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Östen Warnerbring 1967
Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, the son of Eadgils. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus ''(Östens hög)'' in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians. Eysteinn ruled Sweden at the time when Hrólf Kraki died in Lejre.Snorri Sturluson It was a troubled time when many Sea-King, sea kings ravaged Swedish shores. One of those kings was named Sölve and he was from Jutland (but according to ''Historia Norvegiæ, Historia Norwegiae'' he was Geatish, see below). At this time Sölve was pillaging in the Baltic Sea. He arrived in Lofond (probably the island of Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred), where Eysteinn was at a feast. Sölve and his men surrounded the house and set it on fire burning everyone inside to death. Then Sölve arrived at Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and ordered the Swedes to accept him as king. The Swedes refused and gathered an army that fought against Sölve and his men, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eystein Of The Swea Region Grave 2009 (3)
Eystein or Eysteinn is the name of: *Eystein Erlendsson (d. 1188), Norwegian bishop and saint *Eystein Halfdansson (fl. c. 730), king of Romerike and Vestfold in what is now Norway *Eystein Haraldson (died 1157), king of Norway *Eystein Ivarsson (d. 830) was Jarl of Oplande and Hedmark in Norway *Eystein Magnusson (c.1088–1123), king of Norway *Eystein Meyla (died 1177), also known as Eystein Eysteinson, Norwegian pretender *Eysteinn, legendary Swedish king See also * Øystein {{given name Norwegian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |