Ale the Strong

Ale the Strong

In Scandinavian legend, Ale the Strong (Heimskringla) belonged to the House of Skjöldung (Scylding), and he was the son of king Fridleif of Denmark and a cousin of Helgi's (and consequently of the Hrothgar of Beowulf). He fought several battles against king Aun of Uppsala, and he ruled in Uppsala for 25 years until he was killed by Starkad the old.

According to Starbäck and Bäckström, Saxo Grammaticus tells a related story in "Gesta Danorum".

Starkad was accepted with honour in the warband of the Norwegian hero Ole ("Olo"). However, when Ole had succeeded in conquering Zealand, Starkad was convinced to join Lennius/Lenus/Lennus scheme to attack and kill Ole. However, Ole was hard to kill as his gaze scared everyone. It was not until Starkad managed to cover Ole's face that he could kill him. Starkad was rewarded with 120 pounds in gold, but regretted his crime, and avenged Ole's death by killing Lennius.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Strong — may refer to:General usage*Strong acid *Strong agnosticism *Strong AI *Strong atheism *Strong cardinal *Strong coloring *Strong convergence *Strong CP problem *Strong cryptography *Strong inflection (linguistics):*Germanic strong verb *Strong… …   Wikipedia

  • Ale Yarok — עלה ירוק Leader Gil Kopatch Founded 1999 Headqu …   Wikipedia

  • The Coronation Tap — Public house information Location 8 Sion Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4AX Established pre 1806 Telephone +44 (0)117 9739617 …   Wikipedia

  • Ale — For other uses, see Ale (disambiguation). Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers yeast.[1][2] The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste.… …   Wikipedia

  • strong — /strɒŋ / (say strong) adjective 1. having, showing, or involving great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust. 2. mentally powerful or vigorous: a strong mind. 3. (sometimes followed by on or in) especially powerful, able, or… …  

  • The Belgariad — is a five book fantasy epic written by David Eddings. The series tells the story of the recovery of the Orb of Aldur and coming of age of Garion, an orphaned farmboy. Garion is accompanied by his aunt Polgara and grandfather Belgarath as they try …   Wikipedia

  • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket —   …   Wikipedia

  • The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale — The Pardoner s Tale is one of the The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The story is in the form of an exemplum: the Pardoner first explains the theme he will address, then tells his story and finally draws the conclusion he had already… …   Wikipedia

  • The Magician (Maugham novel) — The Magician   Author(s) W. Somerset Maugham Country …   Wikipedia

  • The Holy Ground — is a local place name in the town of Cobh, County Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland. The song The Holy Ground (see below) is named after this area. The name is ironic, the piece of ground known as the Holy Ground was once the town s red… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”