Borghild Dagsdatter

Borghild Dagsdotter

Frue på Austrått - gnr 82/1 Ørland fra ca. 1136

• f. ca 1103 Sannsynligvis på Bratsberg, datter av Dag Eilivsson og Ragnhild Skoftedatter
• Hun var gift med Kåre Kongsbror. De hadde barna Sigurd og Dag

Borghild Dagsdotter Husband KARE Snorre names "Sigrid who was mother of King Olaf Magnsuson and of Kare the king's brother who married Borghild, a daughter of Dag Eilifson"[434]. It is not clear entirely clear from this passage whether Kare was a full brother or only uterine brother of King Olav. The latter appears more likely as there is no reference to Kare, or any of his descendants, having claimed the Norwegian throne during the civil wars between Kings Magnus, Harald and Sigurd. This appears supported by a later passage of Snorre which records that "Queen Ingerid had a son to Ivar Sneis…called Orm [surnamed]…King-brother", indicating that the term "king's brother" was also used for uterine brothers[435]. m BORGHILD, daughter of DAG Eilifson & his wife ---.]

Kare & his wife BORGHILD had two sons:

• a) DAG. Snorre names "Kare the king's brother who married Borghild, a daughter of Dag Eilifson" and "their sons…Sigurd of Austrat and Dag"[4
• b) SIGURD of Austrat Snorre names "Kare the king's brother who married Borghild, a daughter of Dag Eilifson" and "their sons…Sigurd of Austrat and Dag"[436]. m ---. The name of Sigurd's wife is not known.

Sigurd of Austrat & his wife had three children:

• i) JON of Austrat Snorre names "Jon of Austrat, Thorstein and Andres the Deaf" as sons of "Sigurd of Austrat"[437]. m SIGURD, daughter of ---. Snorre names "Sigrid, a sister of King Inge and of Duke Skule" as wife of "Jon of Austrat"[438].
• ii) THORSTEIN names "Jon of Austrat, Thorstein and Andres the Deaf" as sons of "Sigurd of Austrat"[439].
• iii) ANDRES "the Deaf Snorre names "Jon of Austrat, Thorstein and Andres the Deaf" as sons of "Sigurd of Austrat"[440].

Source - Project MedLands, Norway Kings - http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm#_Toc360005220

Links

1. https://www.slekt.org/books/quisling/gaard1/002.html
2. https://www.yrjarheimbygdslag.no/bebyggelse/82_austratt/slekt/s_001...
3. http://www.yrjarheimbygdslag.no/bebyggelse/82_austratt/slekt/s_001_...