Astrid Eiriksdatter

Astrid Eriksdotter

• Daughter of Eirik Bjordaskalle.
• Astrid was pregnant when Tryggve was killed by Harald Gråfell. Escape to Gunhild Kongsmor from Viken, accompanied by foster father Toralf Luseskjegg. Came to Randsfjord, hid on a islet and later gave birth to son Olav Tryggvasson. Later fled to Svitjod where she was sold as a slave woman. Merchant Lodin from Viken recognized her and married her.

Married

• Married:(1) Tryggve Olavsson in 960 (-murdered Veggen [968]). Snorre names Trygve as son of Olav. The Historia Norwegie names "Turgonem" as son of "Olauus filius Haraldi Comari", recording that he was brought up "in prouincia Roumorum". Along with his cousin Gudrod, he supported his uncle Haakon after the latter's return to Norway and was installed as King in Ranrike and Vingulmark in 935, ruling through an appointee as he was "in the years of childhood" His uncle King Haakon I appointed Trygve to defend Viken in 946[200]. He was murdered by Gudröd, brother of King Harald. The Historia Norwegie records that "Turgonem" was murdered by the sons of King Erik "Blodøks" at a place later called "Trugguaroyr id est tumulus Turgonis" Snorre records his death in 963[203]. married ([960]%29 as her first husband, ÅSTRID Eiriksdatter, daughter of EIRIK Bjordaskalle, from Oprustader & his wife. The Historia Norwegie records the marriage of "Turgonem" and "Astridam" in "prouincia Roumorum" Snorre records the marriage of King Trygve Olafson and "Astrid…a daughter of Eirik Bjodaskalle, a great man who dwelt at Oprustader", and her escape to her father after her husband's death, before fleeing Norway to Haakon "Gamle" in Svithjod. She eventually escaped to settle with her brother Sigurd in Gardarike [Russia]. She was sold into slavery, but bought by Lodin who married her as her second husband and brought her back to Norway.
• Married (2) Lodin Thorkell Dyrdill,

