The Danish archaeologist Johannes Br248ndsted noted that Sj230lland and neighboring islands are strikingly poor in finds from the oldest Iron Age, it is as if the bronze age here continued yet another time, he argued.
In the description of a Sclaweni people, the Antes, who lived in southern Ukraine between the rivers Dniestr and Dniepr, Jordanes calls the two rivers respectively Danastro and Danaprum ( a Danastro extenduntur usque the Danaprum ).
Skjold King Of The Danes
According to written sources from the middle ages, it was in the area surrounding Lejre Museum, that the birth of the Danish realm took place. It is here, you find the first line of Danish kings, Skjoldungerne, who, according to the legend, had their base during the Iron Age and the Viking Age in Denmark (500-1000 A.C.).
The legend tells, that just outside the doors of Lejre Museum, in the beautiful, scenic landscape, lay the great castle of Skjoldungerne, who descended from King Skjold. Skjoldungerne were mythical kings, but archaeological findings in the area suggest, that Gl. Lejre was one of the most important centers in the Viking ages.
Lejre Land of Legends was first established in 1964 as an experimental hub for history and archaeology. The 'Kings Hall' will be the new centerpiece of the attraction, which is open each summer for visitors to see a reconstructed 'working' Viking village.
At Roskilde (25 minutes by train from Copenhagen), the UNESCO World Heritage Roskilde Cathedral has been the final resting place for Danish royalty since the 15th century. The building dates from the 12th and 13th century and was Scandinavia's first gothic cathedral. With its strategic location at the base of the Roskilde Fjord the town was a key location in Viking times. At the town's Viking Ship Museum a permanent exhibition includes the remains of five original 11th century Viking ships that were recovered from the sea bed in 1962, in a location 20km north of Roskilde. The recovered pieces of the submerged ships revealed them to be five different types of Skuldelev ships that were allegedly deliberately sunk to protect the lower part of the fjord from the risk of attack by sea.
In the Viking Ship Hall the permanent exhibition tells the story of the ships as well as the history of the Nordic maritime adventures; whilst outside the Museum Harbour holds a large collection of more than 50 traditional Nordic wooden boats and reconstructed Viking ships. During the summer months visitors can meet the craftsmen who have built and maintain the vessels and try their hand at maritime trades such as rope making and sail aboard a Viking longboat on Roskilde Fjord.
Surrounding the Roskilde Fjord the Skjoldungernes Land National Park combines salt meadows, islands and islets where unique flora and fauna thrive and visitors can enjoy the simple pleasures of hiking and camping in the ancient deciduous forest; follow mountain bike trails or take a refreshing dip in the pristine waters of Avnsø Lake.
The area is filled with reference to ancient Danish history. Such as the legend of the Norse God Odin who sent Denmark's first king, King Skjold, to the area. His name is the basis of the ancient Danish kings who are known as Skjoldungerne (i.e children of Skjold). The epic old English poem, Beowulf is set in the Skjoldungernes Land and tells the story of how Beowulf came to visit an ancient Danish king in the area.
In 2009, on a field in the town of Gl. Lejre (Old Lejre) on the island of Zealand, the remains of one of the largest Viking halls that ever has been built in Denmark was discovered. This Viking hall originally had a length of a little over 60 meters, and 12 meters in width, with an impressive of 10 meters to the ceiling.
I think it is safe to say, that this large hall used to belong to a wealthy and powerful family which most likely was a King. Lejre seems to have had significant importance from the early Germanic iron age, into the late Viking age.
Skjoldungerne was the children of King Skjold (King Shield), who according to the sagas was the son of Odin and Rind. One of the descendants from Skjold might have been the famous Ragnar Lothbrok (in Danish: Regnar Lodbrog), but if he were around when this large Viking hall was at its prime, is something we do not know.
The Viking hall does not seem to have been used for animal husbandry, and there are also no signs that there was agriculture in the area. The hall seems to have been used for big parties for royals and jarls.
While this discovery is exciting in itself, it does get even better. In 2015 a huge donation of 65 million kroner was made by the family who owns the shipping company Maersk, and in addition to this donation, the Augustinus fond donated 10 million kroner as well, to help reconstruct this magnificent Viking hall.
75 million might sound like an astronomical amount of money, but according to Tania Lousdal Jensen, who is an archaeologist and the project manager. It is not physically or economically possible to build the Viking hall in the same way as it was in the Viking age.
The main goal of this project was to research the construction methods during the Viking age. However, there were made use of heavy machinery during the construction. The hall has also not been painted, which is believed to have been common practice, especially for a hall of this magnitude.
It is the hero Beowulf who tells of King Skjold that he as a little child came to the royal solve Denmark, sailing alone on a ship.The Danes saw a ship steer towards the shore; it had no oars outside, and there were no men to see at deck. As the ship slid in and lay down on the shore, people found a small boy lying alone on the deck. His head rested on a sheaf, and around him weapons were stacked.The Danes carried the boy ashore, brought him to town; and proclaimed him as a king on a sacred stone, King Skjold.
I never get tired of the Viking Age, and the events that took place back then. It is exciting because the entire Europe were involved in alliances, friendships, intrigues and wars. Very interesting and colourful too ? ?Thank you so much, Jacint.
