Skjöldr, King of the Danes (legendary)

237 - 280  (~ 43 years)

• Name	Skjöldr
  Birth	About 237	Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark   [1]
  General Information	Odin came from Asia (Scythia) and conquered Northern Europe. He gave Sweden to his son Yngvi and Denmark to his son Skjöldr. Since then the kings of Sweden were called Ynglings and those of Denmark Skjöldungs.   [2]
  Burial	say 280
  His body was laid in a ship surrounded by treasures: They decked his body no less bountifully with offerings than those first ones did who cast him away when he was a child and launched him alone out over the waves. [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Skjöldr, King of the Danes (legendary),   b. About 237, Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark bur. say 280  (Age ~ 43 years) ▻ Gefion + 2. Beldig of Scandinavia,   b. Abt 243 ▻ Nanna of Scandinavia + 3. Casere
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (14 x Great Grandfather)  Frigg  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I6140	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Odin of Asgard,   b. Abt 215, Asgard (mythical)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Frigg
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Gefion,   b. Abt 241, Denmark   [1]
  Children	+   1. Fridleif Skjoldsson,   b. Abt 259, Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Skjöldr, King of the Danes (legendary)(237 – 280) 2Odin of Asgard(Abt 215 – ) 4Frithuwald(Abt 190 – ) 8Froethelaf 16Finn 17 9 18 19 5Beltsea of Asgard(Abt 194 – ) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Frigg 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 237 - Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Skjöldr.