The legend already suggests that. He is ancient Finland's first and most powerful ruler. Fornjót is also, following a particular legendary genealogical tradition, the first-known direct paternal ancestor of William I of England and also through other supposed descendants a terminal ancestor of ascending branches of many European noble families and modern Icelandic families. View all 20 images Top record matches for concubine Kvenland. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or more likely 'giant' or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. Jokull Frostasson, b. Abt 240, Finland 2. Fornjót is also, following a particular legendary genealogical tradition, the first-known direct paternal ancestor of William I of England and also through other supposed descendants a terminal ancestor of ascending branches of many European noble families and modern Icelandic families. The names of his daughters in this account were Eisa 'glowing embers' and Eimyrja 'embers', the fairest women in the land, whose names were later applied to the things which became their meaning, certain indication of the original fiery nature of their father. Fornjot het en mann og han hadde tre sønner. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person’s profile. This would make Fornjót the "original owner" (primus occupans vel utens) of Norway. Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. This page, along with www.kvenland.com, is a tribute to Fornjotur and his descendants and the Earls of Orkney, Kings of Kvenland and Halogaland. Old Russian tales tell of a Finnish prince who hired a giant to help him conquer Russia from Estonia to Kiev. Early Scandanavia Project can still be the PM, since you know the most about the legend! Sistnevnte rådde for vinden, Logi for ilden og Hler for sjøen. Niera Frostasdottir, Princess of Finland Blotet skulle være midt på vinteren, og derfor kalles det siden Thorremåned, http://www.norsesaga.no/hvorledes-norge-ble-bosatt.html. Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Kænland or similar in sources, is an ancient name for an area in Fennoscandia. Fornjót (Old Norse: Fornjótr) was an ancient giant in Norse mythology and a king of Finland, Kvenland and Gotland. He may be the Kalev of the Kalevala Saga. He is ancient Finland's first and most powerful ruler. But it is also … Fornjotur. The name has often been interpreted as forn-jótr, "ancient giant", and because of this Karl Simrock (1869) identified Formjót with the primeval giant Ymir. The other branch will get Mythological, but note afterward that this one does as well - Fornjot's sons were all primal elements, Kari being the Wind. Fornjotur had three sons, Hler (whom we call AEgir), a second called Logi and a third, Kari, the father of Frosti, who was in turn father of Snaer the Old, the father of Thorri. Thus: call it son of Fornjót, Brother of the Sea and of Fire, Scathe or Ruin or Hound or Wolf of the Wood or of the Sail or of the Rigging. [S000508] NFS-2008-2010, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (www.new.familysearch.org: 2008-2010). This is a legendary or fictional person. Geni requires JavaScript! The exact location and territorial extension of ancient Kvenland remain unclear. Fornjot (Fornjotur,Fornjótr) King of Kvenland (Kvenland) was born circa 159, at birth place, to Fornjotur In Kvenland and Queen In Kvenland. Hlér, ruler of seas), Logi (fire giant) and Kári (god of wind). Jättarna kallades även för resar (risar) i synnerhet bergsresar (bergrisar) samt tursar (þursar) i synnerhet rimtursar (hrímþursar) men även eldtursar. Hans sønn var Torre. Research suggests that this person may never have existed. His legend comes out of the norse "Orkneyinga Saga", written down in 1230: "There was a king named Fornjot, he ruled over those lands which are called Finland and Kvenland; that is to the east of that bight of the sea which goes northward to meet Gandvik; that we call the Helsingbight. Fornjot King of Finland & Kvenland-1 was born about 570 AD. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or more likely 'giant' (Finnish 'jätti', Norse 'jotunn' - giant) or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/: accessed 31 August 2015. 