Gautrekr was a legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources, such as Gautreks saga, Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur (part of the Prose Edda) and Af Upplendinga konungum. Look up Legend in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Geatish kings existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own petty kings. ... Gautreks saga (Gautreks Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts. ... Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century. ... Bósa saga ok Herrauds (Old Norse Bósa saga ok Herrauðs) Saga of Bósi and Herraud is an Old Norse saga written around 1300 preserved in three 15th century manuscripts relating the fantastic adventures of the two companions Herraud (Old Norse Herrauð) and Bósi. ... The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. ... Nafnaþulur is a listing of various categories, such as gods, giants, people and objects, in Snorri Sturlussons Prose Edda. ... The Younger Edda, known also as the Prose Edda or Snorris Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. ...

He appears in different temporal settings, and he could represent different kings named Gautrekr, as the name simply means "Geatish ruler". In the various settings, he also has different offspring. However, all settings present him as the son of a Gaut or Gauti, and in one of the later settings, his father Gaut gave his name to Götaland (Geatland). Gautr, Gauti, Guti, Gothus and Geats are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root, * (see god). ... Gaut, Gauti, Guti, Gothus are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root. ... Götaland Unofficial Nordic cross flag of Götaland. ...

In Nafnaþulur, he is mentioned as one of the sea-kings, after his father Gauti. This is a disambiguation page. ... Gaut, Gauti, Guti, Gothus are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root. ...

Early setting

In the early setting, Gautrekr is the contemporary of legendary characters such as Starkad and the Swedish kings Erik and Alrik. Starkad, Starkotter, Starkodder, Starkadhr (ice. ... Alrik and Erik fighting Alrek and Eirík (Old Norse Alrekr and Eiríkr ) were two legendary kings of Sweden. ...

Gautreks saga tells that Gautrekr was born out of the meeting between Gauti, the king of Västergötland, and Snotra who was the most intelligent of a family of backwoods skinflints. Her family committed suicide for having lost too much food supporting Gauti as their guest. Snotri took the child Gautrek to Gauti's court and King Gauti, years later on his deathbed, made Gautrek his heir. Gautreks saga (Gautreks Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts. ...   is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ...

Gautrekr married Álfhildr, the daughter of king Harald of Wendland. When she died, Gautrekr went somewhat out of his mind, ignored all matters of state, and spent all his time on Álfhildr's burial mound, flying his hawk. Throughout history, there has been different usage of the term (ON.) Wendland, Vendland, Ventheland or (Lat. ...

Through trickery and the advice of Neri, one of Gautrekr's earls, a man named Ref gained the hand of Gautrek's daughter Helga. He also gained the earldom that Neri held from King Gautrekr.

If Gautreks saga tells that Gautrekr had the daughter Helga, Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar adds two sons, Ketill and Hrólfr Gautreksson. They both succeeded Gautrekr and Hrólfr spent many years pillaging in Brittany and Great Britain until he finally kidnapped the Swedish princess and made her his wife. Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century. ... Brittany has an expansive coastline Historical province of Brittany Flag of Brittany (Gwenn-ha-du) région of Bretagne, see Bretagne. ...

Gautrekr the Mild

In the late setting, Gautrekr the Mild is the father of Algautr, the last Geatish king, in Scandinavian legends. Algaut was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. ... Geatish kings existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own petty kings. ...

Both Af Upplendinga konungum and Ynglinga saga describe him as the son of Gaut, after whom Götaland (Geatland) took its name. Af Upplendinga konungum tells that Gautrekr was married to Alof, the daughter of Olaf the Clear-Sighted, the king of Närke. Both sources tell that Gautrekr had a son named Algautr whose daughter Gauthildr married the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler. The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. ... Gautr, Gauti, Guti, Gothus and Geats are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root, * (see god). ... Götaland Unofficial Nordic cross flag of Götaland. ... Närke is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Nericia, or Närke - a historical Province of Sweden Part of Örebro County, or Örebro län - a current County of Sweden Part of Närke and Värmland County, or Närkes och V... Algaut was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. ... Ingjald centralizing Sweden Ingjaldr hinn illráði or Ingjald illrÃ¥de (ill-ruler), ca 640 - ca 650, was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings. ...

The Ynglinga saga then continues by telling how the Swedish king invited Algautr and several other petty kings to a banquet at Uppsala only to be burnt to death inside the hall where they had the banquet. Ingjald then proceeded to conquer the kingdoms of the dead kings. The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. ... Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains seen from the grave field whose larger mounds (left part) are close to the royal mounds. ...

Gautrekr the Generous

In Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Gautrekr the Generous is shortly mentioned as the son of Gauti, the son of Odin. It adds that his brother Ring was the king of Östergötland and the father of Herrauðr. This Herrauðr is the same as the Geatish earl who gave his daughter Þóra Town-Hart to Ragnar Lodbrok, when he had saved her from the Lindworm in a number of other sagas. Bósa saga ok Herrauds (Old Norse Bósa saga ok Herrauðs) Saga of Bósi and Herraud is an Old Norse saga written around 1300 preserved in three 15th century manuscripts relating the fantastic adventures of the two companions Herraud (Old Norse Herrauð) and Bósi. ... Gaut, Gauti, Guti, Gothus are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ... (help· info) is a historical Province (landskap) in the south of Sweden. ... Þóra Town-Hart was the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland in Norse mythology. ... Aella murdering Ragnar Lodbrok Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnar Hairy-Breeks, Old Norse: Ragnarr Loðbrók) Swedish king, ruled the early kingdoms of Sweden and Denmark some time in the 8th or 9th century. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt A lindworm (called lindorm in Scandinavia and Lindwurm in Germany; the name consists of two Germanic roots meaning roughly ensnaring serpent) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore. ...