Óttar or Ottar may refer to: *Ottar, a Swedish king who appears in ''Beowulf'' as Ohthere * Óttar (mythology), in Norse mythology, the protégé of Freya, and the subject of the ''Lay of Hyndla'' **The dwarf Ótr is sometimes known as Óttarr * Ottar from Hålogaland, the Viking adventurer * Ottir Iarla (Earl Ottir), historical Norse-Gael of Waterford and probable settler of Cork *

Jarl Ottar Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a Jarl (title), jarl of Götaland who appears in the ''Heimskringla'' (the ''Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson'') and in the ''Jomsvikinga Saga''. The ''Jomsvikinga Saga'' tells that Ottar was the maternal grandfather ...

, earl of Götaland figuring in the ''Jomsvikinga Saga'' and in the ''Heimskringla'' * Óttarr svarti (Óttarr the Black), an 11th-century Icelandic court poet *

Óttar of Dublin Óttar of Dublin (or Óttarr of Dublin), in Irish Oitir Mac mic Oitir (Oitir the son of a son of Oitir), was a Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin, reigning in 1142–1148. Alternative names used in modern scholarship include Óttar of the Isles and ...

, 12th-century Norse-Gael king of Dublin Given name *

Ottar Brox Ottar Brox (30 August 1932 – 16 February 2024) was a Norwegian authority in social science and a politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was professor of sociology at the University of Tromsø from 1972 to 1984, and later associate profes ...

(1932–), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party *

Ottar Dahl Ottar Dahl (5 January 1924 – 4 April 2011) was a Norwegian historian and historiographer. Dahl was born in Nannestad. He took the dr. philos. degree in 1957, worked at the University of Oslo as a scholarship holder from 1957, ''docent'' from 19 ...

(1924–2011), Norwegian historian and historiographer * Ottar Fjærvoll (1914–1995), Norwegian politician from the Centre Party * Ottar Gjermundshaug (1925–1963), Norwegian skier who competed in the early 1950s * Ottar Grønvik (1916–2008), Norwegian philologist and runology scholar * Tor Ottar Karlsen (1950–), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Ottar Landfald Ottar Landfald (18 May 1919 – 28 December 2009) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Verdal. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously serve ...

(1919–2009), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party

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