Individual Details
Alrek Agnasson
(Ca 445 - 470)
Alrek married Dagreid (Dageith) DAGSDOTTER, daughter of Dag "The Powerful" King and Mrs-Dag, about 465. (Dagreid (Dageith) DAGSDOTTER was born about 449.)
According to the Ynglinga saga, Alaric and Eric were sons and heirs of the previous king Agni by his wife Skjálf. They shared the kingship. They were mighty both in war and sport, but were especially skillful horsmen and vied with one another about their horsemanship and their horses.
One day they rode off from their retinue and did not return. They were found dead with their heads battered but no weapons with them save the bridle bits of their horses. Accordingly it was believed that they had quarreled and come to blows and had slain each other with their bridle bits. They were succeeded by Alaric's sons Yngvi and Alf.
However, in other sources, only Alaric died, and in the piece of Ynglingatal quoted by Snorri Sturluson it is only Alaric who dies explicitly. Eric's death seems to be a misunderstanding on Snorri's part due to an influence from the succeeding kings (see also the other sources below):
Fell Alrekr,þar er Eiríkibróður vápnat bana urðu,ok hnakkmarsmeð höfuðfetlumDags fríendrof drepask kváðu;frá-at maðr áðreykja greiðiFreys afspringí folk hafa. Alrek fell, by Eric slain,Eric's life-blood dyed the plain,Brother fell by brother's hand;And they tell it in the land,That they worked the wicked deedWith the sharp bits that guide the steed.Shall it be said of Frey's brave sons,The kingly race, the noble ones,That they have fought in deadly battleWith the head-gear of their cattle?
According to the Ynglinga saga, Alaric and Eric were sons and heirs of the previous king Agni by his wife Skjálf. They shared the kingship. They were mighty both in war and sport, but were especially skillful horsmen and vied with one another about their horsemanship and their horses.
One day they rode off from their retinue and did not return. They were found dead with their heads battered but no weapons with them save the bridle bits of their horses. Accordingly it was believed that they had quarreled and come to blows and had slain each other with their bridle bits. They were succeeded by Alaric's sons Yngvi and Alf.
However, in other sources, only Alaric died, and in the piece of Ynglingatal quoted by Snorri Sturluson it is only Alaric who dies explicitly. Eric's death seems to be a misunderstanding on Snorri's part due to an influence from the succeeding kings (see also the other sources below):
Fell Alrekr,þar er Eiríkibróður vápnat bana urðu,ok hnakkmarsmeð höfuðfetlumDags fríendrof drepask kváðu;frá-at maðr áðreykja greiðiFreys afspringí folk hafa. Alrek fell, by Eric slain,Eric's life-blood dyed the plain,Brother fell by brother's hand;And they tell it in the land,That they worked the wicked deedWith the sharp bits that guide the steed.Shall it be said of Frey's brave sons,The kingly race, the noble ones,That they have fought in deadly battleWith the head-gear of their cattle?
Events
| Birth | Ca 445 | Upsala, Sweden | |||
| Death | 470 | Svitjod, Sweden | |||
| Marriage | Dagreid Dagsdotter |
Families
| Spouse | Dagreid Dagsdotter (445 - 481) |
| Child | Yngvi Alreksson King In Sweden (466 - 499) |
| Father | Agni Dagsson King Of Sweden (424 - 459) |
| Mother | Skjalf Frostasdotter (428 - 445) |