Adils

Also known as: King Adils · Family: Upsala · Role: king · First appears: Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Rolf Krake

In the Poetical Diction’s tale of Rolf Krake, Adils, king in Upsala, was married to Yrsa, Rolf Krake’s mother, making Rolf his stepson. Adils fought Ale (king of Norway) on the ice of Lake Wenern, where Ale and much of his army fell. He later asked Rolf to come to his aid, promising to pay his army, and sent berserks including Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, Svipday and Beigud.

After Rolf chose treasures, Adils refused to hand them over and withheld the berserks’ pay. Rolf escaped Adils’s pursuit at the Fyrisvold by scattering gold, then throwing him the ring Sviagris as a gift; Adils rode on while the Swedes stopped to gather the gold.

Relationship record

Life events

Adils and Ale fought a battle, in which Ale and much of his army fell.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Rolf Krake · 📍 the lake called Wenern)
- With: Ale (king of Norway)
- “In that war fell King Ale and a large part of his army.”
Adils refused the treasures chosen for Rolf Krake and withheld the berserks’ pay.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Rolf Krake)
- With: Rolf Krake
- “But the king refused to surrender any of these treasures, nor did he give the berserks any pay.”
Rolf Krake escaped Adils’s pursuit by scattering gold and throwing the ring Sviagris to him.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Rolf Krake · 📍 the Fyrisvold)
- With: Rolf Krake
- “When Rolf Krake saw that King Adils was riding near him, he took the ring Sviagris and threw it to him, asking him to take it as a gift.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Rolf Krake

married with Yrsa “In Upsala reigned a king by name Adils, whose wife was Yrsa, Rolf Krake’s mother.”
with Rolf Krake (stepfather and stepson) “King Adils sent a message to Rolf Krake, his stepson, asking him to come and help him, and promising to furnish pay for his whole army during the campaign.”
enemies with Ale (king of Norway) “He was engaged in a war with Norway’s king, Ale. They fought a battle on the ice of the lake called Wenern.”
servant: Bodvar Bjarke “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Hjalte the Valiant “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Hvitserk the Keen “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Vot “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Vidsete “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Svipday “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
servant: Beigud “Still he sent twelve berserks to King Adils. Among them were Bodvar Bjarke, Hjalte the Valiant, Hvitserk the Keen, Vot, Vidsete, and the brothers Svipday and Beigud.”
enemies with Rolf Krake “Rolf Krake took gold out of the horn with his right hand, and scattered it over the whole way. But when the Swedes saw it they leaped out of their saddles, and each one took as much as he could. King Adils bade them ride, and he himself rode on with all his might.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.