Óttar or Ottar may refer to: *Ottar, a Swedish king who appears in ''Beowulf'' as

Ohthere Ohthere, also Ohtere (Old Norse: ''Óttarr vendilkráka'', ''Vendelcrow''; in modern Swedish ''Ottar Vendelkråka''), was a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Yngling, Scylfings, who is said to have lived during the Germanic Heroic Ag ...

Óttar (mythology) In Norse Mythology, Óttar, also known as Óttar the Simple, is a protégé and human lover of the goddess Freyja. He appeared in Hyndluljóð (the Lay of Hyndla), a poem in the Poetic Edda. In this tale, Óttar is said to be very pious to the godd ...

, in Norse mythology, the protégé of Freya, and the subject of the ''Lay of Hyndla'' **The dwarf

Ótr In Norse mythology, Otr (Old Norse: ; alternately: Ott, Oter, Ottar, Ottarr, Otter) is a Norse dwarves, dwarf. He is the son of the king Hreidmar and the brother of Fafnir and Regin. According to the Prose Edda, Otr could Shapeshifting#Norse, cha ...

is sometimes known as Óttarr * Ottar from Hålogaland, the Viking adventurer * Ottir Iarla (Earl Ottir), historical Norse-Gael of Waterford and probable settler of Cork * Jarl Ottar, earl of Götaland figuring in the ''Jomsvikinga Saga'' and in the ''Heimskringla'' * Óttarr svarti (Óttarr the Black), an 11th-century Icelandic court poet *

Óttar of Dublin Óttar of Dublin (or Óttarr of Dublin), in Irish Oitir Mac mic Oitir (Oitir the son of a son of Oitir), was a Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin, reigning in 1142–1148. Alternative names used in modern scholarship include Óttar of the Isles and ...

, 12th-century Norse-Gael king of Dublin Given name *

Ottar Brox Ottar Brox (30 August 1932 – 16 February 2024) was a Norwegian authority in social science and a politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was professor of sociology at the University of Tromsø from 1972 to 1984, and later associate profess ...

(1932–), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party *

Ottar Dahl Ottar Dahl (5 January 1924 – 4 April 2011) was a Norwegian historian and historiographer. Dahl was born in Nannestad. He took the dr. philos. degree in 1957, worked at the University of Oslo as a scholarship holder from 1957, ''docent'' from 1 ...

(1924–2011), Norwegian historian and historiographer *

Ottar Fjærvoll Ottar Fjærvoll (9 April 1914 - 28 September 1995) was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1966 to 1968, during the cabinet Borten. He served as a deputy representat ...

(1914–1995), Norwegian politician from the Centre Party *

Ottar Gjermundshaug Ottar Gjermundshaug (29 January 1925, Alvdal – 10 April 1963) was a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Plac ...

(1925–1963), Norwegian skier who competed in the early 1950s *

Ottar Grønvik Ottar Nicolai Grønvik (21 October 1916 – 15 May 2008) was a Norwegian philologist and runologist. He was a lecturer from 1959 and associate professor from 1965 to 1986 at the University of Oslo. His doctoral thesis, which earned him the dr.p ...

(1916–2008), Norwegian philologist and runology scholar *

Tor Ottar Karlsen Tor Ottar Karlsen (born 13 March 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Rolvsøy and grew up in Åsgårdstrand. From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the cou ...

(1950–), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Ottar Landfald Ottar Landfald (18 May 1919 – 28 December 2009) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Verdal Municipality. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had pre ...

(1919–2009), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party

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