"Are you aware that you have got the key to a kingdom. The love you have for nature is priceless." She was right, the lady at the cabin in Norway. My joy is great when I'm on a walk. I would like to share that joy with you.My name is Hanna, and I live north of Copenhagen, Denmark.My walks are mainly in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.Get inspired. There are more keys out there.Let me know if you have questions concerning my walks.
Skjǫldr (Latinized as Skioldus, sometimes anglicized as Skjold, Skjoldr or Skiold) was among the first legendary Danish kings. He is mentioned in the Prose Edda, in Ynglinga saga, in Chronicon Lethrense, in Sven Aggesen's history, in Arngrímur Jónsson's Latin abstract of the lost Skjöldunga saga and in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum. Under the name Scyld he also appears in the Old English poem Beowulf. The various accounts have little in common.
In the Skjöldunga saga and the Ynglinga saga, Óðinn 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.
[1]"Scyld the Sheaf-Child from scourging foemen, From raiders a-many their mead-halls wrested. He lives to be feared, the first has a waif, Puny and frail he was found on the shore. He grew to be great, And was girt with power till the border-tribes all obeyed his rule, And sea-folk hardy that sit by the whale-path Gave him tribute, a good king was he."[1]
The Scyldingas, Skjöldunga or Skjoldunger clan is the mythical family of kings who supposedly founded the Kingdom of Denmark. 1500 years later their name was used for this trail[dead link] connecting a number of important historical sights from the Viking age and late Iron Age in the area around Roskilde and Lejre. Roskilde is the home of the 900 years old Roskilde Cathedral and was an important centre of power in the early Middle Ages when the archbishop was Absalon of the "white familiy", nearby Lejre was an earlier centre of power with archaeological excavations revealing a kingly hall of 61 m by 12 m.
However, King Christian IX of Denmark was not born destined to be a king. King Christian IX was born a German prince, the sixth child and fourth son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, on April 8, 1818, at Gottorp Castle near the town of Schleswig in the Duchy of Schleswig, now in Germany.
Nobles of The Frankish Empire. The earliest of our traceable possible ancestors in the "Direct Male Line" are Nobles of The Frankish Empire. Many genealogists claim that the supposed early Kings of the Franks (Marcomer, Pharamond etc) were mythical because the Franks claimed that they were related to a sea monster. However, there is some evidence from Roman Records that they were actual leaders of various tribes that later came together to form the league of free men (the Franks). Tracing the line of descent through such leaders has proved impracticable. Thus the earliest of the direct male line, that I can trace without confusion is Flavius Richomeres (Richomer) b 340, a Frankish "General" who came to prominence as the Comes domesticorum, of Emperors Gratian & Valentinian II . His descendant [via the Counts of Hesbaye (Haspengau), a Count of Thurgau, Counts of Fezensac and the Vicomtes de Thouars] was Hugh Aimerie Thouars , later ordained Bishop of Coutances (Constantiensis) from (989-1025). He was a possible great grandfather of the 1st Earl Wiliam de WarenneThe Roman or Moselle Line One of the early female lines is shared with the direct line of the Angevins. It originates with Tonantius Ferreolus of Rome, (b410--d?), Praetorian Prefect of Gaul. Then through the Dukes of Moselle and the Dukes of Alsace to the Robertians & Capets (ancestors of the kings of France) and Elizabeth de Vermandois wife of William the 2nd Earl de Warrenne. The Norse Ancestors In one of the early female linesour ancestors originated in the tribes from the north that invaded The Frankish Empire, In particular, the Norse ( who became the Normans) that invaded from the sea. The "Norse Line" runs from Halfdan Frodasson (524 -- 580 ), the first after the semi legendary descendants of Skjold, King of The Danes, that I can date with any accuracy, down to Beatrice de Vascoeuil b 1004 who married Rodolf (Ralph) I de Warenne a putative grandfather of the 1st Earl de Warenne. I have also shown genealogies for some of the more interesting families to which we are connected. The chart shows these connections.The Capet Connection The Capet Connection ascends from Elizabeth de Vermandois (b 1081, d 13 February 1131, granddaughter of a Capet King, Henry I, of France, who married William de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey. It ascends via The Capetians, then The Robertians to join our Direct Male Line again. A notable fact on this line is that Robert the Strong (b 820) who married Adela/ide of Alsace and Tours b 819 was a descendent of Tonantius Ferreolus of Rome, (b410--d?) Praetorian Prefect of Gaul, via the Dukes of Moselle, Dukes of Alsace & Counts of Upper Alsace. The Plantagenet Connection The PlantagenetConnection carries on down from Adela's father Hugh of Tours , Count of Upper Alsace b 0765, until Tertulle the Breton (lived 821-?)who was awarded Count of Anjou after marrying Petronille of Andech, a granddaughter of Charlemagne's. This Line than descends to Ermenegarde, b 1018, who married Geoffrey II Ferreol, Count of Gatinais b 1000 , which family thus inherited the County of Anjou. These Angevins (Gatinaise) gave rise to the Plantagenets and via Hamelin Plantagenet the later de Warenne Earls of Surrey, whom some believe to be the ancestors of the Poynton Warrens, but this is a "may be" and I have examined (Note n2.3) this family assertion. My researches lead me to believe, however,that the Poynton Warrens descend from a junior branch of the de Warrenne family and that the Irish Wallers do indeed descend from the Poynton Warrens . I have examined options for the missing link between the Poynton Warrens and the Bassingbourn Waller alias Warrens. 2ff7e9595c
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