Following the Viking victory at the Battle of the Holme in 902 and the defeat of Æthelwold's Revolt the three brothers Eowils, Halfdan, and Ingwaer were among the claimants to Viking Northumbria, and were able to successfully establish their rule. The population of the Danelaw was boosted in 902 by the arrival of the Vikings of Dublin who were ejected from the city that year. Throughout the first decade of the tenth century the Viking kings of Northumbria, and the Viking king of East Anglia, carried out raids on Anglo-Saxon lands to test the resolve of Edward the Elder, the new king of Wessex. In 910 the three co-kings marched an army south and attacked Wessex. They were driven back by the Anglo-Saxons, and were pursued until Edward's forces caught up with them at Tettenhall on the fifth of August. In the ensuing battle Eowils, Halfdan and Ingwær were killed.[2]
Identityedit
The identity of Ingwær and his brothers, and the nature of their rule, is subject to some debate. No coins bearing their names are known and it is possible they each ruled different parts of Northumbria, or even that they were simply commanders in the Viking army rather than kings, and their identification as such by contemporary sources is erroneous.[3] Ingwær is known to history through Æthelweard's Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; in the extant Old English manuscripts he does not appear, only his brothers Eowils and Halfdan.[1] The names of the three brothers are equivalent to the names of Ímar, Auisle, and Halfdan Ragnarsson, three Vikings active in the British Isles in the ninth century who may have been brothers. David Dumville has suggested this similarity could indicate Ingwær, Eowils and Halfdan are from the same family as the earlier trio, the Uí Ímair.[4] According to Clare Downham, "the coincidence is perhaps too striking to be ignored".[1]
Notesedit
^The Old Norse spelling is that used by Downham.[1]
ingwær, also, referred, ingvar, ivar, ivarr, norse, Ívarr, norse, king, northumbria, according, Æthelweard, chronicon, king, northumbria, along, with, brothers, eowils, halfdan, though, anglo, saxon, chronicle, does, mention, Æthelweard, account, died, battle,. Ingwaer also referred to as Ingvar Ivar or Ivarr Old Norse Ivarr nb 1 was a Norse King of Northumbria According to AEthelweard s Chronicon he was a co king of Northumbria along with his brothers Eowils and Halfdan though the Anglo Saxon Chronicle does not mention him By AEthelweard s account he died at the Battle of Tettenhall alongside his brothers in 910 IngwaerKing of NorthumbriaReign 910Died5 August 910Tettenhall Mercia modern day Wolverhampton Old NorseIvarrHouseUi Imair possibly Contents 1 Biography 2 Identity 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 External linksBiography editFollowing the Viking victory at the Battle of the Holme in 902 and the defeat of AEthelwold s Revolt the three brothers Eowils Halfdan and Ingwaer were among the claimants to Viking Northumbria and were able to successfully establish their rule The population of the Danelaw was boosted in 902 by the arrival of the Vikings of Dublin who were ejected from the city that year Throughout the first decade of the tenth century the Viking kings of Northumbria and the Viking king of East Anglia carried out raids on Anglo Saxon lands to test the resolve of Edward the Elder the new king of Wessex In 910 the three co kings marched an army south and attacked Wessex They were driven back by the Anglo Saxons and were pursued until Edward s forces caught up with them at Tettenhall on the fifth of August In the ensuing battle Eowils Halfdan and Ingwaer were killed 2 Identity editThe identity of Ingwaer and his brothers and the nature of their rule is subject to some debate No coins bearing their names are known and it is possible they each ruled different parts of Northumbria or even that they were simply commanders in the Viking army rather than kings and their identification as such by contemporary sources is erroneous 3 Ingwaer is known to history through AEthelweard s Latin version of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle in the extant Old English manuscripts he does not appear only his brothers Eowils and Halfdan 1 The names of the three brothers are equivalent to the names of Imar Auisle and Halfdan Ragnarsson three Vikings active in the British Isles in the ninth century who may have been brothers David Dumville has suggested this similarity could indicate Ingwaer Eowils and Halfdan are from the same family as the earlier trio the Ui Imair 4 According to Clare Downham the coincidence is perhaps too striking to be ignored 1 Notes edit The Old Norse spelling is that used by Downham 1 References editCitations edit a b c Downham pp 79 80 Logan pp 42 44 Higham amp Hill p 190 Rollason p 217 Higham amp Hill p 190 Dumville pp 88 89 Sources edit Downham Clare 2007 Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland The Dynasty of Ivarr to A D 1014 Edinburgh Dunedin Academic Press ISBN 978 1 903765 89 0 Dumville David N 2004 Old Dubliners and New Dubliners in Ireland and Britain a Viking Age Story Medieval Dublin 6 78 93 Higham N J Hill D H 11 October 2013 Edward the Elder 899 924 Taylor amp Francis ISBN 978 1 136 34948 5 Logan F Donald 2005 The Vikings in History Taylor amp Francis ISBN 978 0 415 32756 5 Rollason David 25 September 2003 Northumbria 500 1100 Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 81335 8 External links editInwaer 1 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ingwaer amp oldid 1146951884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,