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"Beldegg" or "Beldeg" is the ancestor name stated in the Anglo_Saxon Chronicle for the Anglo-Saxon kings of England. They are supposed to stem from the sons of Odin that, according to Snorri Sturluson's Edda, were set to rule the Saxon territories of Germany when Odin in Ynglinga saga moved north, first to Fyn and Odense and then to Svitjod.

In the Scandinavian version of this tradition, Beldegg is the same as Balder.

See also Gaut for the Edda listing of the ancestors of Odin.

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Sons of Odin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2013 words)
	In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle the Wecta form of the name heads the lineage of the kings of Kent (of whom Hengest is traditionally the first) and the Wægdæg form of the name heads the lineage of the kings of Bernicia.
	According to Snorri's prologue Beldeg was identical to Baldur and ruled in Westphalia.
	According to the genealogies in the Angian collection, Weothulgeot was ancestor to the royal house of Mercia and the father of Whitlæg.

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