Gyrid of Sweden
Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden, also called Gyritha[1] or perhaps Gunnhild (10th-century), according to legends was a Swedish princess and a Danish queen consort as the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark.
| Gyrid of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Reign | 980s |
| Spouse | Harald I of Denmark |
| House | House of Munsö (by birth) House of Denmark (by marriage) |
| Father | Olof Björnsson |
| Mother | Ingeborg Thrandsdotter |
Biography
In the sagas Gyrid was the daughter of King Olof Björnsson of Sweden and Queen Ingeborg Thrandsdotter.
According to several sagas, her brother, Prince Styrbjörn Starke, accompanied her to Denmark in order to arrange her marriage to Harald Bluetooth. Styrbjörn Starke in turn married Tyra (Tyri Haraldsdatter), who was a daughter of Harald Bluetooth.
After the death of King Harald (986 or 987), nothing more is recorded about Gyrid.
The Danish historians Arild Huitfeldt (1603)[1] and Jakob Langebek (1772)[2] record Gyrid/Gyritha as one of the two wives of Harald Bluetooth - the other being Thora (Tófa ?).
References
- Arrild Huitfeld: "Danmarckis Rigis Krønicke - Den første Tomus eller Part", 1652, p. 51 (in Folio-edition) (p. 104 in the original edition from 1603)
- Jacobus Langebek: "Scriptores rerum Danicarum Mediiævi", I, 1772, p. 29
Gyrid of Sweden Born: 10th century | ||
| Preceded by Tove of the Obotrites |
Royal consort of Denmark 980s |
Succeeded by Gunhild of Wenden ? |