Sigtrygg (''Sigtryggr'') is an
Old Norse given name, composed of the elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''trygg'' "trusty, true". It is cognate with the Anglo-Saxon
Sihtric.
In Norse-Gaelic Ireland (9th to 11th centuries) rendered as ''Sitric'' or ''Sihtric'' (the patronymic ''Sigtryggsson'' as ''mac Sitriuc'').
The name is only rarely given in modern Scandinavian countries; it is mostly encountered in Iceland, in the form ''Sigtryggur'', with 99 entries for the name in the Icelandic white pages as of 2013.
People called Sigtrygg
The names may refer to any of the following people:
*Sigtryggr, Sure of victory (Victory-true), one of the 99 names of Óðinn Alföðr
[ Óðins nöfn]
*Sigtryg, the legendary father of
Svipdagr, king of Norway, according to
Gesta Danorum
''Gesta Danorum'' ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark an ...
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Kings of Dublin
Vikings invaded the territory around Dublin in the 9th century, establishing the Norse Kingdom of Dublin, the earliest and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland. Its territory corresponded to most of present-day County Dublin. The Norse refe ...
:
**Sigtrygg Ivarsson, 888–893
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Sigtrygg Caech
Sigtrygg (''Sigtryggr'') is an Old Norse given name, composed of the elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''trygg'' "trusty, true". It is cognate with the Anglo-Saxon Sihtric.
In Norse-Gaelic Ireland (9th to 11th centuries) rendered as ''Sitric'' or '' ...
(Sigtrygg Gael), 917–921, king of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
921–927
**Sigtrygg, 941–943
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Sigtrygg Silkbeard
Sigtrygg II Silkbeard Olafsson (also Sihtric, SitricÓ Corráin, p. 123 and Sitrick in Irish texts; or SigtrygWinn, p. 46 and SigtryggrMac Manus, p. 278 in Scandinavian texts) was a Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin (possibly AD 989–994; restored ...
Olafsson, 989–1036
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Sigtrygg Gnupasson
Sigtrygg Gnupasson was semi-legendary a king of Denmark of the House of Olaf who ruled in the 10th century, according to Adam of Bremen.
Sigtrygg was son of Gnupa and the Danish noblewoman Asfrid. According to Adam, he became a Danish king duri ...
, a 10th-century Danish king of the House of Olaf
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Sigtrygg of Nerike, a Swede who met Saint Olaf
*Sitric the Dane, an 11th-century
ruler of Waterford
*Sitric mac Ualgairg,
king of Breifne 1256/7
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Sigtryggur Baldursson
Sigtryggur Baldursson (born 2 October 1962) is an Icelandic drummer and singer.
Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternati ...
, musician, best known as a member of the icelandic band
The Sugarcubes
The Sugarcubes ( Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Bened ...
See also
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Mac Sitric, Irish masculine surname
*Sitric Roads,
Stoneybatter, County Dublin
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Irish people
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and Culture of Ireland, culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years ...
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Norse people
References
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*Lena Peterson, ''Nordiskt runnamnslexikon'' (2002)
External links
nordicnames.de
Scandinavian masculine given names
Masculine given names