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Ã…sa Lantz
Åsa may refer to: Given name * Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (c. 800 – c. 850), Norwegian queen and regent * Åsa Domeij (born 1962), former politician for the Swedish Green Party * Åsa Eriksson (politician) (born 1972), Swedish politician * Åsa Karlsson (born 1973), Swedish politician * Åsa Larsson (born 1966), Swedish crime-fiction writer * Åsa Regnér (born 1964), Swedish politician * Åsa Romson (born 1972), Swedish politician * Åsa Sandell (born 1967), Swedish journalist and former boxer * Åsa Svedmark (born 1961), Swedish alpine skier * Åsa Svensson (born 1975), Swedish tennis player * Åsa Westlund (born 1976), Swedish politician Other uses * Åsa, Kungsbacka, Halland County, Sweden ** Åsa IF, a Swedish football club based in Åsa * Åsa, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway, a village See also * Aasa (other) * Asa (other) * Åse (other), the Norwegian version of the name {{disambiguation, given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sa Haraldsdottir Of Agder
Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (died ?) was a semi-legendary Norwegian Viking Age queen regnant of the petty kingdom of Agder. According to sagas referencing the clan Yngling (''Ynglingaätten''), she was the mother of Halfdan the Black (''Halvdan Svarte''), Sigurd Ring (''Sigurd Hringrr'') and also grandmother of King Harald Fairhair (''Harald Hårfagre'') and the legendary King Ragnar Lothbrok (''Ragnarr Loðbrók''). Biography Åsa was the daughter of King Harald Granraude of Agder. King Gudrød the Hunter (''Gudrød Veidekonge'') of Borre mound cemetery, Borre in Vestfold proposed marriage to her after the death of his first wife, but her father refused the marriage. Gudrød Veidekonge then killed her father and her brother, abducted her and married her. One year later, she became the mother of Halfdan the Black. One year after this, Åsa took her revenge and had her servant kill her husband. She left the kingdom of Borre to her stepson Olaf Geirstad-Alf and took her own son with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
