Aun
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Aun the Old is a mythical Swedish king of the House of Yngling in the Heimskringla.
Aun was the son of Jorund, and had ten sons, nine of which he was said to have sacrificed in order to prolong his own life. Based on the internal chronology of the House of Yngling, Aun would have died late in the fifth century.
He was succeeded by his son Egil Vendelcrow
identified with Ongentheow of the Beowulf narrative and placed in the early sixth century.
Illustration by Erik Werenskiold, from the first edition of Gustav Storm's Norwegian translation of Heimskringla (published 1899).
East royal tumulus at Old Upsala, suggested grave of King Edwin the Old
Ongentheow
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Ongentheow was the name of a semi-legendary Swedish king of the house of Scylfings, who appears in Old English sources.
Illustration by Gerhard Munthe (1899)
Middle royal tumulus at Old Upsala, suggested grave of King Ongentheow/Egil