- This
literally means '
Scylfings'-helmet'; it is a
kenning meaning both "ruler of the
Scylfings" and "protector of the
Scylfings". The
Beowulf poet uses...
-
Wiglaf is
called Scylfing as a
metonym for Swede, as the
Scylfings were the
ruling Swedish clan.
While in the
service of the
Scylfing Onela, king of the...
- Halga, Hroðulf,
Eadgils and Ohthere), but also
clans (e.g., Scyldings,
Scylfings and Wulfings) and
certain events (e.g., the
battle between Eadgils and...
- also
appears in
Norse tradition.
Ohthere – king of the
Swedish house of
Scylfings, and also
mentioned in
Norse tradition. The
father of
Eadgils and Eanmund...
- Wægmunding, in Beowulf.
Ylfing or
Wulfing in
Beowulf and
Norse Sagas.
Scylfing (Yngling) Skjöldung (Scylding) Völsung
Sippe ^ "Ätt" i Elof ****quist,...
- Ohthere,
Onela and
Eadgils who
belonged to a
royal dynasty called the
Scylfings.
These kings might have been
historical as
kings with
similar names appear...
-
Ottar Vendelkråka), was a semi-legendary king of
Sweden of the
house of
Scylfings, who is said to have
lived during the
Germanic Heroic Age,
possibly during...
-
theories about the
identities of
those buried,
ranging from the
Ynglings (
Scylfings) to
powerful warriors within the
Leidang system, or
local strongmen who...
- Language(s)
English Word/name S****ey (various places)
Derivation Old English:
scylf + lēaf
Meaning 'clearing on a bank/shelf'
Region of
origin England Other...
- It
tells the most
ancient part of the
story of the
House of
Ynglings (
Scylfings in Beowulf).
Snorri described the
descent of the
kings of
Norway from...
