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Skjöldr
Skjöldr (Latinized as Skioldus, sometimes Anglicized as Skjold or Skiold) was among the first legendary Danish kings. He is mentioned in the ''Prose Edda'', in ''Ynglinga saga'', in ''Chronicon Lethrense'', in Sven Aggesen's history, in Arngrímur Jónsson's Latin abstract of the lost ''Skjöldunga saga'' and in Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta Danorum''. Under the name Scyld he also appears in the Old English poem ''Beowulf''. The various accounts have little in common. In the ''Skjöldunga saga'' and the ''Ynglinga saga'', Odin came from Asia (Scythia) and conquered Northern Europe. He gave Sweden to his son Yngvi and Denmark to his son Skjöldr. Since then the kings of Sweden were called Ynglings and those of Denmark Skjöldungs. Scyld Scefing is the legendary ancestor of the Danish royal lineage known as the Scyldings. He is the counterpart of the ''Skioldus'' or ''Skjöldr'' of Danish and Icelandic sources. He appears in the opening lines of ''Beowulf'', where he is referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Legendary Kings Of Denmark
The legendary kings of Denmark are the predecessors of Gorm the Old, a king who reigned ca. 930s to 950s and is the earliest reliably attested Danish ruler. Historicity of the earlier legendary kings are thus half legend and half history. The accounts of the Danish kings are confusing and contradictory, and so this presentation tries to separate the various sources from each other. Different sources sometimes mention the same kings. Multiple sources Many kings are mentioned by multiple sources, but are for various reasons still considered more legendary than historical kings of Denmark * Harthacnut (''Hardeknud'') (c. 916 – c. 936), the father of Gorm the Old according to multiple sources. The main question is whether he was king of Denmark or only king of some part of Denmark. His parentage is also disputed, as either from an unknown king Sweyn, or from either Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye or king Erik, both said to be children of Ragnar Lodbrok. * Sigtrygg Gnupasson, depos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gram Of Denmark
Gram was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta Danorum''. His history is given in more detail than those of his predecessors. Georges Dumézil argued that Gram was partially modelled on the god Thor, in particular his defeat of Hrungnir and subsequent encounter with Gróa. The Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ... word ''gramr'' means "king" and is probably the source of Gram's name, possibly through a misunderstanding of Saxo's. No other ancient source mentions a king named Gram. References * Dumézil, Georges (1973). ''From Myth to Fiction : The Saga of Hadingus''. Trans. Derek Coltman. Chicago: U. of Chicago Press. . * Davidson, Hilda Ellis (ed.) and Peter Fisher (tr.) (1999). ''Saxo Grammaticus : The Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotherus
Lotherus (Lother) was one of the earliest kings of Denmark according to Saxo Grammaticus's ''Gesta Danorum''. Text See also *Heremod Heremod (Proto-Norse: *''Harimōdaz' Latin form: Heremodius) is a legendary Danish king and a legendary king of the Angles who would have lived in the 2nd century and known through a short account of his exile in the Old English poem ''Beowulf'' a ... Notes References * Davidson, Hilda Ellis (ed.) and Peter Fisher (tr.) (1999). ''Saxo Grammaticus : The History of the Danes : Books I-IX''. Bury St Edmunds: St Edmundsbury Press. . First published 1979-1980. * Elton, Oliver (tr.) (1905). ''The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus''. New York: Norroena SocietyAvailable online* Olrik, J. and H. Ræder (1931). ''Saxo Grammaticus : Gesta Danorum'' {{s-end Mythological kings of Denmark Scyldings __NOTOC__ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfhild (Saxon Princess)
Alfhild or Alvildam was a legendary Saxon princess mentioned in Gesta Danorum. Her suitors: the king of the Danes, Skiod and the governor of the Alamanni Skat fought for her hand, the former winning. Later she gave birth to a son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current c .... The text References {{reflist Legendary Norsemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skjold Binder Bjørnen , ...