Trygve & his wife ÅSTRID Eiriksdatter had three children

Project MedLands, Norway Kings

• a) INGIBJÖRG Trygvesdatter, Snorre names "Ingebjorg and Astrid…daughters of Astrid by King Trygve"[207]. Snorre records the marriage of "Ingebjorg, Trygve's daughter, King Olaf's sister" and "Earl Ragnvald, Ulf's son"[208]. married (1000) as his first wife, RAGNVOLD Ulfsson, Jarl in Västergötland, son of ULF & his wife.
• b) ASTRID Trygvesdatter, Snorre "Ingebjorg and Astrid…daughters of Astrid by King Trygve"[209]. Snorre names Astrid, sister of King Olav Trygvason, and in a later passage records her marriage "in Summer" with "Erling Skjalgson"[210]. married (996) ERLING Skjalgsson of Sole, son of THORLEIF Skjalg & his wife (-killed in battle 1028). On his marriage, his brother-in-law invested him with the land north of Sognefjord and east of the Lidandisnes.
• c) OLAV Trygveson, (posthumously [968] Orkney-drowned Øresund o. b. Svold, near Rügen 9 Sep [1000]). The Historia Norwegie records that, after the murder of her husband, the widow of "Turgonem" fled to Orkney where she gave birth to their son "Olauum"[211]. Leaving Svithjod with his mother, he was captured by Vikings of Eistland [Estonia], but freed and taken to Holmgard by his maternal uncle Sigurd where he stayed at the court of Prince Vladimir[212]. The Historia Norwegie records that his mother sent him to Sweden to be brought up by "Thorolfo…Lusaskeg", after learning that Jarl Haakon Sigurdsson was planning to kill him, sailed for Russia but was captured by Vikings "in Eistriam" and sold as a slave. He was ransomed by "Olauo suo cognato" who had been sent as ambassador to "rege Ruscie"[213]. He left Garderike for Norway, meeting his first wife in Vindland where he remained for 3 years until she died, after which he adopted a marauding lifestyle[214]. He was one of the leaders of the attacks on England, culminating in the battle of Maldon and the signing of a treaty with Æthelred II King of England, under which 22,000 pounds of gold and silver were paid in return for a promise to help thwart future attacks. The treaty never came into full effect although the money was paid[215]. Olav claimed the throne when Haakon "the Mighty" Ladejarl, Regent of Norway, was murdered in 995. He was first accepted by the people of Trondheim, and gradually imposed himself as OLAV I King of Norway. According to Snorre[216], King Olav proposed to marry Sigrid Storrada, widow of Erik King of Sweden, but they disputed when they met. Saxo Grammaticus[217] recounts a similar story. Adam of Bremen records that "Olaph Trucconis filius" was baptised in Norway by Adaldagus Bishop of Bremen, after accepting Christianity in England following his expulsion from Norway[218]. He succeeded in establishing Christianity in Norway, building the first churches in the country. Olav I King of Norway attempted to invade Denmark but was defeated by King Svend in a naval battle "inter Sconiam et Seland", during which King Olav was drowned, after which Svend imposed himself as king of Norway[219]. The Historia Norwegie records the death in battle of King Olav[220]. married firstly ([982]%29 GYDA [Geira] of the Wends, daughter of BURISLAW King of the Wends & his wife. (-984). Snorre names "Geira, Gunhild and Astrid" as the three daughters of "in Vindland…a king called Burizleif", recording that Geira was queen in the part of the country in which Olav landed when returning from Garderike. He records that that they married in 982 and that Olav stayed in Vindland to rule jointly with his wife[221]. Snorre records that Geira died after Olaf Trygvason had been in Vindland for three years[222]. married secondly (in England 988) as her second husband, GYDA, widow of ---, daughter of OLAF Sihtricsson King of Dublin & his wife. Snorre records the betrothal and marriage of Olaf Trygvason to "a queen called Gyda…a sister of Olaf Kvaran who was king of Dublin in Ireland [who] had been married to a great earl in England" after whose death "she was at the head of his dominions"[223]. In a later passage, Snorre refers to "King Olaf Kvaran" as his wife's father[224]. From a chronological point of view, it seems more likely that King Olav’s wife was Olaf Sihtricsson’s daughter. married thirdly ([995]) GUDRUN Skeggesdatter, daughter of SKEGGE Asbjörnsson & his wife. Snorre records the marriage of King Olav and Gudrun daughter of Jarnskegge, recording that she tried to stab her husband during their first night together, after which they separated[225]. married fourthly (998) as her third husband, TYRE Haraldsdatter, widow [firstly] of STYRBJÖRN [Bj%C3%B6rn] “den Starke/the Strong" of Sweden, and divorced wife [secondly] of BURISLAW King of the Wends, daughter of HARALD I “Blåtand/Bluetooth” King of Denmark & his wife Gunhild of the Wends (-18 Sep [1000]). Snorre records Tyre's flight from her second husband to Norway and her marriage to King Olav in 999[226]. The Historia Norwegie records the marriage of King Olav and "sororem Sweinonis regis…Tyri" who had earlier been betrothed to "dux quidam de Sclauia"[227]. Adam of Bremen records the marriage of "Olaph Trucconis filius" and "a Dania superbissimam Thore" soon after he returned to Norway after exile in England[228]. Adam of Bremen records that, after the death of her husband, his wife starved herself to death[229].

King Olav I & his second wife had one child:

• i) TRYGVE Olavsson (-killed in battle 1033). Snorre records that he landed in Norway to claim the Norwegian throne but was defeated at Bokn in Soknarsund[230].

King Olav I & his fourth wife had one child

• ii) HARALD Olavsson (999-1000). Snorre records the birth of Harald, son of King Olav and his wife Tyre and his death "barely a year after its birth"[231].

Source Project MedLands, Norway Kings - https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm#OlavIdied1000

From Snorre Sturlason: Olav Trygveson's story:

'1. Astrid was the king King Trygve Olavson had married. She was the daughter of Eirik Bjodaskalle, who lived at Oprestad, it was a powerful man. After Trygve had fallen, Astrid escaped in secret with all the movable things she could bring with her. Her foster father, named Torolv Luseskjd, followed her. He never left her; but the other faithful men she had were around scouting and learning about her enemies and where they were. Astrid went with King Trygve's child. She let them calm down on a water, and there she hid on a islet with a few people. There she gave birth to a child, it was a boy. As they poured water on him, they named him Olav after his grandfather. She hid there in the summer. But as the nights turned dark and the days stuttered and the weather cold, Astrid set off again; Torolv and a few men followed her. They traveled through the countryside only at night, so that they hid and met no one. One day in the evening they arrived at Eirik on Oprestad, the father of Astrid. They proceeded cautiously, Astrid sent people up to the farm to tell Eirik, and he let someone accompany them to a small living room and cover the table for them with the best kind of food. When Astrid and her people had been there for a while, the companion took off, and she was left with two maids and her son Olav, Torolv Luseskjegg and his son, Torgils, who was 6 years old. They stayed there over the winter. ”

