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Óttar

Óttar is an Scandinavian name. It stands for 'fearless warrior'.


In Heimskringla, Ottar is a Swedish king. The same king appears in Beowulf as Ohthere. See Ottar (king).


In Norse mythology, Óttar is the protégé of Freya, and the subject of the Lay of Hyndla .


The name Óttar Böllur appears in the Icelandic Saga Njála


The viking adventurer Ottar from Hĺlogaland



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