Skiold

Family: Danes · Role: king · First appears: Book One · Part 2

In Book One · Part 2, Skiold vanquished Attal in single combat and slew Skat while competing for Alfhild’s hand. Soon after, he married Alfhild; he then subjugated the Allemannians and forced them to pay tribute. Soon after, he and Alfhild had a son, Gram, whose qualities were said to resemble his father’s.

Relationship record

Life events

• Skiold vanquished Attal in single combat.(Book One · Part 2)
  • With: Attal
  • “More than this, many champions of tried prowess were at the same time of his life vanquished by him singly; of these Attal and Skat were renowned and famous.”
• Skiold slew Skat in combat for Alfhild’s hand.(Book One · Part 2 · 📍 Allemannia)
  • With: Skat
  • “challenged and fought with Skat, governor of Allemannia, and a suitor for the same maiden; whom he slew”
• Skiold married Alfhild, whom he had fought to win.(Book One · Part 2)
  • With: Alfhild (daughter of the King of the Saxons)
  • “Thus delivered of his bitterest rival in wooing, he took as the prize of combat the maiden, for the love of whom he had fought, and wedded her in marriage.”
• Skiold subjugated the Allemannians and forced them to pay tribute.(Book One · Part 2)
  • “afterwards crushing the whole nation of the Allemannians, and forcing them to pay tribute, they being subjugated by the death of their captain.”
• Skiold and Alfhild had a son, Gram.(Book One · Part 2)
  • With: Gram
  • “Soon after, he had by her a son, GRAM, whose wondrous parts savoured so strongly of his father's virtues that he was deemed to tread in their very footsteps.”

Book One · Part 2

• enemies with Attal “More than this, many champions of tried prowess were at the same time of his life vanquished by him singly; of these Attal and Skat were renowned and famous.”
• enemies with Skat (The chapter also says Skiold challenged and slew Skat.) “Skiold was eminent for patriotism as well as arms. For he annulled unrighteous laws, and most heedfully executed whatsoever made for the amendment of his country's condition.”
• married with Alfhild (daughter of the King of the Saxons) “Thus delivered of his bitterest rival in wooing, he took as the prize of combat the maiden, for the love of whom he had fought, and wedded her in marriage.”
• child: Gram “Soon after, he had by her a son, GRAM, whose wondrous parts savoured so strongly of his father's virtues that he was deemed to tread in their very footsteps.”
• courtship with Alfhild (daughter of the King of the Saxons) “And as he thus waxed in years and valour he beheld the perfect beauty of Alfhild, daughter of the King of the Saxons, sued for her hand, and, for her sake, in the sight of the armies of the Teutons and the Danes, challenged and fought with Skat, governor of Allemannia, and a suitor for the same maiden; whom he slew, afterwards crushing the whole nation of the Allemannians, and forcing them to pay tribute, they being subjugated by the death of their captain.”

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.