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List of legendary kings of Denmark

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was a legendary king, allegedly flourishing before 865. He is mentioned in multiple sources, but the sources are wildly inconsistent. There is no historical record of anyone named Ragnar ruling Denmark in the 9th century. However his sons Halfdan Ragnarsson and Sigurd Snake-In-the-Eye may have become
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After Gram slew his father, he retired to Sweden and made peace with Gram when he agreed to marry his sister. Later, Gram abandoned his sister in favor of a Finnish princess, this prompted Svipdagr to continue the war, which eventually led to his victory, thus he took over Sweden and
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according to multiple sources. The main question is whether he was king of Denmark or only king of some part of Denmark. His parentage is also disputed, as either from an unknown king Sweyn, or from either
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during a Viking raid in ca 516, mentioned as a Dane though that might have been be a mistake on the author's part. He is called 'Rex Getarum' (King of The Geats) in most accounts and is thought to be
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At the end of Sögubrot is mentioned Ragnar (Ragnarr) as a son of Sigurd Hring. From other known sources it must be concluded that this Ragnarr is the famous Viking king
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are confusing and contradictory, and so this article tries to separate the various sources from one another. Different sources do sometimes mention the same kings.
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Many kings are mentioned by multiple sources, but are for various reasons still considered more legendary than historical kings of Denmark
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Guichtlac: King of the Danes in antiquity. Cited In Book III of the Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffry of Monmouth.
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of 870 but Bagsecg was killed in battle with the English in January 871. Halfdan succeeded Bagsecg as king of Jutland.
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Elected as a king after the death of his father, however, he proved a weak ruler and was soon deposed by his brother.
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Became king when younger than fifteen, renowned hunter and fighter, extraordinarily tall. Subjugated the
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was a king of the Danes, reigning c. 710, the first Danish king known from contemporary literature.
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After deposing his brother, he resorted to tyranny and was killed while fighting a rebellion.
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Kings of the whole of Denmark or individual Danish regions, which appear in Sögubrot:
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Other manuscript have a supplementary list, following the name of Hartwar:
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and older brother of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye. Leader of the so called
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Raki, Rachus or Saurr ruled Denmark on the order of the Swedish king
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of Saxland, son of Hodbrod and Hadding's daughter, as nearest heir.
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as his source. Many of these are also confirmed by other sources.
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For later Danish monarchs whose existence is verified, see
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After Hrólf Kraki no two sources give the same succession.
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with his brother Halfdan Ragnarsson (d. 877). Mentioned by
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Did not actually rule as a king, but merely as a governor.
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The Chronicle of the Kings of Lejre, ed. Peter Tunstall.
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mentions several kings from the 10th century preceding
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Saxo Grammaticus, ed. Hilda Ellis Davidson, p. 165.
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