Scyld
ancestor earth Danish single tradition · 1
Scyld, identified with the mythic founder Skiöldr, is the legendary progenitor of the Danish royal family (Skiöldungar). He is linked to the ancient royal residence at Leire in Sjaelland and is considered the ancestral ancestor of the kings of Wessex.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mythic founder recorded in early medieval English and Danish traditions.
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Source passages
“the kings of Wessex traced their ancestry ultimately to a certain Scyld, who is clearly to be identified with Skiöldr, the mythical founder of the Danish royal family”
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