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Álfhildr (Gautreks Saga)
Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, ''alf'' 'elf, fairy' and ''hildr'' 'battle'. As of 2010 it was common in Norway. *Alfhild (Saxon princess), a Saxon princess and Danish queen from ''Book One'' of Gesta Danorum * Alfhild, concubine of Olaf II of Norway, mother of Magnus the Good * Álfhildr (Gautreks saga), the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king Gautrekr *Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward; see Alf and Alfhild According to the ''Gesta Danorum'', Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shieldmaiden who had her own fleet of longships with crews of young female pirates and raided along the coasts of the Baltic Sea. As a young princess, Alfh ... *Alfhild, daughter of Vingulmark king Gandalf Alfgeirsson References {{given name Norwegian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfhild (Saxon Princess)
Alfhild or Alvildam was a legendary Saxon princess mentioned in Gesta Danorum. Her suitors: the king of the Danes, Skiod and the governor of the Alamanni Skat fought for her hand, the former winning. Later she gave birth to a son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current .... The text References {{reflist Legendary Norsemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus The Good
Magnus Olafsson (; Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus Olavsson''; – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (; Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus den gode''), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047. Magnus was an illegitimate son of Saint Olaf, and fled with his mother Alfhild when his father was dethroned in 1028. He returned to Norway in 1035 and was crowned king at the age of 11. In 1042, he was also crowned king of Denmark. Magnus ruled the two countries until 1047, when he died under unclear circumstances. After his death, his kingdom was split between Harald Hardrada in Norway and Sweyn Estridsson in Denmark. Early life Magnus was an illegitimate son of King Olaf Haraldsson (later Saint Olaf) by his English concubine Alfhild, Carl Frederik Bricka, ''Dansk Biografisk Lexikon'', vol. XI aar – Müllner 1897p.44 originally a slave ( thrall) of Olaf's queen Astrid Olofsdotter. Born prematurely, the child was weak and u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álfhildr (Gautreks Saga)
Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, ''alf'' 'elf, fairy' and ''hildr'' 'battle'. As of 2010 it was common in Norway. *Alfhild (Saxon princess), a Saxon princess and Danish queen from ''Book One'' of Gesta Danorum * Alfhild, concubine of Olaf II of Norway, mother of Magnus the Good * Álfhildr (Gautreks saga), the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king Gautrekr *Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward; see Alf and Alfhild According to the ''Gesta Danorum'', Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shieldmaiden who had her own fleet of longships with crews of young female pirates and raided along the coasts of the Baltic Sea. As a young princess, Alfh ... *Alfhild, daughter of Vingulmark king Gandalf Alfgeirsson References {{given name Norwegian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautrekr
Gautrekr was a legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources, such as ''Gautreks saga'', '' Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar'', ''Bósa saga ok Herrauðs'', ''Ynglinga saga'', ''Nafnaþulur'' (part of the ''Prose Edda'') and '' Af Upplendinga konungum''. He appears in different temporal settings, and he could represent different kings named Gautrekr, as the name simply means "Geatish ruler". In the various settings, he also has different offspring. However, all settings present him as the son of a Gaut or Gauti, and in one of the later settings, his father Gaut gave his name to Götaland (Geatland). In ''Nafnaþulur'', he is mentioned as one of the sea-kings, after his father Gauti. Early setting In the early setting, Gautrekr is the contemporary of legendary characters such as Starkad and the Swedish kings Erik and Alrik. ''Gautreks saga'' tells that Gautrekr was born out of the meeting between Gauti, the king of Västergötland, and Snotra who was the most intelligent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf And Alfhild
According to the ''Gesta Danorum'', Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shieldmaiden who had her own fleet of longships with crews of young female pirates and raided along the coasts of the Baltic Sea. As a young princess, Alfhild's chamber was guarded by a lizard and a snake, which scared away unworthy suitors. A Danish prince named Alf, also of Geatish descent, came to Geatland and defeated the animal guards. But Alfhild, advised by her mother, fled from Alf dressed as a man, and she became a shield maiden. Alf and his Scanian comrade, Borgar, together with their Danish sea-warriors, searched for and eventually found Alfhild and her fleet by the coast of southern Finland. After some deadly fighting aboard the ships, Alfhild's helmet was knocked off, and she was recognised. Alf and Borgar ordered their men to stop fighting, and Alf embraced Alfhild, happy to finally have found her. She then decided to lay off her warrior clothes and follow Alf to Denmark, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf Alfgeirsson
Gandalf Alfgeirsson () was a legendary king of the petty kingdom Alfheim, in south-eastern Norway and south-western Sweden He is portrayed in Snorri Sturluson's saga ''Heimskringla''. Heimskringla relates that Gandalf was given the kingdom of Alfheim by his father Alfgeir. A Gandalf, normally taken to be the same, fought with Halfdan the Black for overlordship of what would become Norway under Halfdan the Black's son Harald Fairhair. They reached an temporary agreement to share Vingulmork between them. In a later episode, apparently after Gandalf's death, his three sons, Hysing, Helsing, and Hake, attempted to ambush Halfdan the Black at night but he escaped into the forest. After raising an army, he returned and defeated the brothers, killing Hysing and Helsing. Hake fled from the country and Halfdan became king of all of Vingulmórk (possibly all of old Alfheim). The stories of Gandalf and his sons was found in a place historically called Álfheimr which spans modern-day Bohusl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Feminine Given Names
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, USA Norsk *N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
