INGJALDSSON Olaf Trätälja b. Abt 0684 Scandinavia d. Abt 0740 Scandinavia: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

Abt 0684 - Abt 0740 (56 years)

Name	INGJALDSSON Olaf Trätälja
Birth	Abt 0684	Scandinavia
Gender	Male
Death	Abt 0740	Scandinavia
Notes	Olof Trätälja skall ha varit son till Ingjald Illråde. Han ska ha varit gift med Solveig / Sölva (dotter till Halfdan Guldtand i/på/av Soleyar) och han fick sönerna Ingjald och Halvdan Vitben. Varken Olof Trätälja eller Ynglingaätten är historiskt säkerställda. Enligt Snorre Sturlassons Ynglingasaga i Heimskringla var Olof Trätälja en kung av Ynglingaätten och då som son till Ingjald Illråde. Han uppfostrades i Västergötland hos sin fosterfar. Han bosätter sig i Värmland där han bryter mark och skapar sig ett välde. Efter en hungersnöd offras han till Oden och bränns inne i sitt hus. En annan version är att han for till Norge. Han ska ha varit gift med Solveig. Säffle har Olof Trätälja i sitt vapen och en gravhög kallas Olof Trätäljas hög. Biography Ynglingasaga Olaf Ingjaldsson was son of Ingjald Anundsson and his wife, Gauthild Algautsdottir. When his father died the people rose up against the family of Ingjald and Olaf took his followers to Nerike, but was forced on again, westwards. They settled a district which became Vermeland, cleared the trees and made a good living for themselves. He married Solveig (Solva), daughter of Halfdan Guldtand, who bore him two sons, Ingjald and Halfdan. [1] ENGLISH TRANSLATION Note: Olof Trätälja, was a king of Ynglinga. He is mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Ynglingasaga in Heimskringla as the the son of Ingjald Illråde. He was raised in Västergötland by Bove, his foster father. Olof settled in Värmland where he cleared the land, earning the nick-name "Treefeller." Overpopulation by those who followed him to Värmland caused a famine; he was accused of neglecting his duty to the gods, and was punished by death in a ritual hall-burning. Another version is that he went to Norway. He was married to Solveig. Sources ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Ynglingasaga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 38 Wikipedia : Olof Trätälja (English) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Tr%C3%A4t%C3%A4lja
Person ID	I58722	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Father	ANUNDSSON Ingjaldr Illråde, b. Abt 0660, Scandinavia d. Abt 0720, Scandinavia (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	ALGAUTSDATTER Gauthild, b. Abt 0663, Scandinavia (Sweden) d. Scandinavia (Sweden)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F26144	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family HALFDANSDOTTIR Solva, b. Abt 0650, Scandinavia d. 0704, Norway (Age 54 years)

Children

1. OLAFSSON Halfdan, b. Abt 0704, Scandinavia (Norway)

d. 0750, Scandinavia (Norway)

(Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26140 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026