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The [[skaldic poem]] ''[[Ynglingatal]]'' by the [[9th century]] [[skald]] [[Þjóðólfr of Hvinir]] is a poetic recital of the line of the [[Yngling]] [[Norse clans|clan]]. They are also called ''Skilfingar'' in the poem (in stanza 19), a name that appears in its [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] form ''Scylfingas'' in ''[[Beowulf]]'' when referring to Eadgils' clan.

Although its age has been debated (see the article [[Ynglingatal]]), it is generally held to date from the [[9th century]]<ref>[http://www.vxu.se/hum/publ/humanetten/nummer15/art0406.html#fnB11 Hägerdal, Hans: Ynglingatal. Nya perspektiv på en kanske gammal text]</ref>. It survives in two versions: one is found in the Norwegian historical work ''[[Historia Norvegiæ]]'' in [[Latin]], and the other one in [[Snorri Sturluson]]'s ''[[Ynglinga saga]]'', a part of his ''[[Heimskringla]]''. It presents Aðils (Eadgils) as the successor of Óttarr ([[Ohthere]]) and the predecessor of [[Östen|Eysteinn]]. The stanza on Aðils refers to his accidental death when he fell from his horse:

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