Siward's parents are unknown. Bjorn is his father passed down through folklore.
p. (unknown / unproven folklore) Bjorn Bearsson[7]
sister: (disputed) Sybill/Suthen m. Duncan I of Scotland
Attempting to deduce some trace of facts in the folklore of Siward's ancestry, historian Timothy Bolton [5] suggests that Siward's father Bjorn may be a cousin of Ulf who married the Danish Queen Astrid. Essentially, however, Siward's parents are unknown. He has previously been shown as the son of Æstriðr Sveinsdóttir and an Uswulf Ealdorman. Based on the absence of any factual basis for this connection, the linkage has been removed.Day-1904 16:02, 16 June 2017 (EDT)
Stevenson, J., ed. (1855). "Simeon's account of the Siege of Durham." The historical works of Simeon of Durham ... (Vol.3, Part 2, pp765). Google eBook.
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Were the archeological department of York University willing to find Earl Siward, who is buried either on the campus or at St Olives, and do a DNA and bone analysis, a thousand year old question could be answered. Without it everything is hypothetical.
And so mine is Bolton's
correct. Siwards father was Bjorn Syrbjornson. He served as a sturaesman of Wessex and was responsible for the death of Edward the Martyr, was given a ring for his service to the crown (h' ring o' Bjorn), all the while as an informant to Swein, and would later bear children with the Queen mother Aelfrith. She would die when Siward was around 8. He would grow up in Ethelreds court and he and his sister Margaret Beron (born 997) would accompany Emma and her children to Normandy where Siward would have son Osbjorn and daughter Sybil in 1014.
I haven't linked to Siward, but I am hoping to in the future. His son was Waltheof of Northumbria, grandson Uctred FitzWaltheof, great grandson John FitzUctred and great great grandson John Johnston, the first Johnston.
This man's baptism certificate from 1684 in Aberdeenshire lists a John Johnston as the father, and no mother.
Do you know if he links back to this person?
Heck, maybe we're related, lol
Are there Scandinavian Kings today and are they decendent from Siward and where did his family end up most of them over history. How long did they hold kings, or any other title's.
There's too many profiles for Siward, Earl of Northumbria, and it looks like folklore hijacked the line... when there's no proof his father was Bjorn or Ulf the Earl. Those lines -- Ulfsson and Thorgilsson -- also have chronic problems with other family members who further corrupt the lineage.... like Sybill/Suthen.
To avoid a dangerous merge ... Can we just merge all the Siwards into Northumbria-1, follow protocal and put patrynomics in the Middle Name field, use the House for LNAB/CLN and ... cut the main ID for Siward off from any parents? ... The different ideas can be stated it in the bio, using links to point to the myriad of parents, not-so-well-maybe-sibling/mothers, etc...
And so mine is Bolton's correct. Siwards father was Bjorn Syrbjornson. He served as a sturaesman of Wessex and was responsible for the death of Edward the Martyr, was given a ring for his service to the crown (h' ring o' Bjorn), all the while as an informant to Swein, and would later bear children with the Queen mother Aelfrith. She would die when Siward was around 8. He would grow up in Ethelreds court and he and his sister Margaret Beron (born 997) would accompany Emma and her children to Normandy where Siward would have son Osbjorn and daughter Sybil in 1014.
edited by Thomas Johnston
This man's baptism certificate from 1684 in Aberdeenshire lists a John Johnston as the father, and no mother. Do you know if he links back to this person? Heck, maybe we're related, lol
edited by Daniel Cox II
To avoid a dangerous merge ... Can we just merge all the Siwards into Northumbria-1, follow protocal and put patrynomics in the Middle Name field, use the House for LNAB/CLN and ... cut the main ID for Siward off from any parents? ... The different ideas can be stated it in the bio, using links to point to the myriad of parents, not-so-well-maybe-sibling/mothers, etc...