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| 1. | Esla, King of West Saxons was born in 411 in Sachsen, Deutschland (son of Gewis); died in 453. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: LBV8-PLX
Notes:
Esla appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Gewis and a desc e ndant of Woden. He is also identified as the father of Elesa, the fath e r of Cerdic of Wessex who invaded Britain in 495 and founded the kingd o m of Wessex.
Cerdic, first king of the West Saxons (519–534), is recorded as descend e d from Woden. This mythical descent is set out in the Anglo-Saxon Chron ic le:
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Elesa was born about 439 in Sachsen, Deutschland; died about 514 in Sachsen, Deutschland.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Gewis was born in 384 in Sachsen, Deutschland (son of Wig Freawinesson, King of West Saxons); died in 474 in Sachsen, Deutschland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: 9C8V-MVD
Notes:
Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, Eng 104, p. 254-5; Keiser und Koe n ig Hist., Gene Hist 25 pt. 1, p. 93.
Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 718.
Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Rober t F . Pfafman, p E-34.
Gewis appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Wig (Wye) a n d a descendant of Woden. He is also identified as the father of Esla, t h e father of Elesa, the father of Cerdic of Wessex who invaded Britai n i n 495 and founded the kingdom of Wessex.
The name of Gewis' mother and that of his wife are not identified.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Wig Freawinesson, King of West Saxons was born about 355 in Sachsen, Deutschland (son of Fréawine Frithugarsson); died after 446 in Sachsen, Deutschland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: L22V-QSR
- Initiatory (LDS): 21 Oct 1927
Notes:
Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, Eng 104 p. 255; The Saga Librar y , F Ice 1, "Heimskringla" Vol. 1 p. 16, Vol. 2 p. 148; The Viking Age , Ge ne Hist 19 Vol. 1 p. 28-68. Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families b y Miche l L. Call, chart 718.
Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Rober t F . Pfafman, p E-34.
Children:
- 2. Gewis was born in 384 in Sachsen, Deutschland; died in 474 in Sachsen, Deutschland.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Fréawine Frithugarsson was born about 327 in Sachsen, Deutschland (son of Frithogar Brandsson); died in 380 in Sachsen, Deutschland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: LVP9-89F
Notes:
Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, Eng 104 p. 255; The Saga Librar y , F Ice 1, "Heimskring la" Vol. 1 p. 16, Vol. 2 p. 148; The Viking Age , G ene Hist 19 Vol. 1 p. 28-68.
Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Rober t F . Pfafman, p E-34.
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