History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2)Dunham, S. A. (Samuel Astley)
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History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Dunham, S. A. (Samuel Astley)
Scandinavia -- History
3. Lother —
4. Skiold 966
5. Gram 888
6. Swibdager 856
7. Guthrum —
8. Hadding 816
9. Frode I. 761
10. Halden 685
11. Roe and —
Helge
12. Helge 595
_alone_
13. Rolf, or 566
Rollo
14. Hoder —
15. Ruric 483
Slingeband
Consequently Hamlet must have lived nearly four centuries before
Christ. What thanks do we not owe to Saxo for his important account of
Britain so many years before Cæsar! But to continue.
B.C.
16. Wiglet —
17. Guitlach —
18. Wermund 352
19. Olaf I. 292
20. Dan II. —
21. Hungleth —
22. Frode II. 172
23. Dan III. —
24. Fridleif —
25. Frode III. —
Footnote 60:
Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern (Edinburgh Cab. Lib.), vol. i. chap.
ii.
Footnote 61:
List of kings after Christ, according to Saxo:—Frode III., Hiarn,
Fridleif, Frode IV., Ingel, Olaf II., Frode V., Harald I., Halfdan
II., Harald II., Ungwin, Siwald I., Sigar, Siwald II., Halfdan III.,
Harald III., Olo (or Olof), Omund, Siward I., Bathul, Jarmeric,
Broder, Siwald III., Snio, Biorn, Gormo I., Goderic, Olaf III.,
Hemming, Siward IV., Ringo, Ragnar Lodbrog, Siward II., Eric I.,
Canute I., Frode IV., Gormo II., Harald IV., Gormo III., Harald V.,
Sweno.
_Our English Universal History, like Sunning and Torfœus, adopts these
names, but incorporates three more._
_According to the_ Langfedgatal, _which is derived from Norwegian
authorities, while Saxo follows the metrical songs and traditions of
Denmark_:—
Odin, Skiold, Fridleif I., Frode I., Havar, Frode II., Vermund, Olaf,
Dan, Frode III., Fridleif II., Frode IV., Ingell (or Ingiald), Halfdan
I., Helge and Roe, Rolf Krake, Eric I., Frode V., Halfdan II., Eric
II., Harald, Sigurd I., Ragnar Lodbrog, Sigurd II., Harda Canute,
Gormo the Aged, Harald II., Sweyn.
_And thus, in about twenty different lists which we have examined,
there is only diversity, or rather confusion. Those of modern date are
not more uniform. Thus Mallet_:—
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