Gudfred was a ninth century Danish king who reigned from at least 804 to 810. Alternate spellings include Godfred, Göttrick, Gøtrik, Gudrød, and Godofredus. He stands at the threshold of the history o
Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources.
Gudfred
…from the hostile Frankish texts which makes an assessment of his role problematic. His paternity is unknown but he may have been closely related to Sigfred, who preceded him as king of Denmark c. 770–804. He was the uncle of the later Danish King Hemming (810–812) and the father of King Horik I (813–854…