"2. When they had killed Trygve Olavson, Harald Gråfell and Gudrød, his brother, went to the farms Trygve had owned; But then Astrid was gone and they couldn't question her. They heard people shouting that she should go with King Trygve's children. In the autumn they went north in the country, as previously written. When they came to Gunnhild, her mother, they told her how everything had gone and what had happened to them on the trip. She asked them carefully about everything that had to do with Astrid. Then they told her about the talk they had heard. But that fall, the Gunnhild Sons fought with Earl Håkon and also the winter after, as previously written, and for the same reason no search for Astrid and her son was initiated this winter. "

The saga continues in sections 3 - 5.

"6. Astrid's brother was Sigurd, the son of Eirik Bjodaskalle. He had been away from the country for a long time, had been east of Gardarike (Russia) with King Valdemar (Wladimir the Great), where Sigurd had much to say. Astrid would like to go there to Sigurd, his brother. Håkon Old gave her a good follow and a good catch of everything; she traveled with some merchants. She had been with Håkon Gamle for two years, and Olav was three years old. But as they sailed east over the sea, Vikings came over them, it was ester. They robbed both people and goods, some they killed, and the others they divided into slaves. There Olav was divorced from his mother. A man named Klerkon, an ester, got both him and Torolv and Torgils. Clerkon thought Torolv was too old for slavery, didn't think he was doing any good and killed him. But the boys took him with him and sold them to a man called Clerk, he got a good buck for them. Another third man bought Olav, he gave him a good robe, a kind of travel garment; he was called Reas. His wife was named Rekon and his son Rekone. Olav was there for a long time and was doing well, the farmer was very fond of him. Olav spent six years in Estonia in such an exile.

"52. There was a man named Lodin, he was a fold, rich and of good family. He was often out on merchant trips, and in between on army trips too. It was a summer Lodin went on merchant trips in Austerveg, he owned the ship alone and had a lot to sell. He sailed to Estonia, where there was a shopping event in the summer. As long as there was a market, all kinds of goods were brought there; there were many slaves for sale. There Lodin saw a woman who had been sold to a slave, and when he looked more closely at her, he recognized her, it was Astrid Eiriksdatter, who had been married to King Trygve; but she was no longer like herself, as she was the last time he saw her; now she was pale and skinny and poorly dressed. He walked over to her and asked how she was doing. She said: "It's hard to tell. I've been sold to a slave, and they've taken me here to sell me again. "Now they made each other know, and Astrid had a good idea of ​​who he was. She asked him if he would buy her and take her home to her relatives. "I'm going to do it on one condition," he said, "I'll take you to Norway if you want to marry me." And since Astrid was in distress, and she also knew that Lodin was of great descent, and handsome and rich, she promised him this so that he would release her. Then Lodin bought Astrid and took her home to Norway and married her with the consent of her kinsmen. Their children were Torkjel Nevja, Ingerid and Ingegjerd. Astrid and King Trygve had the daughters Ingebjørg and Astrid. The sons of Eirik Bjodaskalle were Sigurd Karlshode, Jostein and Torkjel Dyrdil, they were rich great men all together, and had farms there in Eastlan

Source Snorre Sturlason: Olav Trygveson's saga, sections 1, 6, 52, 56-57. Snorre Sturlason: Olav saint's saga, section 22. Mogens Bugge: Our ancestors, no. 710. Bent and Vidar Billing Hansen: The ancestral genealogy of the Rosens, pages 77, 93.

Links

• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Eiriksdatter
• https://snl.no/Astrid_Eiriksdatter
• http://lind.no/nor/index.asp?lang=&emne=nor&person=Astrid%20Eiriksd...

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Noteringar I källan står:

When Trygve was killed in 963, his wife, Astrid had to escape from Gunhild (King's mother). She came to Randsforden, hid there and bore a son that would become the famous King Olav Trygvasson. Astrid escapeed with him to Obrestad on Jæren (Rogaland) with Gunhild's men in steady pursuit.

