Gunnhild, Mother Of Kings
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Jutland |
Died | Orkney |
United Kingdom | |
980 AD | |
Orkney | |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Eric Bloodaxe |
Children | Harald Greycloak |
Ragnhild Eriksdotter | |
Sigurd Sleva | |
Gamle Eirikssen | |
Rögnvald Eriksson | |
Gottorm Eriksson | |
Parents | Gorm the Old |
Thyra | |
Dynasti | Knýtlinga |
Siblings | Harald Bluetooth |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Great grandparent | Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye |
Blaeja | |
Nephew | Sweyn Forkbeard |
Håkon Haraldsson | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 478534 |
Gunnhild, Mother Of Kings Life story
Gunnhildr konungamóðir or Gunnhildr Gormsdóttir, whose name is often Anglicised as Gunnhild is a quasi-historical figure who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe. She appears prominently in sagas such as Fagrskinna, Egils saga, Njáls saga, and Heimskringla.