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, was according to '' Beowulf '' a Swedish king during the first half the 6th Century . He was the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere . He usurped the Swedish throne but was killed by his nephew Eadgils , who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian Mythology exists a king by the same name, ''Áli'' (the Old Norse form of ''Onela'', also rendered as ''Ole'', ''Åle'' or ''Ale''), who had the cognomen ''hinn Upplenzki'' ("from Uppland"). BEOWULF In the Anglo-Saxon Poem '' Beowulf '', Onela play a central part in the Swedish-Geatish Wars . Onela and his brother Ohthere were the sons of the Swedish king Ongenþeow . When the Geatish King Hreðel died, Onela and Ohthere saw the opportunity to pillage in Geatland starting the Swedish-Geatish Wars : The war ended with Ongenþeow deathLines 2485-2490, 2977-2982. It is implied by the poem that Onela eventually became king, because Ohthere's two sons, Eanmund and Eadgils , had to seek refuge with Heardred , Hygelac 's successor as King Of The Geats Lines 2380-2391. This caused Onela to attack the Geats. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan Lines 2610-2617 and Heardred was killed as wellLine 2389, after which Onela returned homeLines 2388-2391. Eadgils, however, survived and later, Beowulf helped him avenge Eanmund by slaying OnelaLine 2392-2397. By a conjectural emendation of line 62 of this poem some editors represent Onela as the son-in-law of Healfdene /Halfdan king of Denmark. NORSE SAGAS
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