Ingvar | |||||
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Legendary King of Sweden | |||||
Predecessor | Sölve | ||||
Successor | Anund | ||||
Died | early 7th century | ||||
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Dynasty | House of Yngling | ||||
Father | Eysteinn |
Ingvar or Yngvar (Old Norse: Yngvarr [ˈyŋɡwɑrː], d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölve.[1] He is reported to have fallen in battle in Estonia and been buried there. Although the account of Ingvar is semi-legendary, the discovery of two boat grave sites in Salme, modern Estonia has confirmed that a similar historic event took place in the 8th century.