Eadgils,
Adils,
Aðils,
Adillus,
Aðísl at Uppsölum,
Athisl,
Athislus or
Adhel was a
semi-legendary king of Sweden, who is estimated to have lived during the 6th century.
Beowulf and
Old Norse sources present him as the son of
Ohthere and as belonging to the ruling
Yngling (Scylfing)
dynasty. These sources also deal with his war against
Onela, which he won with foreign assistance: in
Beowulf he gained the throne of Sweden by defeating his uncle
Onela with
Geatish help, and in two Scandinavian sources (
Skáldskaparmál and
Skjöldunga saga), he is also helped to defeat Onela in the
Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern, but with Danish help. However, Scandinavian sources mostly deal with his interaction with the
legendary Danish king Hrólfr Kraki (Hroðulf), and Eadgils is mostly presented in a negative light as a rich and greedy king.