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the names Fróði and Ingjald are interchanged. Saxo Grammaticus (Book 6) makes this Fróði instead to be a very late legendary king, the son of Fridleif son of Saxo's late peaceful Fróði. Saxo knows some of the story of this feud but nothing of any relationship to Halfdan. Instead Saxo relates how this
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has been forgotten in Norse texts and this Fróði there sometimes appears as the brother of Halfdan with the long hostility between Heathobards and Danes becoming a family feud between Halfdan and his brother Fróði. Fróði kills Halfdan and is himself slain by Halfdan's sons
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Fróði was slain by Saxons and how, after a marriage alliance between his son Ingel and a Saxon princess to heal the feud, Ingel opened it again at the urging of an old warrior, just as the hero Beowulf prophesies of Ingjald in the poem
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The number of men with the name Frode in Scandinavia as of 2008: Norway (ca.) 11384, Denmark (ca.) 1413, Sweden (ca.) 307.
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tells that a king known as Frode was killed by Urkon, the same cow that created
43:) is the name of a number of legendary Danish kings in various texts including 403: 97: 77: 506: 357: 271: 83: 71: 61: 165: 190: 141:. Though Icelandic sources make this Fróði a very early Danish king, in 479: 330: 55: 116: 325: 320: 199: 130: 102: 494: 181: 173: 157: 45: 233: 186: 169: 138: 133:
and comments on the peacefulness of his reign, referred to as
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306:. The meaning of the name is "clever, learned, wise". 189:and king of the Heathobards. The existence of the 129:make this Fróði the contemporary of Roman emperor 504: 172:Tunni. Because of this, Egil and his son Ottar ( 110: 87:. The name is possibly an eponym for the god 137:, suggesting a relationship to the birth of 260:. The latter form of the name is used by 176:) became tributaries to the Danish king. 370: 505: 115:it was in this Fróði's beer that King 270:for the main character of the story, 448:"Sök på namn - Hur många heter ...?" 179:Fróði the father of Ingjald, who in 13: 14: 544: 274:. Alternative anglicizations are 440: 426: 414: 396: 1: 513:Mythological kings of Denmark 363: 148:The Fróði who, according to 7: 351: 10: 549: 491: 484: 476: 471: 384:(in Swedish). Ydre kommun 252:and appears Latinized as 101:is said to be the son of 523:Legendary Danish people 316:describes six Frothos. 230:South Swedish highlands 185:is Froda the father of 164:aided the Swedish king 111: 32: 24: 518:English heroic legends 533:Characters in Beowulf 267:The Lord of the Rings 210:summary to the lost 156:, was the father of 244:is still in use in 198:(Halga) and Hroar ( 37:Middle High German 501: 500: 492:Succeeded by 472:Legendary titles 204:Arngrímur Jónsson 168:in defeating the 95:The Fróði of the 540: 477:Preceded by 469: 468: 463: 462: 460: 459: 450:. Archived from 444: 438: 437: 430: 424: 418: 412: 411: 400: 394: 393: 391: 389: 374: 262:J. R. R. Tolkien 123:here and in the 121:Snorri Sturluson 114: 67:Saxo Grammaticus 51:Snorri Sturluson 548: 547: 543: 542: 541: 539: 538: 537: 503: 502: 497: 487:King of Denmark 482: 467: 466: 457: 455: 446: 445: 441: 432: 431: 427: 419: 415: 402: 401: 397: 387: 385: 376: 375: 371: 366: 354: 213:Skjöldunga saga 109:. According to 12: 11: 5: 546: 536: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 499: 498: 493: 490: 483: 478: 474: 473: 465: 464: 439: 425: 413: 395: 368: 367: 365: 362: 361: 360: 353: 350: 349: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 238: 237: 224:A legend from 222: 177: 146: 126:Skáldskaparmál 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 545: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508: 496: 489: 488: 481: 480:Dan Mikilláti 475: 470: 454:on 2017-02-10 453: 449: 443: 435: 429: 422: 417: 409: 405: 399: 383: 379: 373: 369: 359: 356: 355: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 318: 317: 315: 314:Gesta Danorum 310: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 272:Frodo Baggins 269: 268: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 235: 231: 227: 223: 220: 215: 214: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 188: 184: 183: 178: 175: 171: 167: 163: 162:Ynglinga saga 159: 155: 154:Gesta Danorum 151: 150:Ynglinga saga 147: 144: 143:Gesta Danorum 140: 136: 135:Fróði's Peace 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 113: 112:Ynglinga saga 108: 105:, the son of 104: 100: 99: 94: 93: 92: 90: 86: 85: 84:Rabenschlacht 80: 79: 74: 73: 72:Gesta Danorum 68: 64: 63: 62:Ynglinga saga 58: 57: 52: 48: 47: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 485: 456:. Retrieved 452:the original 442: 428: 416: 407: 398: 386:. Retrieved 381: 372: 313: 311: 308: 303: 287: 283: 279: 275: 265: 257: 253: 241: 239: 218: 211: 180: 161: 153: 149: 142: 124: 96: 82: 76: 70: 60: 54: 44: 40: 16: 15: 421:Name search 234:Lake Sommen 191:Heathobards 98:Grottasǫngr 78:Grottasǫngr 29:Old English 507:Categories 458:2017-01-18 364:References 331:Frotho III 75:, and the 56:Prose Edda 528:Scyldings 388:April 20, 346:Frotho VI 336:Frotho IV 326:Frotho II 296:Norwegian 246:Icelandic 240:The form 166:Ongenþeow 119:drowned. 59:and his 21:Old Norse 358:Elgfróði 352:See also 341:Frotho V 321:Frotho I 302:form is 200:Hrothgar 131:Augustus 103:Fridleif 495:Halfdan 434:"Navne" 423:ssb.no 404:"Frode" 382:ydre.se 378:"Urkon" 300:Swedish 250:Faroese 228:in the 219:Beowulf 202:). (In 182:Beowulf 174:Ohthere 158:Halfdan 117:Fjǫlnir 107:Skjǫldr 46:Beowulf 292:Danish 290:. The 288:Frodhi 284:Fróthi 254:Frotho 187:Ingeld 170:thrall 139:Christ 41:Vruote 304:Frode 280:Fródi 276:Frode 258:Frodo 242:Fróði 208:Latin 196:Helgi 89:Freyr 33:Frōda 25:Frōði 17:Fróði 390:2019 312:The 298:and 286:and 248:and 226:Ydre 152:and 264:in 256:or 206:'s 65:, 53:'s 509:: 406:. 380:. 294:, 282:, 278:, 91:. 69:' 49:, 39:: 35:; 31:: 27:; 23:: 461:. 436:. 410:. 392:. 236:. 221:. 19:(

Index

Old Norse
Old English
Middle High German
Beowulf
Snorri Sturluson
Prose Edda
Ynglinga saga
Saxo Grammaticus
Gesta Danorum
Grottasǫngr
Rabenschlacht
Freyr
Grottasǫngr
Fridleif
Skjǫldr
Fjǫlnir
Snorri Sturluson
Skáldskaparmál
Augustus
Fróði's Peace
Christ
Halfdan
Ongenþeow
thrall
Ohthere
Beowulf
Ingeld
Heathobards
Helgi
Hrothgar

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