Sumble (Finnish king)

Sumble, Sumbli or Sumblus was a legendary king of the Finns during the 1st century.^{[1][better source needed]} According to Gesta Danorum, Gram, the king of the Danes invaded his realm, but halted after noticing Sumble's daughter, Signe and proposed to her. This enraged Gram's brother-in-law, the king of Norwegians, thus Gram was forced to leave Finland in order to defeat him. However, while he was away, Sumble arranged a marriage between Signe and Henry, the king of the Saxons. Nonetheless, this plan was foiled when Gram murdered Henry during the wedding feast for Signe had informed him.^[2]

Sumble
King of the Finns
Issue	Signe
Religion	Pagan

The text

Gesta Danorum, Book One
Many other deeds also King Gram did. He declared war against Sumble, King of the Finns; but when he set eyes upon the King's daughter, Signe, he laid down his arms, the foeman turned into the suitor, and, promising to put away his own wife, he plighted troth with her.
But, while much busied with a war against Norway, which he had taken up against King Swipdag for debauching his sister and his daughter, he heard from a messenger that Signe had, by Sumble's treachery, been promised in marriage to Henry, King of Saxony. Then, inclining to love the maiden more than his soldiers, he left his army, privily made his way to Finland, and came in upon the wedding, which was already begun

The family tree of legendary Kings of the Danes, according to the Gesta Danorum (Books I to VII)

Kings of the Danes are in bold and marked with a crown (♕). Kings of the Swedes are marked with a dagger (†). Superscript numbers before a name indicate in which books of Gesta Danorum the individual is mentioned. (1) Humble KEY (1) Angul (1) Dan ♕ (1) Grytha Marriage or coupling Parent and child The Angles (1) Humble ♕ (1) Lother ♕ (1) King of the Saxons Succession by other or unclear means (1) Roar (1) Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† (1) Skiold ♕ (1) Alfhild (1) daughter of Roar (1) Bess (1) sister of Gram (1) Gróa (1) Gram ♕† (1) Sumble, King of the Finns (1) Wagnhofde (1) Signe (1) Henry, King of the Saxons (1) Hakon, King of the Nitherians (1) Hardgrep (1) Swipdag ♕†, King of Norway (1) sister of Guthorm (1) Guthorm ♕ (1,2,5) Hadding ♕ (1) Ragnhild (1) Asmund† (1) Gunnhild (1) Guthorm (1,2) Ulfhild (2) Ubbe ♕ (1) Henry (1) Uffe† (1,2) Hunding† (2) Thorhild (2) Scot (1) daughter of Uffe (2) Ragnar† (2) Swanhwid (2) sisters of Swanhwid (2) Handwan (2) Thorwald (2,5) Frode ♕ (2) daughter of Handwan (2,3) Hothbrodd† (2) Halfdan ♕ (2) Ro (2) Skat (2) Thora (2,3) Helge ♕ (2) Ro ♕ (2,3) Athisl† (2) Urse (2,3) King Gewar (2,3) Rolf Krage ♕† (2) Rute (2) Bjarke (2) Skulde (2,3) Hiartuar †♕ (2,3) Hother †♕ (3) Nanna (3) Herlek (3) Gerit (3) former King of Britain (3) mother of the King of Britain (3) a slave (3) a bondmaid (3) Rorik Slyngebond ♕ (3) Gerwendil (3,4) King of Britain (3,4) Queen of Britain (3,4) Gerutha (3,4) Horwendil (3,4) Feng (3,4) foster sister of Amleth (3,4) daughter of the King of Britain (3,4) Amleth (4) Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland (4) Wiglek ♕ (4) son of Amleth (4) Wermund ♕ (4) Frowin, governor of Sleswik (4) Uffe ♕, aka Olaf the Gentle (4) daughter of Frowin (4) Ket (4) Wig (4) Dan ♕ (4) Hugleik ♕ (4) Frode the Vigorous ♕ (4) Dan ♕ (5) Kraka (5) Ragnar (5) Brak (4,5) Fridleif the Swift ♕ (5) Hun, King of the Huns (5) Hun (5) Gotar, King of Norway (5) Westmar (5) Koll (5) Gotwar (5) Roller (5,6) Erik† Shrewd-spoken (5) Gunwar the Fair (5) Alfhild (5,6) Frode ♕ (5) Hanund (5) Grep (eldest of three) (5) 11 other sons (two named Grep) (6) Hythin, King of Tellemark (5) Alf (5) Eyfura (5) Arngrim (6) Grubb (6) Hiarn ♕ (6) Amund, King of Norway (6) child of Hythin (6) Halfdan† (5) 12 sons, including Anganty (6) Ane (6) Juritha (6) Fridleif ♕ (6) Frogertha (6) Hanef, King of Saxony (6) Swerting, King of Saxony (6) Olaf (6) Frode ♕ (6,7) Siward† (6) sons of Swerting (6) sister of the sons of Swerting (6,7) Ingild ♕ (6) Helga (6) Helge (6) Asa (6,7) Frode (6,7) Fridleif (6,7) Ingild (6,7) Olaf ♕ (7) Karl, governor of Gothland (7) Ulfhild (7) Frode ♕ (7) Hather, a chief (7) Harald ♕ (7) Signe (7) Erik† (7) Thorhild (7) Halfdan Biargramm ♕† (7) Harald (7) Asmund Kings of Norway Name spellings are derived from Oliver Elton's 1905 translation, The First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, via Wikisource.