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"Olav", "Tretelgja", "Ingjaldsson", "Ólafur", "Ólafr Trételgja", "O laf", ""The Wood Cutter" Ingjaldsson", "Olof Trätälja", "Træhuggere n", "The Wood Cutter", "Oluf", "Tretegja", "Trätälja", "Vermaland" , "Tree Hewer", "\The Wood Cutter\", "Olav Tretelgja" Fu sacrificat o in onore di Odino dagli abitanti svedesi della Värmland a causa d i una carestia. Alcuni svedesi, tuttavia, compresero che la mancanza d i cibo era stata provocata dall'eccessiva crescita della popolazion e e non dal fatto che il re stava trascurando le sue funzioni religios e. '''From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia''' Olaf Tree Feller (Ol d Norse: Ólafr trételgja, Swedish: Olof Trätälja, Norwegian: Ola v Tretelgja, all meaning Olaf Woodwhittler) was the son of the Swedis h king Ingjald Ill-ruler of the House of Yngling according to Ynglinga tal. '''Heimskringla''' His mother was Gauthild, a princess of Wes t Götaland, whose maternal grandfather was Olof the Sharp-sighted, th e king of Nerike. His mother sent him to his foster-father Bove in We st Götaland, where he grew up with his foster-brother Saxe who was su rnamed Flette. When Olof heard of his father's death, he assembled th e men who were willing to follow him and went to his kinsmen in Nerike , because after his father's atrocities, the Swedes had grown hostil e towards the Ynglings. When the Swedes learnt that Olof and his ki n had sought refuge in Nerike, they were attacked and had to head wes t through deep and mountainous forests (Kilsbergen) to Lake Vänern an d the estuary of Klarälven (where Karlstad is presently situated). He re, they settled and cleared land. Soon they had created a whole provi nce called Värmland, where they could make good living. When the Swe des learnt that Olof was clearing land, they were amused and called hi m the Tree-feller. Olof married a woman named Solveig who was a daught er of Halfdan Guldtand of Soleyar. Olof and Solveigh had two sons, Ing jald Olofsson and Halfdan Hvitbeinn, who were brought up in Soleyar i n the house of his mother's uncle Sölve. Because of king Ivar Vidfam ne and his harsh rule many Swedes emigrated to Värmland, and they bec ame so numerous that the province could not sustain them. The land wa s afflicted by famine of which the Swedes accused the king. It was a n old tradition in Sweden of holding the king responsible for the weal th of the land (see Domalde). The Swedes accused Olof of neglecting hi s sacrifices to the gods and believed that this was the cause of the f amine. The Swedish settlers thus rebelled against Olof, surrounded hi s house on the shores of lake Vänern and burnt him inside it. Thus h e was sacrificed to Odin, like his ancestor Domalde. '''Ynglingatal a nd Historia Norwegiae''' However, Historia Norwegiae says that Olof s ucceeded his father and ruled as the king of Sweden in peace until hi s death. Ejus filius Olavus cognomento tretelgia diu et pacifice func tus regno plenus dierum obiit in Swethia.[1] His son, Olav, known a s Tretelgje, accomplished a long and peaceful reign, and died in Swede n, replete in years.[2] The lines of Ynglingatal appear to say tha t he was a Swedish prince (svía jöfri), and that he was burnt insid e his hall and disappeared from Gamla Uppsala. Ok við vág, / viða r (telgju) / hræ Ólafs / hofgyldir svalg, / ok glóðfjálgr / gerva r leysti / sonr Fornjóts / af Svía jöfri. / Sá áttkonr / frá Upp sölum / Lofða kyns / fyrir löngu hvarf.[3] '''Archaeology''' Alon g the lower parts of the river Byälven in Värmland, there are thre e large barrows, which legend attributes to Olof Trätälja. Moreover , there are many hillforts near this river and the northern shore of L ake Vänern testifying to a violent period. Archaeological excavation s from one of the hillforts, Villkorsberget, show that it was burnt i n a period corresponding to Olof (510–680). '''Notes''' ^ Storm, G ustav (editor) (1880). Monumenta historica Norwegiæ: Latinske kildesk rifter til Norges historie i middelalderen, Monumenta Historica Norweg iae (Kristiania: Brøgger), p. 102. ^ Ekrem, Inger (editor), Lars Boj e Mortensen (editor) and Peter Fisher (translator) (2003). Historia No rwegie. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 8772898135, p. 79. ^ The origin al text at Heimskringla Norrøne Tekster og Kvad