Editing Gudfred (section)

==The realm of Gudfred==
[[File:Realm of Gudfred.png|thumb|Realm of Gudfred (Borders are approximate)]]
Modern archaeology has found indications of a Danish kingdom of some consequence, several generations before Gudfred. The early urban center and coinage in [[Ribe]] (c. 700), the construction of the [[Kanhave Canal]] in [[Samsø]] (c. 726), and the early phases of the [[Danevirke]] (c. 737) suggest that at least parts of present-day Denmark were dominated by a nascent royal power in the 8th century. The rash and confronting politics of Gudfred may indicate that he had access to considerable resources.<ref>Lisbeth Imer (2016), ''Danmarks runesten. En fortælling''. København: Gyldendal, p. 110-1; Else Roesdahl (1980), ''Danmarks Vikingetid''. Viborg.</ref> The Frankish annals only expressly state that Gudfred ruled in South [[Jutland]], but there are some hints of a wider sphere of royal power in the early 9th century. The peace treaty of 811 mentions a delegate from [[Skåne]] (Sconaowe) which may speak for a Danish realm on both sides of [[Öresund]]. In 813 a rebellion against the current Danish kings broke out in [[Vestfold]], suggesting temporary suzerainty over part of southern [[Norway]].<ref>''Einhards Jahrbücher'', Anno 813 [http://www.mgh-bibliothek.de/dokumente/b/b025198.pdf], p. 126.</ref>