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Gudfred was a
ninth century Danish king who
reigned from at
least 804 to 810.
Alternate spellings include Godfred (Danish), Göttrick (German), Gøtrik...
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successor of King
Gudfred, his uncle.
Hemming I is
mentioned in the
Royal Frankish Annals as son to an
unnamed brother of
Gudfred.
Though Gesta Hammaburgensis...
- be trusted, his
mother may have been
disowned by
Gudfred in the
early 9th century. In 810,
Gudfred was ********inated by a housecarl, or, in Notker's version...
- 804 when
another ruler,
Gudfred, is
mentioned in the
Frankish annals.
Nothing is
known about Sigfred's
relationship to
Gudfred, who
succeeded him as king...
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uncertain if they were
connected to
Gudfred.
Charlemagne sent an army to
secure Frisia while he led a
force against Gudfred, who had
reportedly challenged...
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written sources, work on the
Danevirke was
started by the
Danish King
Gudfred in 808.
Fearing an
invasion by the Franks, who had
conquered heathen Frisia...
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where King
Harald reigned ("Daniae Regi Heraldi"). Sigfred: 770s–790s
Gudfred: 804–810,
mentioned as
Danish king in the
Treaty of
Heiligen 811. Alternate...
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Charlemagne in 807. King Hemming,
nephew of
Gudfred, died in 812
after a
short reign.
Another nephew of
Gudfred, Sigfred,
wished to
succeed him but was immediately...
- when he and his
brothers were
ousted by the sons of a
previous king,
Gudfred. He was
probably a son of Halfdan, a
Danish leader who
became a v****al...
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Since the
Houses of
Gudfred and
Harald often bore the same
names (such as
Gudfred and Hemming) they were
probably related.
Gudfred's nephew and successor...
