Odin (Woden) (Wuotan)

                   The Viking Age, Gen. Hist. 19, v. 1, p. 28-68; Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen.
Hist. 25, pt 1, p. 126-27; Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, Eng. 104, p.
251-55; Utah Gen. & Hist. Mag., R9B1, v. 18, p. 119-21; The Saga Library, F
Ice. 1, "Heimskringla", v. 1, p. 13, 16, 50, v. 2, p. 148; Odin & Descendants,
Norw FH 106, Tab. 1; Williams--Historians' Hist. of the World, v. 16, p. 12,
20, 49; Menzel--Germany From Earliest Times, v. 1, p. 295; Stromberg--Hist. of
Sweden; Lodge--Hist. of Nations, v. 16.

Note:  Beldeg's mother's name is not given, though it is likely one of the
first three wives of Odin listed above.  Beldeg is listed separately inasmuch
as the ordinances dates given for the "wife" above are definitely for Beldeg's
mother.  See note on the family group sheet for Odin and his wife Frigg.

Note:  Inasmuch as temple work has already been done for and in behalf of Odin
and some of his descendants, this compilation is made so that there may be a
permanent record in the Church Records Archives giving the most desirable
source of information and the most desirable arrangement of children and
descendants based upon these sources.  Odin has been shrouded in mystery and
has been considered both mythical and an actual historical personage by various
authorities.  The last mentioned contention is justified more by the fact that
ancient chronologers independent of each other and without contact or knowledge
of each other have claimed and recorded lineal descent for their rulers from
Odin.  In each instance the pedigree from a given ruler back to Odin has been
given, and approximations based upon the number of generations indicated have
virtually in every instance set the birth of Odin between 200 A.D. and 300 A.D.
The exception would be the Scandinavian pedigrees, but due to the violent
lives and deaths of their kings, the generation period would logically be less
than the Anglo-Saxon.  In either event only an arbitrary approximation can be
made for dates of birth from Odin down to the 5th Century.  Thereafter more
specific data is available.  The Anglo-Saxon sources give Frithuwald as the
sire of Odin, whereas the Heimskringla names Bor.