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:''This is about the Swedish king Ohthere. For the Norwegian voyager by the same name, see Ohthere of Hålogaland'' Ohthere (also ''Ohtere''), Old Norse Óttarr vendilkráka (''Vendelcrow''; in Modern Swedish ''Ottar Vendelkråka'') is a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings who would have lived during the 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530〔(Ottar, an article in the encyclopedia Nordisk familjebok )〕). His name can be reconstructed as Proto-Norse *''Ōhta-harjaz'' or *''Ōhtu-harjaz''. The ''harjaz'' element is common in Germanic names and has a meaning of "warrior, army" (whence English ''harry''); by contrast, the ''oht'' element is less frequent, and has been tentatively interpreted as "fearsome, feared".〔(Peterson, Lena. ''Lexikon över urnnordiska personnamn'' PDF )〕 A prince of the Swedes, Ohthere and his brother Onela conducted successful raids against the Geats after King Hrethel had died. In 515, Ongentheow was killed in battle by the Geats and Ohthere succeeded his father as the king of Sweden. Ohthere led an army against the Geats, and besieged one of their armies. He nearly killed the Geatish king Hygelac but lost many of his forces in the conflict. Ohthere managed to get back to Sweden. In the 520s, Ohthere led a large raid to Denmark and plundered the Danish coast. A Danish army led by two Jarls, however, was waiting for him. Battle broke out. The Danish were reinforced, and Ohthere was killed in the battle. His corpse was taken back to Sweden and buried in a mound. ==''Beowulf''== In the Old English poem ''Beowulf'' the name of Ohthere only appears in constructions referring to his father Ongenþeow (''fæder Ohtheres''),〔Line 2929.〕 mother (''Onelan modor and Ohtheres''),〔Line 2933.〕 and his sons Eadgils (''suna Ohteres'',〔Lines 2381,〕 ''sunu Ohteres''〔Line 2395.〕) and Eanmund (''suna Ohteres'').〔Lines 2613.〕 When Ohthere and his actions are concerned, he is referred to as ''Ongenþeow's offspring'' together with his brother Onela. The section deals with Ohthere and Onela pillaging the Geats at the death of their king Hreðel, restarting the Swedish-Geatish wars: Later, it is implied in the poem that Ohthere has died, because his brother Onela is king. Ohthere's sons Eadgils and Eanmund fled to the Geats and the wars began anew. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ohthere」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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