Ingwaz
Ingwaz (Yngvi) is associated with Norse Freyr based on the Ynglingasaga which names Yngvi-Freyr as the ancestor of the kings of Sweden. Common Germanic *Ingwia-fraujaz would have designated the "lord of the Ingvaeones.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Old Norse sources.
Relationships
- child of
- Mannus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Just as Norse Freyja is usually interpreted as a hypostasis of *Frijjō (Frigg), Norse Freyr is associated with Ingwaz (Yngvi) based on the Ynglingasaga which names Yngvi-Freyr as the ancestor of the kings of Sweden, which as Common Germanic *Ingwia-fraujaz would have designated the "lord of the Ingvaeones”
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“Old Norse Yngvi as well as Old High German Inguin and Old English Ingƿine are all derived from the Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. Sound changes in late-Proto-Germanic transformed *Ingwaz into *Ingwi(z) in the nominative case and *Ingwin in the accusative case.”
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