Domalde
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Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, cursed by his stepmother, according to Snorri Sturluson, with ósgæssa, "ill-luck". He was the son of Visbur.
Midvinterblot (1915) by Carl Larsson, which depicts the offering of king Domalde
The sacrifice of Domalde by Erik Werenskiold
Visbur
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Visbur or Wisbur was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings and the son of Vanlandi. He was burned to death inside his hall by the arson of two of his own sons in revenge for rejecting thei
Domalde
…legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, cursed by his stepmother, according to Snorri Sturluson, with ósgæssa, "ill-luck". He was the son of Visbur. The luck of the king is the luck of the land, and Domalde's rule was marked by bad crops and starvation. The first autumn, the Swedes sacrificed oxen…
Cover of a play by Erik Johan Stagnelius about the legend of Wisbur