Ohthere
Sign in to save300px|thumb|right|Ohthere's Mound located at Vendel parish, [[Uppland, Sweden.]] Ohthere, also Ohtere (Old Norse: Óttarr vendilkráka, Vendelcrow; in modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka), was a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings, who is said to have lived during the Germanic Heroic Age, possibly during the early 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530).
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- Born
- 0551-01-01
- Works
- 3
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- A description of Europe
- The discovery of Muscovy
- Two voyagers at the court of King Alfred
- Two Voyagers at the Court of King Alfred
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 551
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Norse mythology
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Uppland
- Place of death
- North Jutlandic Island
- Child
- Eanmund
- Father
- Ongentheow
- Sibling
- Onela
- Occupation
- skald
Article
6 sectionsContents
- ''Beowulf''
- Scandinavian sources
- Ohthere's Barrow
- See also
- Notes
- References
300px|thumb|right|Ohthere's Mound located at Vendel parish, [[Uppland, Sweden.]] Ohthere, also Ohtere (Old Norse: Óttarr vendilkráka, Vendelcrow; in modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka), was a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings, who is said to have lived during the Germanic Heroic Age, possibly during the early 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530).
His name can be reconstructed as Proto-Norse *Ōhta-harjaz or *Ōhtu-harjaz. The harjaz element is common in Germanic names and has a meaning of "warrior, army" (whence English harry); by contrast, the oht element is less frequent, and has been tentatively interpreted as "fearsome, feared".