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Ingvar or Yngvar Harra (d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölvi.
Snorri Sturluson relates that King Ingvar, Östen's son, was a great warrior who often spent time patrolling the shores of his kingdom fighting Danes and pirates from the east. King Ingvar finally came to a peace agreement with the Danes and could take care of the Estonian pirates.
He consequently started pillaging in Estonia in retribution, and one summer he arrived at a place called Stein (see also Sveigder). The Estonians assembled a great army in the interior and attacked King Ingvar in a great battle. The Estonian forces were too powerful and Ingvar fell and the Swedish forces retreated. Ingvar was buried in a mound on the shores of Estonia.
- Certain it is the Estland foe
- The fair-haired Swedish king laid low.
- On Estland's strand, o'er Swedish graves,
- The East Sea sings her song of waves;
- King Yngvar's dirge is ocean's roar
- Resounding on the rock-ribbed shore.[1] (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/heim/02ynglga.htm)
He was succeeded by his son Anund. Historia Norwegiae adds second son named Sigvard, and Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar a third son called Olaf.
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