Gauthild Algautsdatter (abt. 663)

Born about 0663 in Scandinavia (Sweden)

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Died [date unknown] in Scandinavia (Sweden)

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Biografi

Göthild Algotsdotter är enligt Ynglingasagan hustru till Ingjald Illråde. De har två barn: Olof och Åsa. Hennes far är Algot Götreksson, en av de tolv småkungarna som dödas av Ingjald Illråde. Hennes mor var Alöf som i sin tur var dotter till Olof den skarpsynte, kung av Närke. Göthild sänder sonen Olof till sin fosterfar Bove i Västergötland där han växer upp. ^[1]

Biography

Gauthildr Algautsdóttir (Swedish: Göthild Algotsdotter) (7th century) was, according to the Heimskringla, the daughter of the Geatish king Algaut and the wife of Ingjald Ill-ruler, a semi-legendary king of Sweden. She was the mother of Olof Trätälja, the last Yngling ruler of Sweden and Åsa who married Gudröd, a legendary king of Skåne. ^[2][3]

Ynglingasaga

According to the Ynglinga Saga Gauthild was daughter of Algaut, son of Gautrek the Mild who was son of Gaut. She married Ingjald the Bad. ^[4]

She was mother of Aasa and Olaf. ^[5]

Gauthild's mother was Alov daughter of Olaf the Sharp-sighted, king in Nerike. ^[6]

Research Note

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Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Göthild Algotsdotter
2. ↑ Wikipedia: Gauthildr Algautsdóttir
3. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Ynglingasaga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 36 "To the Kingship feast came King Algaut his father in law.........King Ingjald had two children by his wife, the eldest called Aasa the other Olaf. Gauthild, the wife of Olaf.........."
4. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 33
5. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 36
6. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 38