Canute II of Denmark aka 'the Great' because he made many wise laws (Norway p29)
c60 BC Skiold (mythical, KRS p95)
Here are some links to tie in:
(c. 4 BC - AD 73) Lugaide Riab nDerg (Lughaidh Riebdearg) 'of the Red Stripes' MBKQ T109 r65-73 k. himself - Cloth Fionn (Dearborguill, dau of King of Denmark, parents of Crimthann)
(01??-0174) Fedlimid (Feidhlimhidh) Rechtmar 'the Law-Giver', 118th Irish High King, r164-74 - Ughna (dau of King of Denmark, parents of Conn 'of the 100 battles')
"c. AD 1-400 warrior aristocracy emerges in S Scandanavia, c. 400-600 forts built at Eketorp and Ismantorp on Oland, [Scandanavian] Angles and Jutes migrate to Britain, c550 Gothic writer Jordanes records locations of Scandanavian peoples, c. 600-800 kingdoms develop in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, c725 Willibrord leads 1rst Christian mission to Scandanavia" (PHAV p12).
[pre-Odin Norse generations from smokykin, orig. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Asser's Life of King Alfred, Aethelstan's gift book, quoted in Brooke's The Saxon and Norman Kings]
? Sceaf (or Seth, son of Noah, b. in the ark)
? Bedwig
? Hwala
? Hathra
? Itermon
? Heremod (hmmm, same as Heremon?)
? Sceldwa (Sceldwea)
? Beaw
? Taetwa
? Geat (or Great, 'whom pagans long venerated as a god')
c80-? Godwulf (b. Asgard, Asia or Central Europe, earliest at smokykin)
c100-? Flocwald
c130-? Finn
? Frithuwulf (not incl. by smokykin)
c160-? Freothalaf (Freawine)
c190-c2xx Frithuwald (Bor) m. Beltsa
[Traditional Danish Kings, from smokykin, MBKQ]
c215-? Odin (mythical, aka Woden, Woutan, b. Asgard, Asia) - Friege (Frea Frigg b. Denmark, dau of Cadwalladr b. Denmark c193)
c237-? Skjold (b. Denmark), king of Danes c250s m. Gefion
c259-? Fridleif Skjoldsson, ruled c280s
c281-c3xx Frodi Fridleifsson, ruled c300s
c303-? Fridleif II Frodasson, ruled c320s
c325-? Haver Fridleifsson, ruled c340s
c347-? Frodi II Havarsson, ruled c360s
c369-? Vermund Frodasson, ruled c380s
c391-c4xx Olaf Vermundsson, ruled c400s, m. Danpi
c412-? Dan Olafsson, ruled c430s
c433-? Frodi III Dansson, ruled c450s
c456-? Fridleif III Frodasson, ruled c480s
c479-c5xx Frodi IV Fridleifsson, ruled c500s
c503-? Halfdan Frodasson, ruled the Danes c530s, m. Sigris
Hmmm, so it looks like the 1rst 'Dane' (v. Swede, Norwegian) was Halfdan?
According to smokykin, MBKQ, Halfdan's descendants later became Swedish kings (see ahnen), continuing my line ...
[c528-? Helgi Halfdansson m. Mrs. Olof 'The Mighty' Halfdansson]
[c565-? Yrsa Helgasson m. Adil Ottarsson (Adils, son of Ottar), early Swedish king (Ottar, Egil, see KRS p381)]
[c594-? Eystein [Osten] Adilsson (Osten, son of Adils), early Swedish king 600s]
[c616-? Ingvar Eysteinsson (Ingvar, son of Osten), early Swedish king 600s]
[c638-? Braut-Onund Ingvarsson (Anund, son of Ingvar), early Swedish king 600s]
[c660-? Ingjald Braut-Onundsson (Ingjald Illrade, son of Anund, early Swedish king 700s) m. Gauthild Algautsson]
[c6xx-? Olaf Tratelia 'Tree hewer' son of Ingjald, b. Sweden, king of Vestfold 680-710 and early Swedish king, slain m. Solveig Halfdansson]
[... here's where we leave the early Swedish kings; next after Olof Tratalja (KRS) is Sigurd Ring, but Olaf's descendents ruled Vestfold in Norway, originally a Swedish colony, settled c680 by Olaf Tratelia, expelled from Sweden]
[c704-50 Halfdan I Olafsson, b. Norway, king of Vestfold 710-50 m. Asa Eysteinsson]
[c736-80 Eystein I Fretr Halfdansson, king of Vestfold 750-80]
[c762-800 Halfdan II Milldi 'Whitelegs' Eysteinsson, king of Vestfold and of the Uplanders 780-800 m. Hlf, hmmm I read something about Hlf, where?]
[c738-810 Gudrod 'the Magnificent' king of Vestfold, Vermaland, Vingulmark and Roumarike 800-10, hmmm, can't be Halfdan's son ?! Hlf's?]
[c770-840 Olaf Geirstade, (1rst) King of Norway 810-40, hmmm, "813 Danish kings (begin) campaign to re-establish their authority in Vestfold, Norway" PHAV p12, hmmm, HKQ shows Harald Fairhair unites Norway by 858, KRS 872, PHAV 880, struggle in meantime?]
