Thrand Unknown (abt. 871 - 886)

Born about 0871 in Scandinavia (Norway)

Died 0886 at about age 15 in Scandinavia

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Research Note

The use of the title "Jarl" this early in Scandinavia is more or less unheard of. Wikipedia on Scandinavian Jarls. The title will, however, be left for now in an attempt to find other "Jarls of Sula". Andersson-4409 07:32, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Biografi

Olof Björnsson (cirka 970–975) är en svensk sagokung som skall ha samregerat med sin bror Erik Segersäll. Han ska enligt traditionen ha varit gift med Ingeborg Thrandsdotter med vilken han fick barnen Styrbjörn Starke och Gyrithe Olafsdotter. (Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa i Flatöboken.)

Det är Olof Björnsson och hans bror som eventuellt kan räknas till Björn Järnsidas ätt ibland även kallad Munsöätten.

Om hans hustru Ingeborg Thrandsdotter, och hennes föräldrar i sin tur, verkar det finnas väldigt lite information att hitta.

Biography

This profile is meant to represent the father of Ingeborg Thrandsdotter who, according to Norse myths/legends, married Olof Björnsson (one of the semi-legendary Swedish kings).

The title "Jarl" was not used this early in Scandinavia. If he really was some kind of ruler/chieftain in/on Sula he would most likely be born in what we in modern-day relate to as the country of Norway. Sula is, however, not listed among the petty kingdoms of Norway in this Wikipedia article; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_kingdoms_of_Norway

There is no information easily found for this profile, except for other online trees with no sources at all. The name Thrand is not mentioned in the Norwegian part of MedLands either.

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia Entry about Jarls

Acknowledgements

• Ted Williams, Maude Randol, Sharryn Hopgood, Michael Yeats, Betty Hewett,