Frealaf
deity single tradition · 3
Frealaf is the father of Woden, according to some genealogies that expand on ancestry beyond Woden beginning in the 8th century.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Attested in genealogies from the 8th century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Godulf, Geat, Tætwa, Beaw, Sceldi, Heremod, Itermon, Hathra, Guala, Bedwig, Sceaf, Horsa, Hengest, Victgilsus, Vecta, Fodepald, Geta, Saxnot, Adam, Finn
- parent of
- Wōden
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Some of these genealogies expand on ancestry beyond Woden, giving his father as Frealaf beginning in the 8th century.”
#13737 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“This collection provides pedigrees for the kings of Deira, Bernicia, Mercia, Lindsey, Kent and East Anglia, tracing each of these dynasties from Woden, who is made the son of an otherwise unknown Frealaf.”
#38267 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Some of these genealogies expand on ancestry beyond Woden, giving his father as Frealaf beginning in the 8th century. The Welsh 9th-century Historia Brittonum also includes Woden in its pedigree of Hengist, and shows Woden's ancestry as "VVoden, filii Frealaf”
#38619 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001