Skjold may refer to: Places *Skjold, Bergen, a neighborhood in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway * Skjold, Rogaland, a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *Skjold (municipality), a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *Skjold, Troms, a village in Målselv municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway *Skjold (garrison), a Norwegian army garrison in Målselv municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Other uses * Skjöld or Skjöldr, a king in Norse mythology * ''Skjold''-class corvette, a Norwegian class of patrol boats * ''Skjold'' (ship), a Danish three mast barque built in 1839 *BK Skjold, a Danish football team See also *Skjold Church (other) *Skjoldungen Skjoldungen ( kl, Saqqisikuik) is a large uninhabited island in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The weather of the island is characterized by tundra climate. The isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesta Danorum
''Gesta Danorum'' ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history. It is also one of the oldest known written documents about the history of Estonia and Latvia. Consisting of sixteen books written in Latin on the invitation of Archbishop Absalon, ''Gesta Danorum'' describes Danish history and to some degree Scandinavian history in general, from prehistory to the late 12th century. In addition, ''Gesta Danorum'' offers singular reflections on European affairs in the High Middle Ages from a unique Scandinavian perspective, supplementing what has been handed down by historians from Western and Southern Europe. Books The sixteen books, in prose with an occasional excursion into poetry, can be categorized into two parts: Books 1–9, which deal with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scylding
Old English Scylding (plural Scyldingas) and Old Norse Skjǫldung (plural Skjǫldungar), meaning in both languages "children of Scyld/Skjǫldr" are the members of a legendary royal family of Danes, especially kings. The name is explained in many texts, such as Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann's 'Research on the Field of History' (german: Forschungen auf dem Gebiete der Geschichte),Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, ''Forschungen auf dem Gebiete der Geschichte'', p. 386 by the descent of this family from an eponymous king Scyld, but the title is sometimes applied to rulers who purportedly reigned before him, and the supposed king may be an invention to explain the name. There was once a Norse saga on the dynasty, the ''Skjöldunga saga'', but it survives only in a Latin summary by Arngrímur Jónsson. Descent from Sceaf According to Anglo-Saxon legends recounted in ''Widsith'' and other sources such as Æthelweard (''Chronicon''), the earliest ancestor of Scyld was a culture-hero named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skjold Kaares Til Konge , ...
Skjold may refer to: Places *Skjold, Bergen, a neighborhood in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway * Skjold, Rogaland, a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *Skjold (municipality), a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *Skjold, Troms, a village in Målselv municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway *Skjold (garrison), a Norwegian army garrison in Målselv municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Other uses * Skjöld or Skjöldr, a king in Norse mythology * ''Skjold''-class corvette, a Norwegian class of patrol boats * ''Skjold'' (ship), a Danish three mast barque built in 1839 *BK Skjold, a Danish football team See also *Skjold Church (other) *Skjoldungen Skjoldungen ( kl, Saqqisikuik) is a large uninhabited island in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The weather of the island is characterized by tundra climate. The isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scyldings
Old English Scylding (plural Scyldingas) and Old Norse Skjǫldung (plural Skjǫldungar), meaning in both languages "children of Scyld/Skjǫldr" are the members of a legendary royal family of Danes, especially kings. The name is explained in many texts, such as Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann's 'Research on the Field of History' (german: Forschungen auf dem Gebiete der Geschichte),Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, ''Forschungen auf dem Gebiete der Geschichte'', p. 386 by the descent of this family from an eponymous king Scyld, but the title is sometimes applied to rulers who purportedly reigned before him, and the supposed king may be an invention to explain the name. There was once a Norse saga on the dynasty, the ''Skjöldunga saga'', but it survives only in a Latin summary by Arngrímur Jónsson. Descent from Sceaf According to Anglo-Saxon legends recounted in ''Widsith'' and other sources such as Æthelweard (''Chronicon''), the earliest ancestor of Scyld was a culture-hero named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxons
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the North Sea coast of northern Germania, in what is now Germany. In the late Roman Empire, the name was used to refer to Germanic coastal raiders, and as a name similar to the later "Viking". Their origins are believed to be in or near the German North Sea coast where they appear later, in Carolingian times. In Merovingian times, continental Saxons had been associated with the activity and settlements on the coast of what later became Normandy. Their precise origins are uncertain, and they are sometimes described as fighting inland, coming into conflict with the Franks and Thuringians. There is possibly a single classical reference to a smaller homeland of an early Saxon tribe, but its interpretation is disputed. According to this proposal, the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Language
Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish). In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. The Kven language, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norwegian county Troms og Finnmark by a minority group of Finnish descent. Finnish is typologically agglutinative and uses almost exclusively suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals and verbs are inflected depending on their role in the sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, although the extensive use of inflection allows them to be ordered differently. Word order variations are often reserved for differences in information structure. Finnish orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
