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Scyldings
The Scyldings (Old English, OE Scyldingas) or Skjǫldungs (Old Norse, ON Skjǫldungar), both meaning "descendants of Scyld/Skjǫldr", were, according to legends, a clan or dynasty of Danes (tribe), Danish kings, that in its time conquered and ruled Denmark and Sweden together with part of England, Ireland and North Germany. The name is explained in many texts, such as Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann's 'Research on the Field of History' (),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 (historian), Æt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' and from appearances in some genealogies as the father of Scyld. He may be the same as one of the personages named Hermóðr in Old Norse sources. Heremod may also be identical to Lother (Latin Lotherus) in Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta Danorum'' (Book 1) or the same history may have been applied to two originally separate figures. From Beowulf In ''Beowulf'', after Beowulf has defeated Grendel, a bard sings the deeds of Sigmund: He had of all heroes the highest renown among races of men, this refuge-of-warriors, for deeds of daring that decked his name since the hand and heart of Heremod grew slack in battle. He, swiftly banished to join with Jutes at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow had lamed him too long; a loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
