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Birth:          ABT  412 Denmark

Notes
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I00746
A. Early legendary kings of Denmark.

Dan - ruled Denmark at an uncertain time.

Whether Dan was Skjold's descendant or ancestor depends on whether one reads 
Saxo or Snorri. Whatever Dan's family ties, he is alleged to be among the earliest of 
Denmark's legendary kings. We are told that he conquered many neighboring 
kingdoms and united them under his rule. It is from him that the country supposedly 
takes its name: Dan-mark, meaning the march or border of the Danes. Saxo 
Grammaticus states that from Dan "the pedigrees of our kings flowed in glorious 
series, like channels from some parent spring."

Dan's wife Grythan, according to the legends, bore him two sons: Humble and Lothar. 
Although Humble was elected king after his father, the cruel Lothar overcame Humble 
in war and took away his crown. According to Saxo, Lothar was "soon chastised for 
his wickedness, for he met his end in an insurrection of his country." Whether or not 
this legend is founded in fact, it certainly illustrates the all too familiar pattern of 
brother fighting brother for the crown. [Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, 
Flanders, and Kiev]

Parents
VERMUNDSSON Olaf ("the Humble") (ABT  391 - )
____ Danpi (ABT  395 - )

Siblings
OLAFSSON Dan ("the Proud") (ABT  412 - )

Marriage To ____ Grytha (ABT  416 - )
    m.  

Notes


Children by ____ Grytha ABT  416 - 
DANSSON Frodi (ABT  433 - )

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