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The ''Ynglinga saga'' is the first part of Snorri's history of the ancient Norse kings, the '' Heimskringla .'' It tells the most ancient part of the story of the House Of Yngling s (the ''Scylfings'' of Beowulf ). It was first translated into English and published in 1844 . The saga deals with the arrival of the Norse gods to Scandinavia and how Freyr founded the Swedish Yngling dynasty at Upsala . Then the saga follows the line of Swedish kings until Ingjald ill-ruler after which the descendants settled in Norway and became the ancestors of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair . For a discussion on the controversy about the dating of the information, see '' Ynglingatal ''. EXTERNAL LINKS
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