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)
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 ...
, a Saxon princess and Danish queen from ''Book One'' of Gesta Danorum
* Alfhild, concubine of Olaf II of Norway, mother of 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 ...
* Álfhildr (Gautreks saga), the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king 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 k ...
*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
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