Ongendus
Sign in to saveOngendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.
Key facts
- Royalty.death_place
- Denmark (presumed)
- Royalty.name
- Ongendus
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Danes
- Royalty.reign
- 710 – 738
- Royalty.successor
- Unknown, possibly Harald Wartooth
- Royalty.birth_date
- 7th century
- Royalty.birth_place
- Denmark (presumed)
- Royalty.death_date
- 8th century
- Royalty.issue
- ?
- Royalty.house
- ?
- Royalty.house type
- Dynasty
- Royalty.religion
- Norse paganism
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- date of birth
- 0700-00-00
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- 0714-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Historical background
- Literal knowledge
- Further reading
- See also
- Footnotes
Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.
== Historical background == He was presumably king of a stronger and more unified Denmark that rose at the end of the 7th century.
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