Eadgytha
(Gyda)
"Gytha"
Kiev
formerly Haroldsdohtor
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Harold Godwinson (Wessex) of England
and Eadgyth Swanneshals
Sister of
Godwine Haroldsson, Gunhild Haroldsdohtor, Edmund Haroldson, Magnus Haroldson, Ulf Haroldson [half] and Harold Haroldson [half]
Wife of
Владимир Всеволодович (Monomakh) Киевский
— married
1070 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Евфимия Владимировна (Рюриковна) Киевская, Агафья Владимировна (Kiev) Киевская, Мстислав Владимирович (Kiev) Киевский, Изяслав Владимирович (Vladimirovich) Курский, Святослав Владимирович (Chernigov) Черниговский, Ярополк Владимирович (Рюрикович) Киевский, Вячеслав Владимирович (Рюриковичи) Киевский and Мария Владимировна (Рюриковна) Киевская
Died
at about age 48
in Palestine
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2011
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Research suggests that this person may never have existed. See the text for details.
Biography
Gyda (Haroldsdohtor) Kiev is a member of the House of Godwin.
Eadgyth/Gytha was the daughter of Harold, who became Harold II of England and Edith Swan-neck.[1] There're no contemporary mentions of her so there is a degree of doubt about her existence.
Writing in the 13th century, Saxo Grammaticus says that, after the Norman conquest of England, she and two brothers sought refuge in Denmark where the Danish king arranged her marriage to "Waldemarus King of the Russians." The 13th-century Morkinskinna identifies this Vladimir with Vladimir II of the Monomakhs, the Grand Duke of Kiev. The marriage may have taken place in about 1070.[1]
If the identification of her husband is correct, Gytha and Vladimir had six children: Mstislav I, Iziaslav, Sviatoslav, Iaropolk, Viacheslav and Marina.[2]
One source says that Gytha became a nun and died in Palestine in March 1098/9,[1] but Vladimir remarried in about 1090, which casts doubt on this.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charles Cawley. GYTHA [Eadgyth (1050/55-10 Mar 1098/99], entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed 8 August 2021)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charles Cawley, "Medieval Lands", entry for VLADIMIR Vsevolodich
- Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands. Entry for GYTHA [Eadgyth (1050/55-10 Mar 1098/99]
- Frank Barlow. The Godwins, Pearson, 2002, p. 121
- Wikipedia: Gytha of Wessex
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Categories: Uncertain Existence | House of Godwin
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edited by Michael Cayley
edited by Michael Cayley
The article seems to accept her existence, but the sources are beyond my skill set.
Since Cawley (research note) "is pretty clear" that "doubts about her existence remain," should Gytha be considered of doubtful existance?