Rǫgnvaldr Úlfsson
Rǫgnvaldr Úlfsson jarl ( Swedish Ragnvald Ulfsson ) was a jarl in Sweden and governor of Ladoga (since 1019).
Life
Rǫgnvaldr was a son of Úlfr Skǫglar-Tóstason , Jarl von Västergötland or Östergötland and his wife Ingibjǫrg. She was a sister of the mother of Olof Skötkonung , King of Sweden. His year of birth may have been around 990.
Rǫgnvaldr was a member of the Swedish Thing . In 1018 he was involved in peace negotiations with the Norwegian King Olav II. Haraldsson .
In 1019 he accompanied Ingegerd , daughter of the Swedish king, to Novgorod to see Yaroslav the Wise as their closest confidante. He became their governor in Ladoga . Rǫgnvaldr supported both in the fight with Brjatscheslav , Prince of Polotsk . He was also involved in the attempted murder of Prince Eymundr Hringsson .
In 1028 Rǫgnvaldr hosted Olaf of Norway in Ladoga. This had to flee from Norway.
Marriages and offspring
Ragnvald was married to Ingibjǫrg Tryggvadóttir, a daughter of the Norwegian King Tryggve Olafsson . Descendants were:
- Úlfr, Voivode in Novgorod (1032)
- Eilífr, governor of Novgorod (after the death of Ragnvald)
- Ástríðr
Ragnvald was possibly identical to Ragnvald the Elder from the Hervararsaga. Then he would have been married to Ástríðr Njálsdóttir from Norway around 1028. In this case their son would be Stenkil Ragnvaldsson (1028-1067), King of Sweden (1060-1066).
swell
- Austrfaravísur, oldest representation
- Fagrskinna, brief mention of Ragnvald in Sweden
- Heimskringla , more detailed account of Ragnvald in Sweden historically uncertain
- Eymundar þáttr hrings , presentation of the events in Novgorod and Polotsk
- Saga about Olaf the Saint, depicting the events in Sweden and Novgorod
literature
- Not so Winroth: Ragnvald Ulfsson . In: Svenskt Biografiskt Lexicon. Vol. 29, 1997, p. 616
- Theodor Wisén: Ragnvald Ulfsson . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 22 : Possession – Retzia . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1915, Sp. 913-914 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Remarks
- ↑ Illustration in an edition of the Heimskringlasaga from 1899
- ↑ Information in the Heimskringla
- ↑ Джаксон Т. Н .: О Скандинавских браках Ярослава Мудрого и его потомков ricolor.org
- ↑ cf. Eymundar þáttr hringssonar
- ↑ Hans Gillingstam: Stenkil . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Volume 33. 2007/2011, p. 346. Mats G. Larsson: Götarnas Riken: Upptäcktsfärder Till Sveriges Enande. Bokförlaget Atlantis, 2002, ISBN 978-91-7486-641-4
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Úlfsson, Rǫgnvaldr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Úlfsson jarl, Rǫgnvaldr (full name); Ulfsson, Ragnvald (svS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jarl in Sweden and governor of Ladoga (since 1019) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th century |