Skjöldr, King of the Danes (legendary)

237 - 280  (~ 43 years)

• Name	Skjöldr
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  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 Siblings
  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 ▻
  Person ID	I6140	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2021

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Gefion,   b. Abt 241, Denmark   [1]
  Children	1. Fridleif Skjoldsson,   b. Abt 259, Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark
  Family ID	F4635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 237 - Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark Child - Fridleif Skjoldsson - Abt 259 - Hleithra (now Lejre), Denmark  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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.