Domalde Visbursson

Midvinterblot_Domalde

Domalde was born in 0340 in Uppsala, Sweden.  Domalde's father was Visbur Vanlandisson.  His paternal grandfather was Vanlandi Svegdisson and his paternal grandmother is Driva Snaersdoittir.  He was an only child.  Domalde is no longer alive.

• General Notes

  Domalde was a Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, in Norse mythology. He was the son of Visbur.
  
  The sacrifice of king Domalde at Uppsala as painted by Carl LarssonSnorri Sturluson relats that Domalde's rule was marked by bad crops and starvation. The first autumn, the Swedes sacrificed oxen at the temple at Uppsala, but the next harvest was not better. The second autumn, they sacrificed men, but the following crops were even worse.
  
  The third year many Swedes arrived at Gamla Uppsala, and the chiefs decided that they had to sacrifice the king. They sprinkled the statues of the gods with his blood (see Blót) and the good harvests returned.
  
  Snorri included a piece from Ynglingatal composed in the 9th century:
  
  Hitt var fyrr
  at fold ruðu
  svereðberendr
  sínum drótni,
  ok landherr
  af lífs vönum
  dreygrug vápn
  Dómalda bar,
  þá er árgjörn
  Jóta dolgi
  Svía kind
  of sóa skyldi.[1] 

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