Ket and Wig
Ket and Wig (also Keto and Wigo ) appear in the Gesta Danorum as sons of Frowin , the ruler of Schleswig . Wig also appears in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle as the son of Freawine (Frowin) and father of Gewis, eponymous ancestor of the Kingdom of Wessex and its kings from the Gewissæ tribe . However, this seems to be an old falsification of the family tree.
The family tree of Wig and his descendants reads as follows in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle .
"Kenred, Kenred of Ceolwald , Ceolwald of Cutha, Cutha of Cuthwin, Cuthwin of Ceawlin , Ceawlin of Cynric , Cynric of Cerdic , Cerdic of Elesa, Elesa of Esla, Esla of Gewis, Gewis of Wig, Wig of Freawin, Freawin of Frithogar , Frithogar of Brond, Brond of Beldeg , Beldeg of Woden , Woden of Fritliowald, Frithowald of Frealaf, Frealaf of Frithuwulf, Frithuwulf of Finn, Finn of Godwulf, Godwulf of Geat , Geat of Tætwa, Tætwa of Beaw, Beaw of Sceldi, Sceldi of Heremod, Heremod of Itermon, Itermon of Hathra, Hathra of Guala, Guala of Bedwig, Bedwig of Sceaf , that is, the son of Noah , he was born in Noah's ark "
background
Her father, Prince Frowin / Freawine von Schleswig, was challenged to a duel by the Swedish King Athisl (Eadgils) and died. King Wermund, who liked her father, looked after Ket and Wigs like his own children. They later avenged their father, but the two of them fought against Athisl, which was understood as a national disgrace. This could only be made good by her brother-in-law Offa when he killed two Saxons in a single fight. This event is described in the Widsith as a duel against Myrgings.
The fight between the two brothers against their father's murderer violated the code of honor of the duel and brought shame on the Danes and their families. Offa later stood on behalf of his blind father King Wermund against the son of the Saxon king and his companion. He killed both attackers on an island in the Eider with his father's old sword "Skrep" (firm) and thus restored the honor.
literature
- Saxo Grammaticus : Wermund . In: Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes . Lulu.com, 2016, ISBN 978-1-329-90283-1 , pp. 181 ff . ( books.google.de ).
- Kemp Malone: The Literary History of Hamlet. Part 1: The Early Tradition . Haskell House, New York 1964, p. 143 and 147 ( books.google.de - first edition: 1923).
- Real Lexicon of Germanic Antiquity . Walter de Gruyter, 2003, ISBN 978-3-11-017351-2 , p. 19-20 ( books.google.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Book Four of Gesta Danorum at the Online Medieval and Classical Library ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ John Allen Giles: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The Winchester Manuscript, under year 552 AD, p. 10 ( archive.org ).
- ^ The Anglo-Saxon chronicle - Internet Archive p. 48.
- ↑ Real Lexicon of Germanic Antiquity . Walter de Gruyter, 2003, ISBN 978-3-11-017351-2 , p. 19-20 ( books.google.de ).
