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Skjöldr (Old Norse Skjǫldr, Icelandic Skjöldur, sometimes Anglicized as Skjold or Skiold, Latinized as Skioldus; Old English Scyld, Proto-Germanic *Skelduz ‘shield’) was among the first legendary Danish kings.
This article contains lore based on real-life sources from Norse mythology as introduced from the God of War Norse era. Skjöldr is a Midgardian mortal who was taken in by Odin to the realm Asgard. Skjöldr, along with the other Midgardians are placed in a settlement named "New Midgard".
Nov 29, 2022 · God of War Ragnarök boasts a large cast of supporting characters who can sometimes feel insignificant, but some, like Skjoldr, are more important than the player may realize. Skjoldr only appears a handful of times during the story, and he usually isn’t on-screen for longer than five minutes.
Jan 28, 2024 · Skjöldr (Latinized as Skioldus, sometimes Anglicized as Skjold 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.
Jan 29, 2006 · Skjöldr "Shield." In the euhemeristic account of the origin of the gods by Snorri Sturluson, a son of Vóden (Odin). During his travels Vóden came into the land called Reidgothland, and took possession of it.
Skjöld is ancestor of the Danish Skjölding dynasty, Yngvi of the Swedish Ynglings. Sæming is ancestor of a line of Norwegian kings. All appear in Snorri's pseudo-historical Prologue to the Prose Edda as sons of Odin and founders of these various lineages, perhaps all thought to be sons of Odin begotten on mortal women.
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...
Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. Also known as "the viking language", "Old Nordic", or "Old Scandinavian". Meaning of Old Norse word "skjöldr".
The House of Skiold (Skjold) is the legendary dynasty in Denmark. Skiold was the founder of the dynasty and the eponym for the Skioldungs (Skjoldungs), his descendants. There are a number of traditions about the members of the Skioldungs, which differ from genealogy to the details of the narratives. The Danish tradition is mostly found in Saxo ...
In Norse mythology, Yngvi, alternatively spelled Yngve, was the progenitor of the Yngling lineage, a legendary dynasty of Swedish kings, from whom also the earliest historical Norwegian kings claimed to be descended.
