King Dagr Spaka DYGGVASSON

Abt 403 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Dagr Spaka DYGGVASSON
  Prefix	King
  Birth	Abt 403	Sweden
  Gender	Male
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	EAA8032656F84862804F026D2DA7BD2BAD26
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I28776	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	King Dyggvi DOMARSSON,   b. Abt 382, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Agni DAGSSON,   b. Abt 424, Sweden d. Agnefit, Sweden
  Family ID	F12556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  † death·As they were going across a river at a place called Skjotan's [the Weapon's] Ford, a labouring thrall came running to the river-side, and threw a hayfork into their troop. It struck the king on the head, so that he fell instantly from his horse and died. In those times the chief who ravaged a country was called Gram, and the men-at-arms under him Gramer. Thjodolf sings of it thus: -- "What news is this that the king's men, Flying eastward through the glen, Report? That Dag the Brave, whose name Is sounded far and wide by Fame -- That Dag, who knew so well to wield The battle-axe in bloody field, Where brave men meet, no more will head The brave -- that mighty Dag is dead! "Varva was wasted with the sword, And vengeance taken for the bird -- The little bird that used to bring News to the ear of the great king. Varva was ravaged, and the strife Was ended, when the monarch's life Was ended too -- the great Dag fell By the hay-fork of a base thrall!" event ·succeeded his father, and was so wise a man that he understood the language of birds event ·had a sparrow which told him much news, and flew to different countries. Once the sparrow flew to Reidgotaland, to a farm called Varva, where he flew into the peasant's corn-field and took his grain. The peasant came up, took a stone, and killed the sparrow event ·ill-pleased that his sparrow did not come home; and as he, in a sacrifice of expiation, inquired after the sparrow, he got the answer that it was killed at Varva. Thereupon he ordered a great army, and went to Gotland; and when he came to Varva he landed with his men and plundered, and the people fled away before him. King Dag returned in the evening to his ships, after having killed many people and taken many prisoners