Braut-Önundr Ingvarsson King in Sweden [61776]

   Cause of his death was killed in avalanche, Himmenheath, Uppsala.

  General Notes:

http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps18/ps18_353.htm


OF ONUND THE LAND-CLEARER.

Onund was the name of Yngvar's son who succeeded him. In his
days there was peace in Sweden, and he became rich in valuable
goods. King Onund went with his army to Estland to avenge his
father, and landed and ravaged the country round far and wide,
and returned with a great booty in autumn to Sweden. In his time
there were fruitful seasons in Sweden, so that he was one of the
most popular of kings. Sweden is a great forest land, and there
are such great uninhabited forests in it that it is a journey of
many days to cross them. Onund bestowed great diligence and
expense on opening the woods and cultivating the cleared land.
He made roads through the desert forests; and thus cleared land
is found all through the forest country, and great districts are
settled. In this way extensive tracts of land were brought into
cultivation, for there were country people enough to cultivate
the land. Onund had roads made through all Sweden, both through
forests and morasses, and also over mountains; and he was
therefore called Onund Roadmaker. He had a house built for
himself in every district of Sweden, and went over the whole
country in guest-quarters.

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Events in the life of Braut-Önundr Yngvarsson

event 1 .
·succeeded his father to the kingdom at Uppsala
† death 1 .
·King Onund one autumn, travelling between his mansion-houses, came over a road called Himmenheath, where there are some narrow mountain valleys, with high mountains on both sides. There was heavy rain at the time, and before there had been snow on the mountains. A landslip of clay and stones came down upon King Onund and his people, and there he met his death, and many with him. So says Thjodolf, namely: -- "We all have heard how Jonkur's sons, Whom weapons could not touch, with stones Were stoned to death in open day, King Onund died in the same way. Or else perhaps the wood-grown land, Which long had felt his conquering hand, Uprose at length in deadly strife, And pressed out Onund's hated life."
event 1 .
·applied for his son, Ingjald, to King Algaut, of Gotland, for his daughter Gauthild
event 1 .
·went with his army to Estland to avenge his father, and landed and ravaged the country round far and wide, and returned with a great booty in autumn to Sweden
event 1 .
·bestowed great diligence and expense on opening the woods and cultivating the cleared land. He made roads through the desert forests; and thus cleared land is found all through the forest country, and great districts are settled. In this way extensive tracts of land were brought into cultivation, for there were country people enough to cultivate the land. Onund had roads made through all Sweden, both through forests and morasses, and also over mountains; and he was therefore called Onund Roadmaker

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Braut-Önundr married.