- Beldegg
In
Norse mythology , King Beldegg ofNorth Saxony was a son ofOdin ."Beldegg" or "Beldeg" is the ancestor name stated in the "
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle " for the Anglo-Saxon kings of England. They are supposed to stem from the sons ofOdin that, according toSnorri Sturluson 'sEdda , were set to rule the Saxon territories ofGermany whenOdin inYnglinga saga moved north, first toFyn andOdense and then toSvitjod .In the Scandinavian version of this tradition, Beldegg is the same as
Balder .See also
Gaut for the Edda listing of the ancestors of Odin.
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