In Germanic mythology, Seaxnēat (pronounced [ˈsæɑksnæːɑt]) or Saxnôt was the national god of the Saxons. He is sometimes identified with either Tīwaz or...
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similar fashion traces the family from Seaxneat. In later pedigrees, this too has been linked to Wōden by making Seaxnēat his son. Dumville has suggested that...
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found only in the Anglian collection, not in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Seaxnēat. Made ancestor of the kings of Essex. He is mentioned as Saxnôte alongside...
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Freyja Hnoss, Gersemi Poetic Edda, Prose Edda Saxnōt (Old Saxon), Seaxnet, Seaxnēat, Saxnat (Old English) Contested None attested None attested Old Saxon Baptismal...
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the king-list of Bernicia, possibly identified with Baldur by Snorri. Seaxnēat, patron deity of the Saxons. Wecta, mentioned in multiple king-lists, possible...
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discussed extensively by Yorke. The dynasty claimed descent from Woden via Seaxnēat. A genealogy of the Essex royal house was prepared in Wessex in the 9th...
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uniquely amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms traced their lineage back to Seaxnēat, god of the Saxons, rather than Woden. The kings of Essex are notable for...
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for the Ammonites; Oduduwa for the Yoruba; Perun for the ancient Slavs; Seaxnēat for the Saxons; Rangi and Papa for the Māori people; Qos for the Edomites;...
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Hampshire. The East Saxon royalty claimed lineage from someone known as Seaxnēat, who might have been a god, in part because an Old Saxon baptismal vow...
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Saxons during the time of their subjugation and conversion by Charlemagne Seaxnēat Simek, p. 276. D. H. Green, Language and history in the early Germanic...
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