Ivar Vidfamne

Ivar Vidfamme
Born
Scania
Died700 CE
Known forSemi-legendary Swedish king

Ivar Vidfamne (or Ívarr inn víðfaðmi; English exonym Ivar Widefathom; Danish Ivar Vidfadme – in Norwegian and Danish the form Ivar Vidfavne is sometimes used as an alternative form) was a semi-legendary king of Denmark, who originated in Scania (present day Sweden). He apparently died circa 700 CE,[1] in Karelia, at a place called Karjálabotnar (Finnish Karjalanpohja), which may have been the modern Kurkiyoki [ru] (Russian: Куркиёки; Finnish: Kurkijoki; Swedish: Kronoborg), in Lakhdenpokhsky District (Finnish: Lahdenpohja) of Russia.[2]

12th and 13th century sources like Heimskringla and Hervarar saga, attributed to Ivar Vidfamne kingship of a wider empire that included parts of Norway, Saxony and England.[3][4][5] However, no such figure was mentioned in medieval Saxon or English sources regarding the 8th and 9th centuries.

  1. ^ Lagerquist, Lars O. (1997). Sveriges Regenter, från forntid till nutid. Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 22. ISBN 91-1-963882-5.
  2. ^ Uino, Pirjo (1997). Ancient Karelia. Helsinki: Suomen muinaismuistoyhdistyksen aikakausikirja 104. p. 185.
  3. ^ Ivar Vidfamne in: "1119-1120 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 12. Hyperemi - Johan)". runeberg.org. 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ Ivar Vidfadme in: Salmonsens Konversations Leksikon (Danish), Anden Udgave, Bind XII (1922), p. 731 & p. 732
  5. ^ "Ivar Vidfadme". 28 September 2014 – via Store norske leksikon.