Sigrid the Haughty

Sigrid the Haughty, Gunhilda, Sigrid Storråda, ?wi?tos?awa, (967 – 1014) was a mystic character who appears in many sagas and historical chronicles. It is not known whether she was a real person or a compound person (with several real women's lives and deeds were attributed to one).

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967 - 1014 - Sagas

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In 980 (possibly 985) she married Eric VI of Sweden. She may have given birth to Olof Skötkonung who later became king of Sweden, but some doubt that.

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980 - 985 - Eric VI of Sweden - Olof Skötkonung - King of Sweden

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After 994 she married Sweyn I of Denmark under the name Gunhilda. From this second marriage she probably had five children, including Canute the Great and Harold II of Denmark.

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994 - Sweyn I of Denmark - Canute the Great - Harold II of Denmark

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