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Sceafa

mythical ancestor of Anglo-Saxon kings
Person mythical_character Q120317
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Sceafa

Summary

Sceafa is a mythical character[1]. He draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_character category, ranking #144 of 386).[2]

Key Facts

  • A child of Sceafa was Bedwig[3].
  • Sceafa held the position of king[4].
  • Sceafa is recorded as male[5].
  • Sceafa's instance of is recorded as mythical character[6].
  • Sceafa's present in work is recorded as Exeter book[7].
  • Sceafa's different from is recorded as Shem[8].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Sceafa held the position of king[4].

Personal Life

A child of Sceafa was Bedwig[3].

Why It Matters

Sceafa draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_character category, ranking #144 of 386).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sceafa_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sceafa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sceafa}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → king
    Instance of → mythical character
    The peerage person id → p10266.htm#i102660
    Rodovid id → 637083
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P40]]: [[Q3476559]]"
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