussion, see Introduction to Þjóð YtI.

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  1. Internal references
  2. Edith Marold with the assistance of Vivian Busch, Jana Krüger, Ann-Dörte Kyas and Katharina Seidel, translated from German by John Foulks 2012, ‘ Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Ynglingatal’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 3. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1440> (accessed 2 May 2024)

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