160 Kvenland,Bay of Bothnia,between Sweden,Finland d. 250 Kvenland,,,Finland: Johnson Family Genealogy In Kvenland. His three sons (who represented natural phenomena) were named Ægir (Hlér) (ruler of water/sea), Loge/Låge/Logi (ruler of fire) and Kåre (Kári) (ruler of wind). Hans tre söner Ægir (Hlér), Låge (Logi) och Kåre (Kári), representerade naturföreteelser. Kvenland is only known from a Norwegian account from the 9th century and from Icelandic sources written in the 12th and 13th centuries. 160 Finland d. 250 Kvenland, Bay of Bothnia, between Sweden, Finland: Genealogia / Genealogy FORNJOT “THE ANCIENT GIANT”, KING OF FINLAND AND KVENLAND. He has two sons, Nor and Gor and a daughter called Goi." Fornjot var konge over Kvenland (Nord-Finland). Han nevnes også som far til tre ovennevnte sønnene. Ægir is also identified as a giant in various sources. Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári, of Logi, and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. The Hversu Noregr byggdist states that a descendant of Fornjót "ruled over Gothland, Kvenland (Kænlandi), and Finland". 425. CHILDREN of FORNJOT "the Ancient Giant", King of Kvenland 1. Categories: Legends | Norse Mythology | Early Scandinavia Project | Disproven Existence | Uncertain Existence, WIKITREE HOME   |   ABOUT   |   G2G FORUM   |   HELP   |   SEARCH. Fornjót (Fornjótr in Old Norse) was an ancient giant in Norse mythology and a King of Finland. Hler or Aegir. ", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornj%C3%B3t. Origin of the name Kven is also not clear. Learn more... Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 [database on-line]. Kvenland, Scandinavie: Death: circa 240 (42-60) Kvenland, Scandinavie Place of Burial: Finland: Immediate Family: Son of Fornjot "the Ancient Giant", King of Kvenland and N.N. In the Orkneyinga saga and in Hversu Noregr byggdist ('How Norway was settled')—both found in the Flatey Book—Fornjót appears as an ancient ruler of Finland, Kvenland and Gotland. Descendants of Fornjot King of Finland & Kvenland Generation 1 1. This son in turn … View all 20 images Top record matches for Fornjotur KVENLAND. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. ii. This is the history of the Earls of Orkney and was written in the year 1200 by an unknown author. The Hversu account says further that Hlér ruled over the seas, Logi over fire, and Kári over wind. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or more likely 'giant' or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. CHILDREN of FORNJOT "the Ancient Giant", King of Kvenland 1. King Fornjotur was the first Kvenland king born in 160 and died in 250. Born about 189 {S3}. Perhaps the most consequential known wife-steeling in human history pertains to Gói, an early medieval descendant of King Fornjót of Kvenland and the daughter of King Thorri. Otherwise this personage appears only in the Hversu and Orkneyinga saga accounts where Kári appears to be the heir to his father’s kingdoms as in the Hversu Kári’s descendants emerge also as rulers of Finland and Kvenland. Ægir is also identified as a giant in various sources. Fornjótr, er en urjotne som ifølge norrøn mytologi har gitt opphav til de vestnordiske kongeslektene. In Ynglingatal, "son of Fornjót" seems to refer to fire, just like in Skáldskaparmál, one of the three distinct books of Snorri Sturluson'd Prose Edda, in c. 1220 AD, in this manner: "How should the wind be periphrased? http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/WebASM-9289/26279302/printer-friendly?tid=78551562&pid=120021290875&hid=65145004826&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mef1449&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true, Norwegian: Fornjot "Den gamle", Konge av Kvenland, King Kari ''Wind'' Fornjotsson, of Kvenland, king Logi Fornjotsson Fornjotson, of Hálogaland, http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ice/is3/is302.htm, http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Fornjot, http://www.heimskringla.no/wiki/Hvorledes_Norge_ble_bosatt. Han er den mytiske stamfar til en rekke konger, blant annet Harald Hårfagre. No mention that anyone of them had been Kvens. What's being dealt with here are kings being ascribed Godly powers long after their existence, part of the exaggeration that occurs by passing things on orally.". