Eadgils (disambiguation)

Eadgils (disambiguation)

Eadgils is a Germanic name composed of "auða" meaning "wealth" and "gīslaz" meaning "arrow shaft". It can refer to:

*Eadgils, a semi-legendary king of Sweden.
*Eadgils of the Myrgings who appears in the Anglo-Saxon poem "Widsith" and the Danish chronicle "Gesta Danorum".
*Aldgils (or Aldegisl; Eadgils) who was a Frisian dux or king, father of Redbad, King of the Frisians.


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