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Frotho I

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Frotho I is one of the legendary Danish kings in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, where he has a substantial biography. He succeeds his father Hadingus to the throne and replenishes the war-drained treasury by slaying a dragon and winning its treasure. He uses the money to finance expeditions into the Baltic, where he wins victories with clever strategems (including one where he crossdresses as one of his own shieldmaidens). After some trouble at home he campaigns successfully in Britain and captures London. He finally dies in a war against the king of Sweden.

The family tree of legendary Kings of the Danes, according to the Gesta Danorum (Books I to VII)

Kings of the Danes are in bold and marked with an asterisk (*). Kings of the Swedes are marked with a dagger (†). Superscript numbers before a name indicate in which books of Gesta Danorum the individual is mentioned.

Humble
KEY
Angul Dan* GrythaMarriage or coupling
Parent and child
The Angles Humble* Lother* King of the SaxonsSuccession by other or unclear means
Roar
Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† Skiold* Alfhild
daughter of Roar Bess
sister of Gram Gróa Gram*† Sumble, King of the Finns
Wagnhofde
Signe Henry, King of the Saxons Hakon, King of the Nitherians
Hardgrep
Swipdag*†, King of Norway sister of Guthorm Guthorm* Hadding* Ragnhild
Asmund† Gunnhild Guthorm
Ulfhild Ubbe*
Henry Uffe† Hunding† Thorhild Scot
daughter of Uffe Ragnar† Swanhwid sisters of Swanhwid Handwan
Thorwald
Frode* daughter of Handwan
Hothbrodd† Halfdan* Ro Skat
Thora
Helge* Ro*
Athisl† Urse
King Gewar Rolf*† Krage Rute Bjarke Skulde Hiartuar†*
Hother†* Nanna Herlek Gerit
former King of Britain mother of the King of Britain a slave a bondmaid Rorik* Gerwendil
King of Britain Queen of Britain Gerutha Horwendil Feng
foster sister of Amleth daughter of the King of Britain Amleth Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland Wiglek*
son of Amleth Wermund* Frowin, governor of Sleswik
Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle daughter of Frowin Ket Wig
Dan*
Hugleik*
Frode* the Vigorous
Dan*
Kraka Ragnar Brak Fridleif* the Swift Hun, King of the Huns Hun
Gotar, King of Norway Westmar Koll Gotwar
Roller Erik† Shrewd-spoken Gunwar the Fair Alfhild Frode* Hanund Grep (eldest of three) 11 other sons (two named Grep)
Hythin, King of Tellemark Alf Eyfura ArngrimGrubbHiarn*Amund, King of Norway
Halfdan† 12 sons, including AngantyAneJurithaFridleif*FrogerthaFrok
Hanef, King of SaxonySwerting, King of SaxonyOlafFrode*
Siward†Unnamed sonsIngeld*HelgaHelgeAsa
FrodeFridleifIngeldOlaf*Karl, governor of Gothland
UlfhildFrode*Hather, a chiefHarald*Signe
ErikThorhildHalfdan*† BiargrammHarald
Asmund
Kings of Norway

Name spellings are derived from Oliver Elton's 1905 translation, The First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, via Wikisource.

See also

References

  • Davidson, Hilda Ellis (ed.) and Peter Fisher (tr.) (1999). Saxo Grammaticus : The History of the Danes : Books I-IX. Bury St Edmunds: St Edmundsbury Press. ISBN 0-85991-502-6. First published 1979-1980.
  • Elton, Oliver (tr.) (1905). The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus. New York: Norroena Society. Available online
  • Olrik, J. and H. Ræder (1931). Saxo Grammaticus : Gesta Danorum. Available online
Legendary titles
Preceded byHadingus King of Denmark Succeeded byHaldanus I
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