Årtal Ålder Händelse

940? Födelse omkring 940 [1]

968 Sonen Olav Trygvasson föds 968 Norge [2]

970? Dottern Astrid Trygvesdatter föds omkring 970 Norge [3]

975? Dottern Ingebjørg Trygvesdatter föds omkring 975 Norge [4]

1000 Sonen Olav Trygvasson dör 1000 Svolder (Norge) [2]

Källor

[1] http://www.cft-win.com/getperson.php?personID=I009239&tree=Norway

	  [2]	http://www.cft-win.com/getperson.php?personID=I013101&tree=Norway

	  [3]	http://www.cft-win.com/getperson.php?personID=I013102&tree=Norway

	  [4]	http://www.cft-win.com/getperson.php?personID=I013103&tree=Norway

Astrid Eiriksdotter

• ca 925 Astrid var født Obrestad, Jæren. Hun var datter av Eirik Bjodaskalle, moren er ukjent.
• Hun var gift med Tryggve Olavsson De hadde barna Olav Tryggvason. Astrid og Ingeborg
• 963 Trygve ble drept og hun giftet seg med Lodin fra Viken, De hadde barna Torkjel Nevja Ingerid og Ingegjerd
• Astrid var gravid da Tryggve ble drept av Harald Gråfell. Hun flyktet,ledsaget av fosterfaren Toralf Luseskjegg. Hun kom til Randsfjord, skjulte seg på en holme og fødte sønnen Olav Tryggvasson. Etterpå flyktet hun til sin far på Obrestad
• Dronning Gunhild,den mektige enken etter kong Eirik Blodøks og sønnene hennes Eirikssønnene var etter dem Astrid forsøkte å flykte til sin bror Sigurd som var i tjeneste hos kong Valdemar i Gardarike (Kiev) På veien ble de overfalt av estiske vikinger utenfor Ösel. De kom fra hverandre og ble solgt som slaver. Etter 6 år ble Olav funnet i Estland av sin onkel Sigurd. Olav vokste deretter opp i Gardarike.
• Etterpå ble Astrid funnet på slavemarkedet i Estland av den norske handelsmannen Lodin. Han tok henne med til Norge og giftet seg med henne.

1. http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Eiriksdatter
2. https://snl.no/Astrid_Eiriksdatter
3. http://www.olhov.net/olavtry.html
4. http://lind.no/nor/index.asp?lang=&emne=nor&person=Astrid%20Eiriksd...

Fra Snorre Sturlason: Olav Trygvesons saga:

«1. Astrid het den konen kong Trygve Olavson hadde vært gift med. Hun var datter til Eirik Bjodaskalle, som bodde på Oprestad, det var en mektig mann. Etter at Trygve var falt, kom Astrid seg unna i all hemmelighet med alt det løsøre hun kunne få med seg. Fosterfar hennes, som het Torolv Luseskjegg, fulgte henne. Han gikk aldri fra henne; men de andre trofaste menn hun hadde, var rundt og speidet og fikk vite nytt om uvennene hennes, og hvor de var. Astrid gikk med barnet til kong Trygve. Hun lot dem ro seg ut på et vann, og der gjemte hun seg på en holme sammen med noen få folk. Der fødte hun et barn, det var en gutt. Da de øste vann over ham, kalte de ham Olav etter farfaren. Hun holdt seg gjemt der om sommeren. Men da nettene ble mørke og dagene stuttere og været kaldt, tok Astrid av sted igjen; Torolv og noen få menn fulgte henne. De reiste bare om natten gjennom bygdene, slik at de holdt seg skjult og møtte ingen. En dag mot kveld kom de fram til Eirik på Oprestad, far til Astrid. De gikk varsomt fram, Astrid sendte folk opp til gården som skulle si fra til Eirik, og han lot noen følge dem til en liten stue og dekke bord for dem med beste slags mat. Da Astrid og folkene hennes hadde vært der en stund, tok følget bort, og hun ble igjen sammen med to tjenestejenter og sønnen Olav, Torolv Luseskjegg og sønn hans, Torgils, som var 6 år gammel. De ble der vinteren over.»

