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Norse paganism. Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.
- c. 710 – 738
- ? (perhaps king Harald ? - briefly mentioned in a few sources)
Jun 25, 2015 · Ongendus – The Danish King. When the Dannevirke was begun Ongendus was the king of the Danes. We know that he was ‘more savage than a wild beast and harder than a rock.’. This is what the missionary Willibord, who tried unsuccessfully to convert him to Christianity, says about him. Perhaps Ongendus was the man behind the Dannevirke.
Ongendus was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature. Randver , sometimes assigned to the early 700s. Son of Valdar (or Radbard) according to late sagas; fell in England.
Jun 25, 2015 · The first was built in 737 and the last one at the end of the 1100’s. This bulwark, the Dannevirke, was built in the age of the Vikings to protect Denmark from the powerful Frankish kings just to the south. An old chronicle, The Chronicle of the Lejre Kings, tells that the Danes stood up to anyone that attacked them. Jutland was most exposed ...
Ongendus (Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710. About 710, Saint Willibrord visited the Danes whilst Ongendus was ruling and returned with 30 boys to instruct in missionary work. No further details are given about Ongendus, other than that he was "more savage than any beast and harder than stone" — the ideal of man in ...
Nov 3, 2023 · Ongendus (Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature. He was presumably king of a stronger and more unified Denmark that rose at the end of the 7th century, building Danevirke.
Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature. (en) Ongendus (début du VIIIe siècle), peut-être nommé en vieux norrois Angantyr, est un roi des danois qui règne vers 710, le premier souverain mentionné par les sources. (fr)
