9691 Individuals in our Database | | | | KING OF UPPSALA Braut-Onundr INGVARSSON THE CULTIVATOR; ROADMAKER Sex: Male | | | |  | Birth Date | 0640 Sweden | Death Date | 0718 | Father | Ingvar EYSTEINSSON of SWEDEN King of UPPSALA | Born: 0620 | Died: 0683 | Mother | | Born: | | | Braut-Onundr INGVARSSON Notes: | from here many historians believe lineage to be factual
| Notes: | In his Ynglinga saga, Snorri Sturluson relates that Anund succeeded his father Ingvar on the Swedish throne, and after his fathers wars against Danish Vikings and Estonian pirates, peace reigned over Sweden and there were good harvests. Anund was a popular king who became very rich, not only because of the peace and the good harvests but also because he avenged his father in Estonia. That country was ravaged far and wide and in the autumn Anund returned with great riches. In those days Sweden was dominated by vast and uninhabited forests, so Anund started making roads and clearing land and vast districts were settled by Swedes. Consequently, he was named Bröt-Anund. He made a house for himself in every district and used to stay as a guest in many homes. One autumn, King Anund was travelling between his halls (see Husbys) and came to a place called Himinheiðr (sky heath) between two mountains. He was surprised by a landslide which killed him.
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