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Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature. Historical background [ edit ] He was presumably king of a stronger and more unified Denmark that rose at the end of the 7th century.
- 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.
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Sep 7, 2019 · From: ongēan (against, opposite) þeōw (servant, slave). Ongendus is the name of a Danish king mentioned in Alcuin’s life of Willibrord. This Anglo-Saxon saint visited the Danish court as part of a missionary effort in ca. AD 710. Presumably, Willibrord met with an Ongendus at this time.
Ongentheow (Old English: Ongenþeow, Ongenþio, Ongendþeow; Old Norse: Angantýr) (died ca. 515) was the name of a semi-legendary Swedish king of the house of Scylfings, who appears in Old English sources. He is generally identified with the Swedish king Egil Vendelcrow mentioned in Ynglingatal, Historia Norwegiae and in Ynglinga saga.
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 ...
About: Ongendus. Ongendus (perhaps Angantyr in Danish) was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature. Angantyr, auch Ogendus, Ongendus oder Ungueudo war ein König der Dänen. Er lebte um 710 und dürfte eher weniger als ein König, sondern eher als ein bedeutender Häuptling und regionaler ...
