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 Scylfings, who is said to have lived during the Germanic Heroic Age, p ...

Óttar (mythology) In Norse Mythology, Óttar, also known as Óttar the Simple, is a protégé 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 goddesses. He built ...

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

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

is sometimes known as Óttarr * Ottar from Hålogaland, the Viking adventurer *

Ottir Iarla Earl Ottir ( non, Óttar jarl; lat-med, Oter comes, lit=Count Oter; died 918), also known as Ottir the Black ( sga, Ottir Dub), was a jarl who occupied a prominent position among the Norse of Britain and Ireland in the early 10th century. He is ...

(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 svarti (“Óttarr the Black”) was an 11th-century Icelandic skald. He was the court poet first of Óláfr skautkonungr of Sweden, then of Óláfr Haraldsson of Norway, the Swedish king Anund Jacob and finally of Cnut the Great of Den ...

(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 profes ...

(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 19 ...

(1924–2011), Norwegian historian and historiographer *

Ottar Fjærvoll Ottar Fjærvoll (9 April 1914 - 28 September 1995) was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party. He was appointed State Secretary#Norway, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries fro ...

(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 P ...

(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.ph ...

(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 coun ...

(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. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously serve ...

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

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