Sölve was a sea-king who conquered Sweden by burning the Swedish king Östen to death inside his hall. A Sea King was the Viking name for a powerful Pirate chiefain "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Eysteinn (d ca 600 was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. Several things are commonly known as Halls or halls. For the development of meaning of the word 'hall' see Hall (concept.
The Heimskringla relates that he was the son Högne of Nærøy, and that he had his home in Jutland (however, according to the older source Historia Norwegiae, he was Geatish). Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse Kings' sagas. Gard Agdi ( Old Norse Garðr Agði) appears in the legendary genealogies of Hversu Noregr byggdist as one of the three sons of Nærøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. Historia Norwegiæ is a short history of the Norwegian past written by a Monk around the second half of the 12th century Geats, Geatas, Gautar, Goths, Gotar, Gøtar, Götar were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting Götaland He pillaged in the Baltic Sea and at night they made shore in the hundred of Lofond/Lovund (perhaps Lovön or the Lagunda Hundred) where they surrounded a house and set it on fire killing everybody inside. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Lovön is an island located in the Swedish lake Mälaren in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County. In the house there was a feast where the Swedish king Östen was invited. Eysteinn (d ca 600 was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. Then Sölve and his men arrived in Sigtuna (Old Sigtuna) and declared that the Swedes had to accept him as king. Fornsigtuna ( forn means ancient) Old Sigtun, Sithun, Sign(hildsberg or Signesberg ( is located in the parish of The Swedes refused and fought Sölve for eleven days until they lost. Sölve then ruled Sweden until the Swedes rebelled and killed him.
Historia Norwegiae only relates that the Geats burnt Östen and his people to death inside his house.
Sölvi also appears in Half's saga, of which there is a version from the year 1300. Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka ( The Saga of Half & His Heroes) or Hálfssaga is a Legendary saga composed in the early 14th century This saga relates that Sölvi was the son of Högne the rich of Nærøy fyrir Naumundalsminni in Norway and that he was the brother of Hild the Slender. Nærøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Sölvi's brother-in-law, Hjorleiv, was the king of Hordaland and Rogaland and Hjorleiv killed Hreidar, the king of Zealand. is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. Zealand (also Sealand Danish: Sjælland;) is the largest Island (7031 km² of Denmark (excluding Greenland Then Hjorleiv put Sölvi as the jarl of Zealand. Later in the saga, Sölvi is no longer the jarl of Zealand, but the king of Sweden. Hjorleiv had a son named Half (after whom the saga is named), and after the Norwegian king Asmund had killed Half, a couple of his champions go to Sweden and king Sölvi (til svíþjóðar ; fóru þeir . . . á fund Sölva konungs) (see also Gard Agdi). Gard Agdi ( Old Norse Garðr Agði) appears in the legendary genealogies of Hversu Noregr byggdist as one of the three sons of
Sölvi is also mentioned in a few other sources, but none of them relate of his Danish and Swedish dominions.
He was succeeded by Ingvar of the Swedish royal dynasty, the House of Yngling. This article deals with the legendary Swedish king Ingvar For a treatment of the name see Ingvar (name. Ynglings were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty It can refer to the following clans: The Scylfings ( Old Norse: Skilfingar) the
Primary sources
- Ynglingatal
- Ynglinga saga (part of the Heimskringla)
- Historia Norwegiae
- Halfs saga
Secondary sources
Nerman, B. Controversy The historicity of the matter in Ynglingatal has been a contention among scholars since the 19th century The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse Kings' sagas. Historia Norwegiæ is a short history of the Norwegian past written by a Monk around the second half of the 12th century Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka ( The Saga of Half & His Heroes) or Hálfssaga is a Legendary saga composed in the early 14th century Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925.
| Preceded by Östen |
Semi-legendary king of Sweden | Succeeded by Ingvar |
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