[here we pick up the traditional Scandanavian ancestry of the Dukes of Normandy]
[c7xx-8xx Ragnald (Rognvald)]
[c810-8xx Aseda Ragnaldsdottir m. Eystein (Glumra) Ivarsson, b. Norway, earl of the Uplanders and son of Ivar, Jarl of Norway, son of Halfdan II (so Ivar bro of Gudrod)]
[here we tie into the Earls of Orkney]
[837-94 Rognvald I 'The Wise' MORE, Jarl of MORE, 1rst Earl of Orkney, b. Denmark d. Scotland, m. Hilda (Ragnhild), Countess MORE]
[854-927 Rollo 'the Viking' 1rst Duke of Normandy b. Norway d. France m. Poppa de VALOIS, dau of Berenger, Count of Bayeux]
[ ... ]
[1024-87 Wm the Conqueror m. Matilda]
[ ... ]
According to legend, "Harald [Fairhair]'s gmother Asa sent a servant to murder her husband, Gudrod the Hunting King [hmmm, same as Gudrod 'The Magnificent' above?], by running him through with a spear. She had ample reason, for Gudrod had claimed her by killing her brother and her father (himself a king [who?]) and carrying her off like a common concubine. Restored to dignity by the bloodletting, Asa lived out her days in regal splendor (she is believed to be the Asa who was buried in royal splendor AD 834 in the Oseberg - i.e. Asa's Mound - ship, found in 1904, now in Oslo, Norway) ... Harald learned further lessons in majesty from his father, Halvdan the Black. When Halvdan came to power, he was just one of many petty kings living in Norway. But his was perhaps the finest domain in the land - Vestfold ... Profiting by that inheritance, Halvdan spent his reign subduing the kings of neighboring territories ... When he d. at 40yo, his people quartered his corpse, so each province would have a part to bury and thus enrich their lands. Harald was only 10yo when he succeeded ... in latter half of 9C. His uncle, Guthorm, served as regent for awhile, but Harald soon asserted himself [around age 12, disgruntled Kveldulf/Thorolf (father/son) later k. Guthorm's 2 young sons, beloved by Harald p44] ... [when Harald sought] Gyda, dau of King Erik of Hordaland in SW Norway ... [she agreed to become his wife only when he had] laid under himself all Norway ... grateful to Gyda for reminding him of his duty, in true Viking fashion, he rose to her challenge [this became his gauntlet thrown down, which he eventually accomplished, but only by killing Gyda's father in battle, by which time he had 8 other wives by alliance agreements] ... Eventually, he divorced Gyda along with the others, so that he could wed a Danish princess called Ragnhild the Mighty, who was apparently too grand to tolerate any domestic rivals" (WLL pp15-8, hmmm, same as Ragnhild wife of Rohnvald I, perhaps at his d. in 894?). Harold's conquest displaced many proud jarls, who then migrated to the Scottish isles, the Faeroe Islands, Iceland, etc.
c720 Angantyr
794-803 Sigfred (Sigurd) Snogoje
c798-810 Godfred (invaded Frisia, had big plans for further conquest, but d. early, "808 Godfred destroys Slav town of Reric, xfrs merchants to Hedeby, 810 Godfred murdered" PHAV p12, hmmm, same as Gudrod above? murdered by Asa in 810, see story above)
810-2 Hemming (nephew of Godfred)
812-3 Harald Klak (deposed, 819-22, 825-6, nephew of Godfred)
812-3 Reginfred (deposed)
813-54 Horik (KRS Haarik or Erik the Old, 827-54, son of Godfred)
819-27 Harald Klak (deposed)
803-50 Hardicanute (Canute I, KRS)
854-c857 Horik II
c873 Sigfred
c873 Halfdan
d c900 Helgi (possibly legendary)
c900-36 Swedish Olaf Dynasty (Olaf, Gnupa, Gurd, Sigtryg)
c936-40 Hardegon
- The Jelling dynasty
c940-58 Gorm the Old (KRS 900-50)
958-87 Harald I Bluetooth d988? (KRS 950-85), son of Gorm the Old. "Became a Christian c960 ... set up the famous Jelling Stone in memory of his parents ... carved w/a picture of Christ on the cross and an inscription in runes: 'Harald made the Danes Christian' [an exaggeration, Danes not fully Christianized for another 100+yrs" (VT p24).
987-1014 Sweyn I Forkbeard (KRS 985-1014), son of Harold Bluetooth
"A Viking, in his youth, Sweyn raided England in 982 and 994. On a subsequent invasion he forced Ethelred the Unready to flee the country and was declared King of England. He d. suddenly at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, after landing there and capturing the town" (KRS p95).
1014-8 Harold II, son of Sweyn Forkbeard
1019-35 Cnut the Great (King of England 1016)
1035-42 Harthacnut
1042-6 Magnus the Good (King of Norway 1035)
- Dynasty of Svein Estrithson
1046-74 Svein Estrithson
1074-80 Harald III
1080-6 [St.] Cnut II the Holy
1086-95 Olaf I Hunger
1095-1103 Erik I the Evergood
... to 1375
Here are some links to tie in:
(1020-1055) Siward [Sigurd] BIORNSSON (b. Denmark, d. Yorkshire) - (Saxon?) Aelfled III (b1027, parents of Waltheof II)
(0975-1045) Biorn (Bjorn) ULSIUSSON (Estri, b. Denmark) - ? (parents of Siward)
(1085-1153) David I 'The Saint' King of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (pic MBKQ p403) - Matilda (Maud) HUNTINGTON Queen of Scotland (1072-1130) (her Danish noble family)
- House of Norway 1376-96
- House of Pomerania 1396-1439
- House of the Palatinate 1440-8
- House of Oldenburg 1448-1863
- Line of Gluecksburg 1863 to present
Of course, the GRUNNETs [back to Terkild b1450s] and other Danish connections (LARSEN, NIELSEN, NIELSDATTER, LAURSEN, IVERSDATTER ... see ahnen-sf):
... (see KRS or HKQ)
(mostly from PHAV)
