Sæmingr
In Norse mythology, Sæmingr was a legendary king of Norway. He serves as the legendary ancestor for the jarls of Hlaðir.
Attestations
Háleygjatal
The earliest attestation of Sæmingr is the poem Háleygjatal, composed by Eyvindr skáldaspillir in the 10th century. However, this text only survives in fragmentary quotations embedded in later prose sources.Sæmingr is mentioned twice in Snorri Sturluson’s saga-cycle the Heimskringla. In the prologue, it is said that Háleygjatal attests that he was the son of Yngvifreyr, but no citation is given. However, in the following Ynglinga saga, Snorri quotes the following stanza from Háleygjatal as support for Sæmingr being the son of Odin and Skadi:
The stanza is followed by the comment that Hákon jarl reckoned his lineage back to Sæmingr.
Prose Edda
According to the prologue of the Prose Edda, Sæmingr was one of the sons of Odin and the ancestor of the kings of Norway and the jarls of Hlaðir. Snorri relates that Odin settled in Sweden and:Sæmingr is also listed among the sons of Odin in the þulur.
Later sources
The late Hálfdanar [saga Eysteinssonar|Saga of Hálfdan Eysteinsson] also reports that Sæmingr was Odin's son. The saga adds that he reigned over Hålogaland. He married Nauma and had a son called Þrándr.A Swedish king by the name Semingr becomes victim to a draugr who wields a legendary sword in The Saga of Hromund Gripsson. A similar name, "Sámr", appears related to characters in both Hrafnkels saga and Njáls saga.