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2. From Cynric, who succeeded his conquering father in 

 Wessex. in 534 a.d., back to Cerdic, Elesa, Esla, Gewis, 

 Wig, Freawin, Frithogar, Brand, Baldaeg and AVodeu. 



S. From Penda, who began to reign in Mercia in 62G A.D., 

 back to Wybba, Creoda, Cynewald, Cnebba, Icel, 

 Eomer, Angeltheow, Otia, Wearniund, Wihtlaeg and 

 Woden. 



4. From Ida, who began to reign in Bernicia in 547 A.D., 



back to Eoppa, Esa, Ingwy, Angenwit, Aloe, Beonoe, 

 JU'and, Baldaeg and Woden, and further back to 

 Fritiiolaf, Frithowulf, Finn, Godwulf and Geata. 



5. From ^Ua, who acceded in Deira in 560 A.D.,* back to 



Yff, Uscfrea, Wisgis, AVesterfalcn, Saefugl, Saebald, 

 Sigegeat, Swaefdaeg, Sigegar, Waegdaeg, and Woden. 



That these pedigrees are not fanciful is evidenced by the 

 following features borne by them : — 



That Woden, th(jugh worshipped as a god, is himself 

 credited with a human chain of ancestors. 



That two pedigrees and no more have links in common, 

 and those in the two generations next after Woden. 



That the number of generations greatly varies, and yet 

 there is no attempt to make the interval back to 

 Woden the same in length by omitting or adding 

 generations according as the starting point was less 

 or more distant from him ; and yet that, if thirty- 

 three years be assigned to each generation, w^e are 

 brought fur Woden by all bnt pedigree 1, into a period 

 of sixty-six years (between 197 and 263 a.d.), or less 

 than tlie span of a normal human life.f 



Again, if we use more latitude, and allow thirty years apiece 

 to the generations in pedigrees 2 and 5, but thirty-three in the 

 other two as before, w^e shall narrow the period to thirty-three 

 years — between 230 and 263 a.d. Thus : — 



534 A.D. less (10 x30 = ) 300 years = 234 a.d. 

 626 „ „ (11 x33 = ) 363 „ = 263 „ 

 547 „ „ (9 x33 = ) 297 „ = 250 „ 

 560 „ „ (11 x30 = ) 330 „ = 230 „ 



And afterwards became lord of all Northumbria (Haydn), 

 t It cannot have been invented for him in Christian times, else it 

 would either have been inserted in every pedigree or else in the first, not 

 in the third, as Ida's is in the .original. 



