Other Sources
- Chlochilaicus: 6th century killed by Theuderic I during a Viking raid in ca 516, mentioned as a Dane though that might have been be a mistake on the author's part. He is called 'Rex Getarum' (King of The Geats) in most accounts and is thought to be Hygelac, mentioned in Beowulf as the King of Geatland.
- Fróði: 6th century or 7th century
- Ongendus (Angantyr): mention early 8th century
- Siger: mention 8th century
- Sigfrid: mention 776, d. before 804
- Harold: of Norway?
- Gudfred (Gudrød Vejdekonge): latest 804 – d. 810
- Eystein fart (Eystein Fjært): of Västergötland?
- Halfdan (Halvdan): of Norway?
- Hemming: d. 811
- Anulo (Ole/Olav): d. 812
- Sigfrid (Sigurd): d. 812
- Harold: 812–815, died c. 863 in exile
- Reginfrid: 812–814?
- Eric the Child (Erik Barn): o. 812, d. 854
- Halfdan (Halvdan) o. 812, possibly died in exile
- Eric the younger (Erik den Yngre): c. 854, mention 864, possibly d. 873
- Harald Fairhair (Harald I of Norway): o. 871, d. o. 933 by Norway
- Ubbe: possibly o. 873, died in exile 878
- Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (Sigurd Orm i Øje): mention 873, d. 903, do coin money by East Anglia
- Halfdan (Halvdan): mention 873, d. 876/877
- Guthfrith (Godred/Canute/Harde-Knud/Gudfred/Gudrød): c. 881, d. 895/896 in Northumbria, do coin money by East Anglia
For later Danish monarchs whose existence is verified, see List of Danish monarchs
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