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Olaf  "Trätälja"Ingjardsson, King of Vermaland in Sweden

Olaf "Trätälja"Ingjardsson, King of Vermaland in Sweden

Male Abt 682 - Abt 710  (28 years)

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  • Name Olaf Ingjardsson 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 682  Värmland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    General Information Trätälja means tree-hewer. He sacrificed his own people in a time of famine. He was the last Yngling ruler of Uppsala.  [2
    Death Abt 710  Romerike, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Because of king Ivar Vidfamne and his harsh rule many Swedes emigrated to Värmland, and they became so numerous that the province could not sustain them. The land was afflicted by famine of which the Swedes accused the king. It was an old tradition in Sweden of holding the king responsible for the wealth of the land (see Domalde). The Swedes accused Olof of neglecting his sacrifices to the gods and believed that this was the cause of the famine.

      The Swedish settlers thus rebelled against Olof, surrounded his house on the shores of lake Vänern and burnt him inside it. Thus he was sacrificed to Odin, like his ancestor Domalde. [3]
    Burial say 711  Säffle, Värmland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4619  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father Ingjald Braut-Onundson "Ill-Ruler", King of Uppsala,   b. Abt 660, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Gauthild 
    Family ID F3678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Solveig Halfdansdotter,   b. 688, Solør, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 704, Trondheim, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years) 
    Marriage yes date unknown  [2
    Children 
     1. King Ingjald Olofsson of Värmland
     2. Åsa Olafsdatter Trondheim
    +3. Halfdan Olafsson "Huitbein", King of the Pulanders of Sweeden, King of Salver and Vestfold
    Family ID F3675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 682 - Värmland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 710 - Romerike, Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - say 711 - Säffle, Värmland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Olof Trätälja by Gerhard Munthe
    Olof Trätälja by Gerhard Munthe

  • Sources 
    1. [S1603] Online GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), King Olof Ingjaldsson, Use with Caution.

    2. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    3. [S304] Wikipedia, Olof_Trätälja.