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| '''Godulf Geoting''' is a name appearing in a pedigree of ], a kingdom in the north east of ]. The name Godulf consists of the Anglo-Saxon naming elements for the words "god" and "wolf".<ref name="Osborn1968">{{cite book|author=Marijane Osborn|title=Foreign studies of Beowulf: a critical survey of Beowulf scholarship outside English speaking countries and Germany|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QatCAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 November 2012|type=Thesis|year=1968|publisher=Dept. of English, Stanford University}}</ref> Godulf is recorded in various ancient genealogical sources.<ref></ref><ref name="ChambersWrenn1959">{{cite book|author1=Raymond Wilson Chambers|author2=Charles Leslie Wrenn|title=Beowulf: An Intoduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=m4l2cRPTWbsC&pg=PT366|year=1921|pages=199–}}</ref> | '''Godulf Geoting''' is a name appearing in a pedigree of ], a kingdom in the north east of ]. The name Godulf consists of the Anglo-Saxon naming elements for the words "god" and "wolf".<ref name="Osborn1968">{{cite book|author=Marijane Osborn|title=Foreign studies of Beowulf: a critical survey of Beowulf scholarship outside English speaking countries and Germany|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QatCAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 November 2012|type=Thesis|year=1968|publisher=Dept. of English, Stanford University}}</ref> Godulf is recorded in various ancient genealogical sources.<ref></ref><ref name="ChambersWrenn1959">{{cite book|author1=Raymond Wilson Chambers|author2=Charles Leslie Wrenn|title=Beowulf: An Intoduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=m4l2cRPTWbsC&pg=PT366|year=1921|pages=199–}}</ref> | ||
| ==] ]== | |||
| ⚫ | ] mentions Godulf's placement in the ] manuscript ] ] as "a set of mythological names through to Godulf Geoting". His five immediate successors in the line were Finn, Friodulf, Frealaf, Uuoden (see the god, ]) and Uinta.<ref name="Merry)1970">{{cite book|author=Stenton, F. M. (Frank Merry)|title=Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England: Being the Collected Papers of Frank Merry Stenton : Edited by Doris Mary Stenton|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=v1hMck3rF-MC&pg=PA127|accessdate=23 November 2012|year=1970|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-822314-6|pages=127–}}</ref> There is a further extended legendary list of kings in the '']'' SS31, in a genealogy of the ]. |
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| ⚫ | ] mentions Godulf's placement in the ] manuscript ] ] ] as "a set of mythological names through to Godulf Geoting". His five immediate successors in the line were Finn, Friodulf, Frealaf, Uuoden (see the god, ]) and Uinta.<ref name="Merry)1970">{{cite book|author=Stenton, F. M. (Frank Merry)|title=Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England: Being the Collected Papers of Frank Merry Stenton : Edited by Doris Mary Stenton|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=v1hMck3rF-MC&pg=PA127|accessdate=23 November 2012|year=1970|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-822314-6|pages=127–}}</ref> There is a further extended legendary list of kings in the '']'' SS31, in a genealogy of the ]. | ||
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| An extended legendary genealogy is also found in the '']'' (ASC) entry for the year 547 CE, which gives a lineage back from Godulf's father Geat, through Tætwa, Beaw, Scyld, Heremod, Itermon, Hadra, Hwala, Bedwig, and Sceaf to ].<ref name="ChambersWrenn1959"/> | |||
| ==Historia Brittonum== | |||
| Discussing a genealogy of Hors and Hengist found in the '']'', ] notes that it differs from other ] manuscripts, saying "The exception is that the name of Finn's father is here given as Folcwald (al. Fodepald) instead of Godwulf. But this is a mistake which could only have been made by some one familiar with English traditions; for Finn the son of Folcwalda was a well-known figure in English heroic poetry."<ref name="Chadwick1983">{{cite book|author=H. Munro Chadwick|title=The origin of the English nation, p. 42|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7TVnAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=24 November 2012|date=June 1983|publisher=Cliveden Press (Originally published by Cambridge University Press).}}</ref> ] discussed the concept of a "]" or "]".<ref name="ChambersWrenn1959"/> He mused; "Is it not possible that Godwulf was a traditional, probably historic, king of the Frisians, father of Finn, and that Folcwalda was a title which, since it alliterated conveniently, in the end supplanted the proper name in epic poetry?"<ref name="ChambersWrenn1959"/> | Discussing a genealogy of Hors and Hengist found in the '']'', ] notes that it differs from other ] manuscripts, saying "The exception is that the name of Finn's father is here given as Folcwald (al. Fodepald) instead of Godwulf. But this is a mistake which could only have been made by some one familiar with English traditions; for Finn the son of Folcwalda was a well-known figure in English heroic poetry."<ref name="Chadwick1983">{{cite book|author=H. Munro Chadwick|title=The origin of the English nation, p. 42|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7TVnAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=24 November 2012|date=June 1983|publisher=Cliveden Press (Originally published by Cambridge University Press).}}</ref> ] discussed the concept of a "]" or "]".<ref name="ChambersWrenn1959"/> He mused; "Is it not possible that Godwulf was a traditional, probably historic, king of the Frisians, father of Finn, and that Folcwalda was a title which, since it alliterated conveniently, in the end supplanted the proper name in epic poetry?"<ref name="ChambersWrenn1959"/> | ||
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| ] questioned the authenticity of this entry in the legend as being that of a personal name, saying "If the personal name is really derived from that of the nation one cannot help wondering how it came to stand at the head of the English genealogies. Did any of the ] ever believe that they were of Gotish origin?"<ref name="Chadwick1907"/> | ] questioned the authenticity of this entry in the legend as being that of a personal name, saying "If the personal name is really derived from that of the nation one cannot help wondering how it came to stand at the head of the English genealogies. Did any of the ] ever believe that they were of Gotish origin?"<ref name="Chadwick1907"/> | ||
| ==Prose Edda== | |||
| The ] describes ] or ] as a descendant of ] and ] and an ancestor of ]. It describes their genealogy, saying "their son was ], who resembled his father; his son was ], his son ], his son ], his son ], his son ], his son ], his son ], his son ] (whom we call ]), his son ], his son ], his son ] (whom we call ]), his son ] (whom we call ]), his son ], his son Gudólfr, his son ], his son ] (whom we call ]); his son was he who is named ], whom we call Odin: he was a man far-famed for wisdom and every accomplishment. His wife was ], whom we call ]".<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Godulf Geoting is a name appearing in a pedigree of Kings of Lindsey, a kingdom in the north east of ancient Britain. The name Godulf consists of the Anglo-Saxon naming elements for the words "god" and "wolf". Godulf is recorded in various ancient genealogical sources.
