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Edla Unknown (abt. 980 - abt. 1010)

Edla [family name unknown] aka Duchess of Venden
Born about in Western Slavic Areamap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 30 in Swedenmap
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Edla was born about 980, probably in Venden, a slavik area. It is assumed that she came to Sweden as a prisoner of war and became the paramour of King Olof Skötkonung. She was the mother of king Emund den gamle of Sweden, the Norwegian queen Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden and Holmfrid. She passed away about 1010. [1]

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  1. [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edla_(frilla) Edla (frilla). (2019, oktober 20). Wikipedia, . Hämtad 05.46, maj 23, 2020 från //sv.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edla_(frilla)&oldid=46463167.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edla

"Edla, traditionally called Edla, Duchess of Venden (Edla, hertiginna av Venden)[citation needed] (10th-11th centuries), was a Slavic Viking age woman. She was the mother of King Emund of Sweden and Queen Astrid of Norway.

Tradition says Edla was the daughter of a Lechitic Tribal chief who has ruled part of terrain between Oder and Elbe . She was brought to Sweden as a prisoner of war c. 1000 at the same time or a little before, the arrival of Estrid of the Obotrites (Estrid av obotriterna). King Olof Skötkonung married Estrid but also fell in love with Edla and took her as his mistress. She became the mother of Emund, Astrid, and probably Holmfrid. Snorre Sturlasson says that her children were sent to foster parents away from the royal court because Queen Estrid was not kind to them. This could indicate that Edla died when her children were small."