Ragnhild Eriksdotter
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Gender | Female |
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Parents | Eric Bloodaxe |
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings | |
Great grandparent | Halfdan the Black |
Harthacnut I of Denmark | |
Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter | |
Horik II | |
Erik, 13th King of Haithabu | |
Grandparents | Harald Fairhair |
Ragnhild Eriksdatter | |
Gorm the Old | |
Thyra | |
Current partner | Arnfinn Thorfinnsson |
Havard Thorfinnsson | |
Ljotr Thorfinnsson | |
Died | 984 AD |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3318906 |
Ragnhild Eriksdotter Life story
Ragnhild Eriksdotter was the daughter of Eric Bloodaxe and his wife, Gunnhild. According to the Orkneyinga Saga, she was an ambitious and scheming woman who sought power through the men of the family of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson, who was Earl of Orkney. The period after Thorfinn's death was one of dynastic strife.