Ynglinga saga
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Ynglinga saga is a medieval Old Norse saga, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson, that recounts the legendary origins and early kings of Scandinavia, especially the Yngling dynasty.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse saga
ⓘ
kings' saga ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Old Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Snorri Sturluson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ynglingatal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earlier skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionIn | first saga in Heimskringla ⓘ |
| contains |
embedded verse citations
ⓘ
prose narrative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Yngling dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early kings of Norway ⓘ early kings of Sweden ⓘ legendary origins of Scandinavian kings ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aun the Old
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Domalde NERFINISHED ⓘ Freyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfdan the Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Njord NERFINISHED ⓘ Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDynasty | House of Yngling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Norwegian descendants of the Ynglings
ⓘ
Swedish Yngling kings at Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | legendary saga ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern understanding of early Scandinavian kingship ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Scandinavian royal origin myths ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary account ⓘ |
| influenced | later Scandinavian historiography ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | mythological past to early historical period ⓘ |
| openingTheme | migration of gods from Asia to the North ⓘ |
| partOf | Heimskringla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Odin as a human king ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Icelandic manuscripts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
euhemerized Norse gods
ⓘ
ritual sacrifice of kings ⓘ royal genealogy ⓘ sacral kingship ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 13th century ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Snorri Sturluson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | prose history with legendary material ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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