Germanic mythology, Seaxnēat (pronounced [ˈsæɑksnæːɑt]) or Saxnōt was the national god of the Saxons. The Old English form Seaxnēat is recorded in the...

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...

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...

Freyja Hnoss, Gersemi Poetic Edda, Prose Edda Saxnōt (Old Saxon), Seaxnet, Seaxnēat, Saxnat (Old English) Contested None attested None attested Old Saxon Baptismal...

the king-list of Bernicia, possibly identified with Baldur by Snorri. Seaxnēat, patron deity of the Saxons. Wecta, mentioned in multiple king-lists, possible...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

in the later Alemanni (Germania) Nór — Norwegians (Chronicon Lethrense) Seaxnēat — Saxons Germany portal History portal Germania Germanic peoples Norse...