Scyld Scefing
Anglo Saxon · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
THE FIRST PERSON IN THE POEM, AND THE REGISTRY DID NOT HOLD HIM. No parentIds: whether Scefing makes him the son of Sceaf or only 'of the sheaf' is the open question, and this batch ingests Sceaf separately WITHOUT drawing the edge, because drawing it would decide the question.
Children
Domains
- kingship
Relations
- father of: BeowIn-batch; Beow carries him in parentIds.Reference treatment: Scyld Scefing's son Beow succeeded him at his death. (secondary)
Sources
- Scyld Scefing arrives as a destitute child alone in a boat, founds the Danish royal house, and is sent back out to sea in a loaded ship at his death.: Reference treatments of Beowulf's opening and of Sceafa. (secondary)