List of dubious Danish kings

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This list of Dubious Danish Kings is half history and half legendary. (in Danish). The accounts ot the Danish kings are confusing and contradictory, and so this presentation tries to separate the various sources from each other. It is possible that they occasionally mention the same kings.

Chronicon Lethrense

  • Dan, son of Ypper(a primeval king of Sweden)
  • Ro, son of Dan
  • a dog ruled Denmark after king named Helgi (see Snær) on the order of the Swedish king Adils (or Hakon).
  • Snær, son of Frosti

Anglo-Saxon kingdom genealogy line (pre-Odin)

  • Heremod (Hermod), a Danish king
  • Scyld (Skjöld), son of Heremod
  • Scealdwea (Scealdea), son of Heremod
  • Beowa (or Gram), son of Scyld
  • etc.

Sons of Odin line

Rig and Scylding line

  • Dan Mikkillati, son of Danp - (He is brother-in-law of Domar.)
  • Fródi Mikilláti, son of Dan Mikkillati
  • Halfdan, son of Fródi
  • Hrothgar (Roar), 6th century?, son of Halfdan
  • Helgi (Helge), 6th century?, son of Halfdan
  • Hrólf Kraki, son of Helgi

After Hrólf Kraki not two sources give the same succession.

Other sources

For later Danish monarchs whose existence is verified, see List of Danish monarchs

See also

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