Editing Yrsa (section)

==Scholarly analysis==
The name ''Yrsa'' is not known from other Norse sources and may be derived from Latin ''Ursus'' ("bear"). It has been suggested that if she had any historic antecedent, she may have been Frankish and captured by Danish king [[Halga|Helgi]] in one of his raids.<ref>Clake, M.G. (1911, 2013) ''Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period''. Cambridge University Press. p. 82</ref> Scholars have noted chronological inconsistencies, in the traditions on Yrsa, in studies on whether there is a historical background. When Aðils was old enough to marry, Yrsa would already have been rather old, and they would have married for political reasons. According to a theory, she would have been the sister of Helgi, and before marrying Aðils, she would have been the wife of his brother [[Onela|Áli]]. In this way an emended line in ''[[Beowulf]]'' (1. 62) would be explained.<ref>Clake, M.G. (1911, 2013) ''Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period''. Cambridge University Press. p. 88-89</ref>