Genealogy: Houses of the Northern Kingdoms

Houses of the Northern Kingdoms

Here, is the family tree of the dynasties that the god Odin had founded, in various kingdoms. Odin had set his sons to ruled in the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, East Saxony and Westphalia. I have got all these names within the prologue of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.

Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) is our most valuable sources in Norse myths and legends. Snorri was Icelandic poet and historian, as well as politican. He wrote various works, including the Prose Edda and the Heimskringla ("History of the Norwegian Kings").

As you can see, the family tree is not completed. Most of the Norwegian kings can be found in Heimskringla, which contained both legendary and historical accounts of various rulers of Norway. And I had only named Sæming, its first king.

Also, you will find accounts about the Swedish kings, in the Ynglinga saga, beginning with Odin's son, Yngvi. The Ynglinga saga is actually the first part of Heimskringla. The difference being that Yngvi was the son of Freyr in the Ynglinga saga, not Odin's son in the Prose Edda.

As for Odin's son, Siggi (Sigi), as well as Siggi's descendants, you will find the full family tree in the Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflungs). Of course, the story of this house can be found in the Volsunga Saga, poems from Poetic Edda, and in Snorri's Prose Edda.

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