Asfrid
Asfrid Odinkarsdatter is the first Danish queen ( Dronning in Danish ) whose name has been passed down. She lived in the 10th century and was the daughter of an unknown Odinkar. Asfrid was married to King Gnupa (Knut I), who ruled Denmark either in whole or in part. She erected two rune stones (No. DR2 and DR4 according to Danish nomenclature) to preserve the memory of King Sigtrygg, who was her and Gnupa's son and who, according to Adam of Bremen, ascended the throne between 909 and 917. Other sources say that the Chnuba (usually identified as Sigtrygg's father Gnupa) still ruled in 934.
It is known from written sources that the Swedish Olaf dynasty ( Olaf , Gurd d. 916, Gnupa and Sigtryg) ruled parts of Denmark between 900 and 950. They ruled at least the south of Jutland and maybe also Funen . The Olaf dynasty is mentioned for the first time in 925 AD. Sven Estridsson , who grew up in Sweden and was King of Denmark from 1047, names the olaf line among his ancestors.
In 934 the East Franconian-Saxon King Heinrich I defeated the Danes under King Canute I in the "Battle of Haithabu" and conquered the city. The area between the Eider and Schlei fell to the East Franconian Empire until 945 when the Danish King Gorm the Elder recaptured the trading center. Gorm's son Harald initially lost Haithabu to Otto II in 974 , but was able to regain it in 983. The local (Swedish) ruling family remained in office at least until Gorm's conquest in 945.
literature
- AV Storm: Pages of Early Danish History, from the Runic Monuments of Sleswick and Jutland . In: The Saga-Book of the Viking club , Volume 2, pp. 328-347.
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Remarks
- ↑ This is indicated by rune stones and boat or ship graves, which outside of Sweden only existed in this form in Ladby on Fyn and in Haithabu .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asfrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Odinkarsdatter, Asfrid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish queen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10th century |