General Notes

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 25, Ed. 1, Tree #0348, Date of Import: Nov 20, 1998]

GENDEX 10/24/96

AKA OLAF OR TRETELGIA "THE WOODCUTTER" KING  (L) DE VERMALAND

His nickname was "Tree-hewer" and he was remembered for sacrificing his
own people in time of famine. He was the last Yngling ruler of Uppsala
and settledin West Sweden.Called 'trekalia," i.e., "tree-hewer." King of
Vermaland in Sweden; sacrificed his own people in time of famine; the
last Yngling ruler ofUppsala; settled in West Sweden. [Roderick W.
Stuart, Royalty for Commoners,3rd ed., Genealogical Publishing Company,
Baltimore MD, 1998]
The kinly line [of Norway], which Snorri [Sturlusson, 13th century
historian] traces claimed descent from the ancient Yngling kings who
ruled at Uppsala in Sweden. Their legendary Yngling ancestor was Olof
Tretelgia Ingjaldsson, who had escapedthe aftermath of his father's
conflagration by fleeing to Norway.
Her KingOlof earned his nickname, which means "the Woodcutter", by
clearing the forest and cultivating the land. He named his new domain
Varmland and such a largegroup of Swedes followed him there "that the
land could not give them sustenance."
After a season of bad harvests, the woodcutting king was sacrificed to
Odin so that his people might have good crops. He was succeeded by his
sonHalfdan Whiteleg, who is said to have extended his rule over much of
southernNorway.
[Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, Flander & Kiev]