Yngling
Ynglingatal late ninth c Íslendingabók early twelfth c Historia Norvegiæ late twelfth c Ynglinga saga c. 1225 Hversu Noregr byggðist 1387
Yngvi Tyrkjakonungr Ingui Freyr
Njörðr Svíakonungr Neorth Njörðr Njörðr
Freyr Froyr Yngvifreyr Freyr
Fjölnir Fjölnir Fiolnir Fjölnir Fjölnir
Sveigðir Svegðir Swegthir Svegðir Sveigðir
Vanlandi Vanlandi Wanlanda Vanlandi Vanlandi
Vísburr Visburr Wisbur Vísburr Vísburr
Dómaldi Dómaldr Domald Dómaldi Dómaldi
Dómarr Dómarr Domar Dómarr Dómarr
Dyggvi Dyggvi Dyggui Dyggvi Dyggvi/Tryggvi
Dagr Spaka Dagr Dagr Dagr Spaka Dagr
Agni Alrekr Alricr Agni Agni Skjálfarbóndi
Alrekr and Eiríkr Agni Hogni Alrekr and Eiríkr Alrekr
Yngvi and Álfr Yngvi Ingialdr Yngvi and Álfr Yngvi
Jörundr Jörundr Jorundr Jörundr and Eiríkr Jörmunfróði/Jörundr
Aun Aun inn gamli Auchun Aun hinn gamli Aunn inn gamli
Egill Egill Vendilkráka Eigil Vendilcraca Egill Tunnudólgr Egill Tunnadólgr
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The Ynglings were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, originating from Sweden. It can refer to the clans of the Scylfings (Old Norse Skilfingar), the semi-legendary royal Swedish clan during the Age of Migrations, with kings such as Eadgils, Onela and Ohthere (Aðils, Åle and Ottar). When Beowulf (Boðvar Bjarke) and Ynglingatal were composed sometime in the eighth to tenth centuries, the respective scop and skald (poet) expected his audience to have a great deal of background information about these kings, which is shown in the allusiveness of the references. Ynglings also refers to the Fairhair dynasty, descending from the kings of Oppland, Norway. According to surviving early sources, such as Ynglingatal and Íslendingabók, these kings were descended from the Swedish Scylfings of Uppland, Sweden. The House of Munsö, a Swedish dynasty, also falls under the definition of Yngling. The earliest kings of this dynasty that historians generally agree are historical are Eirik the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung. Some early kings were likely mythical, whereas others may have been real. Egil, Ottar, Ale and Adils are mentioned in several sources and are very likely to be real kings.