After that he went into the north, until he was stopped by the sea, which men thought lay around all the lands of the earth; and there he set his son over this kingdom, which is now called Norway. This king was Sæmingr; the kings of Norway trace their lineage from him, and so do also the jarls and the other mighty men, as is said in the Háleygjatal.
—Prologue of the Prose Edda (11) Brodeur's translation
Njord took a wife called Skade; but she would not live with him and married afterwards Odin, and had many sons by him, of whom one was called Saeming; and about him Eyvind Skaldaspiller sings thus:[1] --
Sæmingr is also listed among the sons of Odin in the þulur.
But in the prologue of the Heimskringla Snorri mentions that according to a lost stanza of Eyvindr skáldaspillir's Háleygjatal, Sæmingr was the son of Yngvi-Freyr.
The late Saga of Hálfdan Eysteinsson also reports that Sæmingr was Odin's son. The saga adds that he reigned over Hålogaland. He married Nauma and had a son called Þrándr.
A Swedish king by the name Semingr (likely the very same name as the Norwegian king of Folklore in an alternate rendering) becomes victim to a draugr who wields a legendary sword in The Saga of Hromund Gripsson. A similar name, "Sámr", appears related to characters in both Hrafnkels saga & Njáls saga.
Laing, Samuel (trans.), Anderson, Rasmus B. (rev., notes). 1907. Snorre Sturlason: The Heimskringla: a history of the Norse kings. London: Norrœna society. First published: 1844.
January 06, 2023
sæmingr, king, norway, according, snorri, sturluson, euhemerized, accounts, hålogaland, said, odin, yngvi, freyr, according, prologue, prose, edda, sons, odin, ancestor, kings, norway, jarls, hlaðir, snorri, relates, that, odin, settled, sweden, after, that, w. Saemingr was a king of Norway according to Snorri Sturluson s euhemerized accounts or Halogaland He was said to be the son of Odin or Yngvi Freyr According to the prologue of the Prose Edda Saemingr was one of the sons of Odin and the ancestor of the kings of Norway and of the jarls of Hladir Snorri relates that Odin settled in Sweden and After that he went into the north until he was stopped by the sea which men thought lay around all the lands of the earth and there he set his son over this kingdom which is now called Norway This king was Saemingr the kings of Norway trace their lineage from him and so do also the jarls and the other mighty men as is said in the Haleygjatal Prologue of the Prose Edda 11 Brodeur s translation dd In the Ynglinga saga Snorri adds that Saemingr s mother was Skadi Njord took a wife called Skade but she would not live with him and married afterwards Odin and had many sons by him of whom one was called Saeming and about him Eyvind Skaldaspiller sings thus 1 To Asa s son Queen Skade bore Saeming who dyed his shield in gore The giant queen of rock and snow Who loves to dwell on earth below The iron pine tree s daughter she Sprung from the rocks that rib the sea To Odin bore full many a son Heroes of many a battle won dd To Saeming Earl Hakon the Great reckoned back his pedigree The Ynglinga Saga 9 Laing s translation dd Saemingr is also listed among the sons of Odin in the thulur But in the prologue of the Heimskringla Snorri mentions that according to a lost stanza of Eyvindr skaldaspillir s Haleygjatal Saemingr was the son of Yngvi Freyr The late Saga of Halfdan Eysteinsson also reports that Saemingr was Odin s son The saga adds that he reigned over Halogaland He married Nauma and had a son called THrandr A Swedish king by the name Semingr likely the very same name as the Norwegian king of Folklore in an alternate rendering becomes victim to a draugr who wields a legendary sword in The Saga of Hromund Gripsson A similar name Samr appears related to characters in both Hrafnkels saga amp Njals saga Notes Edit Haleygjatal stanza 3 References EditBrodeur Arthur Gilchrist trans 1916 Snorri Sturluson The Prose Edda New York The American Scandinavian Foundation Laing Samuel trans Anderson Rasmus B rev notes 1907 Snorre Sturlason The Heimskringla a history of the Norse kings London Norrœna society First published 1844 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saemingr amp oldid 1055579246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
