Ingvar "The Tall" Eysteinsson King in Sweden [61777]

   Cause of his death was in battle in Estland, Sweden.

  General Notes:

http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps18/ps18_354.htm


OF YNGVAR'S FALL.

Yngvar, who was King Eystein's son, then became king of Sweden.
He was a great warrior, and often lay out with his warships; for
the Swedish dominions were much ravaged then by Danes and
East-country men. King Yngvar made a peace with the Danes; but
betook himself to ravaging the East country in return. One
summer he went with his forces to Estland, and plundered at a
place called Stein. The men of Estland came down from the
interior with a great army, and there was a battle; but the army
of the country was so brave that the Swedes could not withstand
them, and King Yngvar fell, and his people fled. He was buried
close to the seashore under a mound in Estland; and after this
defeat the Swedes returned home. Thjodolf sings of it thus: --

"Certain it is the Estland foe
The fair-haired Swedish king laid low.
On Estland's strand, o'er Swedish graves,
The East Sea sings her song of waves;
King Yngvar's dirge is ocean's roar
Resounding on the rock-ribbed shore."

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Events in the life of Yngvarr Eysteinsson

event 1 .
·succeeded his father to the kingdom of Uppsala
event 1 .
·a great warrior, and often lay out with his warships; for the Swedish dominions were much ravaged then by Danes and East-country men
† death 1 .
in Stein, Estland.
·One summer he went with his forces to Estland, and plundered at a place called Stein. The men of Estland came down from the interior with a great army, and there was a battle; but the army of the country was so brave that the Swedes could not withstand them, and King Yngvar fell, and his people fled.
burial 1 .
·He was buried close to the seashore under a mound in Estland; and after this defeat the Swedes returned home. Thjodolf sings of it thus: -- "Certain it is the Estland foe The fair-haired Swedish king laid low. On Estland's strand, o'er Swedish graves, The East Sea sings her song of waves; King Yngvar's dirge is ocean's roar Resounding on the rock-ribbed shore."
event 1 .
·made a peace with the Danes; but betook himself to ravaging the East country in return

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Ingvar married.