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Freygeirr was an explorer.

U 518 tells of Freygeir's death, but there are two theories on where it was.Freygeirr (Old East Norse: FrÞygÊiRR, Modern Swedish: Fröger) was a Viking chieftain who probably led a leidang expedition. He is considered to have been active in the 1050s on the Baltic coast, and he has been identified on six runestones, Gs 13, DR 216, U 518, U 611, U 698 and U 1158. One of the three brothers who is mentioned on the Stenkvista runestone (Sö 111), which is adorned with a heathen symbol (Mjölnir), is also called Freygeirr.

On the runestone Gs 13, Freygeirr is reported to be the leader of an expedition to Tavastia: Gs 13: BrĂșsi had this stone erected in memory of Egill, his brother. And he died in Tafeistaland, when BrĂșsi brought (= led?) the land's levy(?) (= army) in memory of, his brother. He travelled with Freygeirr. May God and God's mother help his soul. Sveinn and Ásmundr, they marked. DR 216: Ástråðr and Hildungr/HildvĂ­gr/Hildulfr raised this stone in memory of Fraði/Freði, their kinsman. And he was then the terror(?) of men. And he died in Sweden and was thereafter the first(?) in(?) Friggir's(?) retinue(?) and then: all vikings. U 611: BjĂŽrn and Steinfríðr had the stone raised in memory of GĂ­sli. He fell abroad in Freygeirr's(?) retinue.

Another runestone mentioning a Freygeirr was raised by his sons: U 1158: Guðsteinn(?) and Eistr and ... and Áki had the stone raised in memory of Freygeirr, their father. Lífsteinn cut these runes. He further suggests that Freygeir's death took place during a joint Swedish-Kievan Rus' expedition against the Estonians of Saaremaa.

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Viking chieftain

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Freygeirr was an explorer.

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· Wikipedia: Freygeirr

· Wikidata: Q3753139

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