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. Source Information ), Kvenland og Finland. Hans sønner var Le (Æge, «hav»), Loke («ild, flamme»), og Kåre (Kári, «vindgufs, vær») som rådde henholdsvis for havet, ilden og vinden. If so, login to add it. Fornjotur, King in Kvenland [Mythological] ... King in Kvenland [Mythological] 2, Fornjotur, King in Kvenland [Mythological] 1) was born between 860 and 870 in , died about 929 in , Normandy, Neustria (France), and was buried in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, (France). Father of King Kari ''Wind'' Fornjotsson, of Kvenland; Hlér "Ægir" Fornjotsson of Scandinavia and king Logi Fornjotsson Fornjotson, of Hálogaland, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornj%C3%B3t, http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/FORNJOT.html. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Of his children, the Hversu account says that Hlér ruled over the seas, Logi over fire, and Kári over wind. 1. Because Loge was larger and stronger than any other man in land, his name was lengthened from Logi to Hálogi 'High-Logi' and from that name the country was called Hálogaland 'Hálogi's-land' (modern Hålogaland or Halogaland). Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown. Son of Father to Fornjot of Kvenland and Mother to Fornjot of Kvenland FORNJOT "the Ancient Giant", King of Kvenland. Anders - Andrews - Audrieu - Rollo - King of Kvenland 189 AD - 2... 000 AD 43rd GRANDFATHER Fornjot "The Ancient Giant" 42nd GRANDFATHER Kari ''Wind'' Fornjotsson, 41st GRANDFATHER Frosti / Jøkull Karasson 40th GRANDFATHER Snær Jokulsson 39th GRANDFATHER Thorri Snærsson 38th GRANDFATHER Gor Thorrasson 37th GRANDFATHER Heytir (Heiti) Gorrsson, 36th GRANDFATHER … Husband of N.N. Description Hversu's brief mention that Kvens sacrificed to Thorri indicates that Kvens are meant to be his subordinates and most probably of different nationality. The saga tells that Hálogi's wife was Glöd (Gloð 'glad'), the daughter of Grím (Grímr) of Grímsgard (Grímsgarðr) in Jötunheim in the far north and her mother was Alvör (Alvor) the sister of King Álf the Old ('Álfr hinn gamli') of Álfheim. Han hadde tre sønner, Le (Æge), Logi og Kåre. Fornjót is said to be just "a man". login . Men det er også mulig, som foreslått av Müller (1818), at Fornjot er et navn fra en veletablert gruppe av navn eller titler på guder i -njótr i betydningen «bruker, eier, innehaver», noe som gjør Fornjot til den «opprinnelige eier» (primus occupans vel utens) av Norge. The traditional East Finnish name of this area was Kainuu, and it has been suggested that the Scandinavian name of Kvenland and Kainuu share etymological roots. found in Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Kári is mentioned in one of the thulur as a term for wind. Fornjót is mentioned only twice in old verse: in stanza 29 of Ynglingatal where "son of Fornjót" seems to refer to fire and in a citation in Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál: How should the wind be periphrased? The giant's name was Calewa (Kaleva). Fornjot var i nordisk mytologi ett urgammalt väsen bland jättarna (ibland omnämnd som åskjätten). In the Orkneyinga saga and in Hversu Noregr byggdist ('How Norway was settled')—both found in the Flatey Book—Fornjót appears as an ancient ruler of Finland and Kvenland. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. He is believed to have lived between 160 AD – 250 AD. 210 in Finland; married 239 in Finland. Orkneyingers' Saga, "These latter 3 generations are the Kings Fornjot, Kari, and Frosti from Orkneyingers' Saga. found in Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015. This son in turn is the father of Snær the Old (Snærr inn gamli 'Snow the Old'). Fornjotur was born in 130, in Finland. Ancestry.com. Born about 187 {S3}. His children are Ægir (a.k.a. Frosti-3(-2, Fornjot King of Finland &-1) was born about 620 AD. 2. i. Kari, B: Abt. "THERE was a king named Fornjot, he ruled over those lands which are called Finland and Kvenland; that is to the east of that bight of the sea which goes north- ward to meet Gandvik; that we call the Helsingbight. 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