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Wægdæg

deity Germanic single tradition · 1

Wægdæg is an ancestor figure appearing in the Anglian Collection's pedigree for Hengest. He is equated with Vegdagr son of Óðinn in the Prose Edda, where he is made a ruler in East Saxony. The Anglian Collection and Prose Edda place Wægdæg in the ancestry of both the Kent and Deira lines.

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 1300
Historical notes
Documented in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Prose Edda.

Relationships

co occurs with
Siggar, Swæbdæg, Brond, Wōden, Beldeg, Horsa, Hengest, Wecta, Wihtgils, Witta
child of
Oðinn

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies

Source passages

“The Anglian Collection gives a similar pedigree for Hengest, with Wecta appearing as Wægdæg, and the names Witta and Wihtgils exchanging places, with a similar pedigree being given by Snorri Sturluson in his much later Prologue to the Prose Edda, where Wægdæg, called Vegdagr son of Óðinn, is made a ruler in East Saxony.”

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