 0730 - Abt 0770 (~ 39 years)
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| Name |
RANDVERSSON Sigurd Ring |
| Birth |
0730 |
Scandinavia (Sweden)  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 0770 |
Scandinavia (Bråvalla, Sweden) |
| Notes |
- Sigurd Ring, fornvästnordiska Sigurðr hringr, var en mytisk sveakung som står omnämnd i Gesta Danorum, Hervarar Saga och Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum, och ska ha levt under 700-talet, möjligen död cirka 770. Han var enligt sagan son till Randver och en släkting eller frände till danakungen Harald Hildetand, vilken satte honom som lydkonung i Svitjod. Han gjorde uppror och besegrade sin farbror under det kolossala Slaget vid Bråvalla, vilket inträffade i mitten av 700-talet och medförde att Östergötland övergick i svearnas välde och därefter blev han även kung av Danmark.
Biography
Sigurd Ring was a mythical Swedish king who is mentioned in Gesta Danorum, Hervarar Saga and Sögubrot by some ancient kings, and is said to have lived during the 700s, possibly died around 770. He was according to the story the son of Randver and a relative or cousin of the Danish king Harald Hildetand, who appointed him king of sound in Svitjod. He revolted and defeated his uncle during the colossal Battle of Bråvalla, which occurred in the middle of the eighth century and led to Östergötland being overthrown by the Swedes and then he also became king of Denmark.
The name "Sigurd Ring" might be fictional, though famous because of the sagas. Sigifrid was nepos of Godefrid, and Anulo was nepos of the former king Harald. Both were killed in the resulting struggle, but Anulo's party won, and his brothers became kings. It is unclear whether the two factions in this civil war (i.e., the relatives of Harald vs. the relatives of Godefrid) were two different families or two different branches of the same family.
This battle was the ultimate source of the famous (but possibly fictional) "Battle of Bravalla" which is a part of the pseudohistory given by the sagas. The two claimants, Sigifired (i.e., Sigurd) and Anulo (confused with the Latin word for ring, annulus, and translated as "Ring"), were possibly combined into the mythical "Sigurd Ring", who was made the victor (and survivor) of the battle, and Harald was transformed into the loser.
Name(s)
Sigurd Ring
Sigurðr Hringr
Parents
According to the saga Hversu Noregr byggdist, Sigurd Ring is the son of Randver. Mother not mentioned.
Spouse(s) and children
In Heimskringla, Sigurd Hring is identified by Snorri as father of Ragnar Lodbrok. [1]
Death and burial
Different sagas gives different versions. One said he lived until old age, one says he died in the battle at Bråvalla.
Research Notes
Alfhild Sigurdsdottir has been detached as his daughter, since she was born 100 years before him.
Sources
↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair's Saga: Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 59
Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda I-IV: Hversu Noregr byggðist
See also;
Källa: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Ring
Wikipedia: Sigurd Hring
Konigfeldt--Gen. Hist. Tab. Denm 2, p. 5
Attarskra Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Ice FH 1, p. 418
Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt. 1, p. 126-27
The Viking Age, Gen. Hist. 19, v. 2, p. 433-41
Title: Lineage of the Royal Princes of England, Author: Ken Stelmaszek, Publication: Nov 2000,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Ring
The viking age: the early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English speaking nations. Page 434
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I58762 |
Freeman-Smith |
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