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Freawine,
Frowin or
Frowinus figures as a governor of
Schleswig in
Gesta Danorum and in the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the
kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of
Frithugar and the father of
Wig.
In the
Gesta Danorum, Frowin was the father-in-law of
Offa of Angel (presented as a prince and later king of Denmark), whose father king
Wermund liked both Frowin and his sons Ket and Wig.
Frowin was challenged to combat by the Swedish king
Athisl, and killed. He would later be avenged by his two sons Ket and Wig. However, the two sons fought against Athisl two against one, a national disgrace that was redeemed by their brother-in-law Offa, when he killed two Saxons at the same time, in "single combat". This event is referred to in
Widsith as a duel against
Myrgings.
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