Baeldaeg Freawineasson (abt. 243 - aft. 280)

Born about 0243 in Scandinavia

Died after 0280 after about age 37 in Scandinavia

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Biography

Pedigree in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

In its entry for the year 552, following a note that Cerdic's son Cynric fought with the Britons at Sarum and put them to flight, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle adds in a pedigree reaching from Cerdic back to the god Woden: Cerdic was the son of Elesa, Elesa of Esla, Esla of Gewis, Gewis of Wye, Wye of Frewin, Frewin of Frithgar, Frithgar of Brand, Brand of Balday, Balday of Woden. ^[1] In pedigree order, these names, many of which are legendary in character, have the following profiles:

1. Woden. The first name in the pedigree is a god. Woden, or Odin, has no WikiTree profile, but has a page on Wikipedia: Odin.
2. Balday or Baeldaeg.
3. Brand or Brandor
4. Frithgar or Frithogar
5. Frewin or Nfn
6. Wye or Wig
7. Gewis or Geuuis
8. Esla
9. Elesa
10. Cerdic of Wessex

Current Theories on Origins of the Pedigree

A tradition earlier than the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle referred to as the Anglian Collection, contains four fewer generations than the Chronicle. In 1953, Anglo-Saxon scholar Kenneth Sisam presented a theory now widely accepted: With the additional generations, the names contain doublets containing the triple alliteration characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry, making the pedigree easy to recite: Freawine/Wig or Friðgar; Brand/Bældæg; Giwis/Wig; Elesa/Esla. While facilitating poetry, these duplications would have been difficult for a family to maintain over generations of actual naming, suggesting that the shorter pedigree was the original. Sisam suggested that the Wessex pedigree went no farther back than Cerdic, and that a political alliance with Bernicia in the 7th century resulted in Wessex adopting the Bernician pedigree almost intact. ^[2]

Research Notes

Baeldaeg of Scandinavia

King Baeldaeg (or Beldeg, or Balder), was born about 0243 in Scandinavia^[3], to father Odin (or Woden, or Wuotan) of Asgard. He married Nanna, born about 247, daughter of King Gewar of Norway^[3]. King Baeldaeg died about 280^[3].

References to Scandinavian Genealogy in FMG

Cawley generally does not have Scandinavian material prior to the year 800.

• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWEGIAN%20NOBILITY.htm
• click here for [1] Sweden Royalty on wikitree
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CONTENTS.htm

Cawley makes this note: "Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution."

Genealogy to Adam and Eve

Some people trace their ancestors to satisfy a requirement of their religion, while others do it to satisfy their own curiosity. Regardless of the reason, the ultimate is to be able to trace your ancestors back to the creation of Adam, which according to most Biblical scholars occurred about 4000 BC. If you are fortunate enough to be able to trace your ancestors back to one of the Royal ruling families in England or Europe prior to the year 1500 AD, a book entitled "The Royal Ancestors of some L.D.S. Families" compiled by Michel L. Call could provide the necessary information to enable you to do this. This book contains many pedigree charts tracking Royal ruling families from about 1500 AD to the creation of Adam about 4000 BC. This is accomplished by the author by combining information from three sources; namely, many inter-related pedigree charts of Royal ruling families of England and Europe from about 1500 AD to 140 AD as compiled by Michel L. Call; five pedigree charts covering the period from 140 AD to about 1886 BC taken from the Kinship of Families as compiled by Archibald F. Bennett; and one pedigree chart for the period from 1886 BC to the creation of Adam about 4000 BC taken from the Scriptures as compiled by Albert F. Schmuhl. He later supplemented this book with another book containing family group sheets of many of the ancestors shown on the pedigree charts he had prepared for the period from about 1500 AD to about 140 AD. These family group sheets could provide such information as parentage; date and place of birth, marriage and death; multiple marriages; children of each marriage, and sometimes information on these children. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Everyman Press Edition, London, 1912, translated from the Anglo-Saxon by Rev. James Ingram, London, 1823. Page 27 Accessed 9/14/2019 jhd
2. ↑ Wikipedia: Anglo-Saxon_royal_genealogies Accessed 9/15/2019 jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "From Adam to Freeman" by Clyde Newell Freeman Copyright ©2000-2010 Alan Cole Freeman and ©1998 Clyde Newell Freeman
4. ↑ Clyde Newell Freeman. From Adam to Freeman. Copyright ©2000-2010 Alan Cole Freeman and ©1998 Clyde Newell Freeman.