Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane
The Edda says that Odin didn’t stop until he came to the place which now is called Saksland. There he settled for a while and made himself Lord of a greater part of that country. He put three of his sons to rule there. They where: Vegdeg, Beldeg and Sige. According to Snorre these three brothers ruled the nations: Estern Saksland, Vestfalen and Frankland. Some might say that we have only Snorre’s word for it. But to the contrary two very old manuscripts in Britain will verify a part of this. I am thinking of the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. One of them, the Winchester manuscript, gives the genealogy of King Alfred the Great. It was written in 890 AD. Another is the Canterbury manuscript from around 11th century.
If we compare the Winchester manuscript, the Canterbury manuscript and Snorre’s Edda we get interesting results:
Edda-------------Winchester manuscript----------Canterbury manuscript
Bjav/Bjar----------------*-----------------------------*
Jat----------------------*--------------------------Geats
Gudolv------------------*---------------------------Godwulf
Finn---------------------*--------------------------Finn
Friallav/Friedleiv----------*--------------------------Frithowulf
Odin-------------------Woden-----------------------Woden
Beldeg/Balder-----------Beldeg-----------------------Beldeg
Brand------------------Brand------------------------Brand
Frjodigar/Frode---------Frithugar---------------------Benoc
Freovin-----------------Freawine--------------------Aloc
Uvigg------------------Wig--------------------------Angenwit
Gevis/Gave-------------Gewis------------------------Ingui
-----*-----------------Esla--------------------------Esa
-----*-----------------Elesa-------------------------Eoppa-
-----*-----------------Cerdic------------------------Ida( 547 AD)
-----*-----------------Cynric---------------------------*
These are the royal lines and they all have an Odin/Woden character. Obviously it is the same man we are talking about.
There is so much to say about this but I’ll hold off for now.