Scyld Scefing the legendary progenitor of the legendary Danish royal lineage known as the Scyldings. He's the counterpart of the Skioldus or Skjöldr of Danish and Icelandic sources. He appears in the opening lines of the epic poem Beowulf, where he's referred to as Scyld Scefing, which might mean Scyld descendant of Scef, Scyld son of Scef, or Scyld of the Sheaf; it's never elaborated upon. In any case, the story of a child in a boat, which elsewhere applies to Scef applies to Scyld in Beo… (More on Scyld)