Angeltheow
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Angeltheow, also spelled Angletheow, Engengenthe, or Angenwit was the great-great-great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia
and the son of Offa of Angel
.
Angeltheow's son was Eomer
. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
, Angeltheow is a fourth-generation descendant of Woden
, the same generation as Hengest and Horsa.
It is claimed by some that Angeltheow may also be the Swedish king Ongentheow (as mentioned in Beowulf
) killed at the Battle of Ravenswood, although the battle is said to have taken place some time after the former is reported to have died.
Creoda of Mercia
Creoda was the first monarch of Mercia, reigning from 584 to 593.Creoda is recorded as having been the son of Cynewald, the grandson of Cnebba, and the great-grandson of Icel; consequently, members of the Mercian royal line were known as Iclingas...
and the son of Offa of Angel
Offa of Angel
Offa was the 4th-great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, and was reputed to be a great-grandson of Woden, English god of war and poetry and creator of Middle-Earth, the realm of man. Offa was the son of Wermund, and the father of Angeltheow...
.
Angeltheow's son was Eomer
Eomer
Eomer , also spelt Eomær, was the great-great-grandfather of Creoda, the first King of Mercia. He is considered the ancestor to the Kings of Mercia. Eomer himself was the son of Angeltheow...
. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the Chronicle was created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alfred the Great...
, Angeltheow is a fourth-generation descendant of Woden
Woden
Woden or Wodan is a major deity of Anglo-Saxon and Continental Germanic polytheism. Together with his Norse counterpart Odin, Woden represents a development of the Proto-Germanic god *Wōdanaz....
, the same generation as Hengest and Horsa.
It is claimed by some that Angeltheow may also be the Swedish king Ongentheow (as mentioned in Beowulf
Beowulf
Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...
) killed at the Battle of Ravenswood, although the battle is said to have taken place some time after the former is reported to have died.