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Óðinn is a ruler in Sweden. After he dies, his body is burnt on a pyre.
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[excerpt from] Yng ch. 9b
9b. [Dauði Óðins / Death of Óðinn]
Óðinn varð sóttdauður í Svíþj... | Óðinn died in his bed in Swed... |
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commentary
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This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla which were probably compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson. Here, Óðinn is depicted as a ruler in Sviþjóð (Sweden).
commentary
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Ynglinga saga
Attributes: Cremation Pyre Funeral customs Heaven
Text sections: Hkr Yng 9bII