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The grave mound of Olof Trätälja

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​Mer information 205 / 5 000 Översättningsresultat Översättningsresultat In central Säffle there is this burial mound where it is said that Olof Trätälja is buried

Picture of the old water tower and burial mound in central Säfflenn this burial mound where it is said that Olof Trätälja is buried © Säffle kommun

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Olof Trätälja was a Swedish king of Ynglinga ätten.

Olof is mentioned in Thiodolf of Hvins Ynglingatal, and in Snorri Sturluson's Ynglingasaga in Heimskringla and then as the son of Ingjald.According to the Saga, this is the grave mound of Olof Trätälja, the founder of Säffle. He was brought up in Västergötland with his foster father. After his father died, and Ivar Vidfamne become the new king of Svitjod he settled in Värmland where he broke ground and made his empire.

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