The
Skjöldunga saga was an
Old Norse Legendary saga. Dating from c. 1180 – 1200, the saga was
lost in its original form. The saga focused on the
Danish dynasty of
Scylding (Old Norse
Skjöldung, plural
Skjöldungar), the same semi-legendary dynasty featured in the Old English poem
Beowulf. The fragmentary Icelandic text known as
Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum are believed to be based on the
Skjöldunga saga, perhaps deriving from a late version of that work.