«2. Da de hadde drept Trygve Olavson, dro Harald Gråfell og Gudrød, bror hans, til de gårdene Trygve hadde eid; men da var Astrid borte, og de kunne ikke få spurlag på henne. De fikk høre folk ymtet om at hun skulle gå med kong Trygves barn. Om høsten dro de nord i landet, som før er skrevet. Da de kom til Gunnhild, mor sin, fortalte de henne hvordan alt var gått for seg, og hva som hadde hendt dem på ferden. Hun spurte dem nøye ut om alt som hadde med Astrid å gjøre. Da fortalte de henne om det snakket de hadde hørt. Men samme høst fikk Gunnhildssønnene strid med Håkon jarl og likeså vinteren etter, som før skrevet, og av samme grunn ble det ikke satt i gang noen leting etter Astrid og sønn hennes denne vinteren.»

Sagaen fortsetter i avsnittene 3 - 5.

«6. Bror til Astrid het Sigurd, han var sønn til Eirik Bjodaskalle. Han hadde vært borte fra landet lenge, hadde vært øst i Gardarike (Russland) hos kong Valdemar (Wladimir den store), der hadde Sigurd mye å si. Astrid ville gjerne reise dit til Sigurd, bror sin. Håkon Gamle ga henne godt følge og godt tilfang av alt; hun reiste sammen med noen kjøpmenn. Da hadde hun vært to år hos Håkon Gamle, og Olav var tre år gammel. Men da de seilte østover havet, kom det vikinger over dem, det var ester. De røvet både folk og gods, noen drepte de, og de andre delte de mellom seg til treller. Der ble Olav skilt fra moren. En mann som het Klerkon, en ester, fikk både ham og Torolv og Torgils. Klerkon syntes Torolv var for gammel til trell, syntes ikke han gjorde noe nytte for seg og drepte ham. Men guttene tok ham med seg og solgte dem til en som het Klerk, han fikk en god bukk for dem. Enda en tredje mann kjøpte Olav, han ga en god kappe for ham, et slags reiseplagg; han het Reas. Konen hans het Rekon og sønnen Rekone. Der var Olav lenge og hadde det godt, bonden var svært glad i ham. Olav var seks år i Estland i slik utlegd.

«52. Det var en mann som het Lodin, han var vikværing, rik og av god ætt. Han var ofte ute på kjøpmannsferd, og imellom på hærferd også. Det var en sommer Lodin dro på kjøpmannsferd i Austerveg, han eide skipet alene og hadde mye å selge. Han seilte til Estland, der var det kjøpstevne om sommeren. Så lenge det var marked, ble det ført alle slags varer dit; det kom mange treller som var til salgs. Der så Lodin en kvinne som hadde vært solgt til trell, og da han så nærmere på henne, kjente han henne igjen, det var Astrid Eiriksdatter, som hadde vært gift med kong Trygve; men hun var ikke videre lik seg selv, slik hun var sist han så henne; nå var hun bleik og mager og dårlig kledd. Han gikk bort til henne og spurte hvordan hun hadde det. Hun sa: «Det er tungt det jeg har å fortelle. Jeg er blitt solgt til trell, og de har tatt meg med hit for å selge meg igjen.» Nå ga de seg til kjenne for hverandre, og Astrid hadde god greie på hvem han var. Hun ba ham om han ville kjøpe henne og ta henne med hjem til frendene hennes. «Jeg skal gjøre det på ett vilkår,» sa han, «jeg skal ta deg med til Norge om du vil gifte deg med meg.» Og ettersom nå Astrid var kommet i nød, og hun dessuten visste at Lodin var av stor ætt, og kjekk og rik, så lovte hun ham dette forat han skulle løse henne ut. Så kjøpte Lodin Astrid og tok henne med hjem til Norge og giftet seg med henne med samtykke av hennes frender. Barna deres var Torkjel Nevja, Ingerid og Ingegjerd. Astrid og kong Trygve hadde døtrene Ingebjørg og Astrid. Sønnene til Eirik Bjodaskalle var Sigurd Karlshode, Jostein og Torkjel Dyrdil, de var rike stormenn alle sammen, og hadde gårder der på Østlandet. Det var to brødre som bodde øst i Viken, den ene het Torgeir og den andre Hyrning; de ble gift med døtrene til Lodin og Astrid.» 1)

1). Snorre Sturlason: Olav Trygvesons saga, avsnitt 1, 6, 52, 56-57. Snorre Sturlason: Olav den helliges saga, avsnitt 22. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 710. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 77, 93.