Vespasian B Vi Genealogy Lindsey
Frank Stenton mentions Godulf's placement in the Cotton Library manuscript Vespasian B VI Genealogy Lindsey royal pedigree as "a set of mythological names through to Godulf Geoting". His five immediate successors in the line were Finn, Friodulf, Frealaf, Uuoden (see the god, Woden) and Uinta. There is a further extended legendary list of kings in the Historia Brittonum SS31, in a genealogy of the monarchs of Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An extended legendary genealogy is also found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (ASC) entry for the year 547 CE, which gives a lineage back from Godulf's father Geat, through Tætwa, Beaw, Scyld, Heremod, Itermon, Hadra, Hwala, Bedwig, and Sceaf to Noah.
Historia Brittonum
Discussing a genealogy of Hors and Hengist found in the Historia Brittonum, Hector Munro Chadwick notes that it differs from other Anglian collection manuscripts, saying "The exception is that the name of Finn's father is here given as Folcwald (al. Fodepald) instead of Godwulf. But this is a mistake which could only have been made by some one familiar with English traditions; for Finn the son of Folcwalda was a well-known figure in English heroic poetry." Raymond Wilson Chambers discussed the concept of a "Folcpald" or "Fodepald". He mused; "Is it not possible that Godwulf was a traditional, probably historic, king of the Frisians, father of Finn, and that Folcwalda was a title which, since it alliterated conveniently, in the end supplanted the proper name in epic poetry?"
It the Historia Brittonum, commonly attributed to Nennius, he tells a legend of various figures having royal descent from a mythological god called Godwulf of Geat, saying "In the meantime, three vessels, exiled from Germany, arrived in Britain. They were commanded by Hersa and Hengist, brothers, and sons of Wihtgils. Wihtgils was the son of Witta ; Witta of Wecta ; Wecta of Woden ; Woden of Frithowald ; Frithowald of Frithuwulf ; Frithuwulf of Finn ; Finn of Godwulf ; Godwulf of Geat, who, as they say, was the son of a god, not of the omnipotent God."
Dispute has been raised regarding Geat, the name mentioned prior to Godulf in the line of the Historia Brittonum, [[Hector Munro Chadwick noted that "Asser says that Geat was worshipped as a god by the heathen, but this statement is possibly due to a passage in Sedulius' Carmen Paschale which he has misunderstood and incorporated in his text. It has been thought by many modern writers that the name is identical with Gapt which stands at the head of the Gothic genealogy in Jordanes, cap. 14; but the identification is attended with a good deal of difficulty." He further discusses how in some Norse sources, a matching name "Gautr" is given to a variety of legendary figures including a King of Gotland and another name of Othin. A Gautatyr is also noted as a God of the Gautar, which some scholars suggest was worshipped by a northern tribe called the Gotar.
Chadwick questioned the authenticity of this entry in the legend as being that of a personal name, saying "If the personal name is really derived from that of the nation one cannot help wondering how it came to stand at the head of the English genealogies. Did any of the English royal families ever believe that they were of Gotish origin?"
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda describes Gudólfr or Guðúlfr as a descendant of Thor and Sif and an ancestor of Odin. It describes their genealogy, saying "their son was Lóridi, who resembled his father; his son was Einridi, his son Vingethor, his son Vingener, his son Móda, his son Magi, his son Seskef, his son Bedvig, his son Athra (whom we call Annarr), his son Ítermann, his son Heremód, his son Skjaldun (whom we call Skjöld), his son Bjáf (whom we call Bjárr), his son Ját, his son Gudólfr, his son Finn, his son Fríallaf (whom we call Fridleifr); his son was he who is named Vóden, whom we call Odin: he was a man far-famed for wisdom and every accomplishment. His wife was Frígídá, whom we call Frigg".
Notes
- Marijane Osborn (1968). Foreign studies of Beowulf: a critical survey of Beowulf scholarship outside English speaking countries and Germany (Thesis). Dept. of English, Stanford University. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- Dumville, David N., The Anglian collection of royal genealogies and regnal lists, Anglo-Saxon England, Volume 5, December 1976, pp. 23-50.
- ^ Raymond Wilson Chambers; Charles Leslie Wrenn (1921). Beowulf: An Intoduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn. pp. 199–.
- Stenton, F. M. (Frank Merry) (1970). Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England: Being the Collected Papers of Frank Merry Stenton : Edited by Doris Mary Stenton. Oxford University Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-19-822314-6. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- H. Munro Chadwick (June 1983). The origin of the English nation, p. 42. Cliveden Press (Originally published by Cambridge University Press). Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- Giles, John Allen., (ed.), Six Old English Chronicles, London, Henry G. Bohn, 1848.
- ^ H. Munro Chadwick (1907). The origin of the [[England|English nation]], p. 270. Cambridge At the University Press. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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