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Scylding

The Scyldings (OE Scyldingas) or Skjǫldungs (ON Skjǫldungar), both meaning "descendants of Scyld/Skjǫldr", were, according to legends, a clan or dynasty of 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…

Art, From Skjöld to Halfdan & Descent from Sceaf

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From Skjöld to Halfdan

Haldanus IBeowulfEddaSaxo GrammaticusGesta Danorum
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Descent from Sceaf

ÆthelweardSceafSheafScandzaScania
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Halfdan and his descendants

HelgiHrothgarHrólf KrakiHeoroweard
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Other Skjöldungar

Halfdan the ValiantIvar VidfamneHarald HildetandÖsten Beli
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Descent from Sceaf

From Skjöld to Halfdan

Halfdan and his descendants

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Scylding

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples35
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Scylding

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related to Descent from Sceaf · 26
Scylding → According, Angles, Anglo-Saxon, Anglorum, Chronicon, Gesta, His, King, Malmesbury, Old Norse, Prologue, Prose Edda, Scandza, Scani, Scania, Sceaf, Scefings, Sceldwea, Schleswig, Scyld
see also · 8
Scylding → Beowulf, British/Irish, Dorestad, Garðaríki, Hrólf KrakiRurik Dynasty, Rorik, Scyldings, Skjoldungen IslandUí

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halfdan fróði son king named father dynasty also beowulf fridleif snorri according name texts norse scyld old saxo skjöld descendants

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Æthelweardinstance ofAccording to Anglo-Saxon legends recounted in Widsith and other sources0.80text
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafAccording0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafAnglo-Saxon0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafWidsith0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafChronicon0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafScyld0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafSceaf0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafThis0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafScani0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafScandza0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafScania0.60section
Scyldingrelated to Descent from SceafWilliam0.60section

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