Domaldi Visbursson (abt. 340)

Born about 0340 in Scandinavia (Sweden)

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Scandinavia (Sweden)

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This is a legendary or fictional person (based on old Norse sagas). The profile is being retained on WikiTree because the profile appears in many popular genealogies.

Biografi

Enligt Snorre Sturlasson

Under Domaldes tid som kung i Svitjod rådde svält och missväxt. På grund av detta ordnades ett stort blot i Uppsala. Första året offrades flera oxar och när det inte hjälpte offrades det människor det följande året. Då inte heller det hjälpte slog hövdingarna fast att Domalde själv skulle hållas till svars för missväxten och därför offras.

Biography

The kings before year 800 can be considered fictional characters. The sources for their existens are stories such as Ynglingasagan by Snore Sturlason, written early 13th century, and Beuwulf, an English heroic poem which oldest written source is from year 1000. The Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, wrote down Gesta danorum at the end of the 12th century and its value as a source has been questioned. The Ynglinga-kings are to be considered as fictional characters but they are a part of the cultural inheritance.

According to Snorri Sturluson

According to the sagas, Domaldi was the son of Visbur.

There was famine and crop failure during the reign of Domaldi in Svitjod. Because of this the Swedes arranged a huge blot (sacrifice) at Uppsala. The first year they sacrificed Oxen and when that did not work the sacrificed humans the following year. When that did not work the chieftans decided that Domaldi was to be held responsible and therefore he should be sacrificed.

Domar followed as king after his father Domaldi. He had better luck with the harvests and ruled for a long time in peace and prosperity. He died a natural death and is said to have been burned and buried at Uppsala.

According to Johan Peringskiöld

Peringskiöld has estimated Domaldi's death to 130 AD.^[1] See Sources for Early Swedish Monarchs for more information about Peringskiöld.

Name

• Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr
• Meaning in Old Norse - Power to Judge

Research Notes

• Because persons who never existed (not historically proven) cannot have actual parents, siblings, spouses, or children, profiles of legendary persons should not be linked to other profiles on WikiTree (besides in the biography).
• Furthermore, the birth year does not represent an actual birth year for this profile, it is only added because all WT profiles must have a birth or death date.
• Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.

Sources

1. ↑ Tryckt litteratur Peringskiöld:1 (0-9999) Bild 7 / sid 11 (AID: v137101.b7.s11, NAD: SE/AD/00001)

• Svensson, Alex. Sveriges regenter under 1000 år. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Biblioteks Förlag, 2010. [ ]
• Sturluson, Snorre. Nordiska Kungasagor - Från Ynglingasagan till Olav Tryggvasons Saga. Stockholm: Fabel, 1991. [ ]

• A History of Norway Page 12