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Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden

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In 1016, it had been decided that Norway and Sweden should come to more peaceful relations by a royal marriage alliance. Noblemen of both countries tried to arrange a marriage between King Olaf of Norway and Astrid's legitimate half-sister, Princess
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in 1019. Some sources say that Astrid replaced Ingegerd by the wish of her father, while others say that the marriage took place against the will of her father, through the cooperation of King Olaf and the Swedish
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on his way to claim the Norwegian throne, she gave him her official support and encouraged Sweden to do so as well.
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Astrid was described as beautiful, articulate and generous, and well liked by others. She was the mother of
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of Sweden. It is said that she and her brother Emund were not treated well by their stepmother, Queen
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praise-poem dedicated to her for her decisive address of the Swedish army in support of her stepson,
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All the King's Women: Polygyny and Politics in Europe, 900–1250
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Poetry from the Kings' Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to C. 1035
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This article is about a person whose name includes a
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(2012). 15: 1004: 985:Gunnhild, Mother of Kings 589:Josephine of Leuchtenberg 580:Louise of the Netherlands 546: 497: 488: 480: 473: 446: 243:(1020–1070), who married 121: 110: 98: 86: 76: 68: 64: 56: 49: 33: 28: 1039:Norwegian royal consorts 901:IngebjĂžrg Guttormsdatter 540:Norwegian royal consorts 176:Astrid was born to King 768:Dorothea of Brandenburg 750:Dorothea of Brandenburg 643:Louise of Great Britain 491:Queen consort of Norway 360:(Store norske leksikon) 319:(Store norske leksikon) 51:Queen consort of Norway 23:Queen consort of Norway 280:July 25, 2011, at the 273:Astrid norsk drottning 245:Ordulf, Duke of Saxony 152:) (died 1035) was the 1009:also Queen of Denmark 976:Tove of the Obotrites 844:Margrete Skulesdatter 836:Rikissa Birgersdotter 786:Margaret I of Denmark 661:Anne Sophie Reventlow 387:Rudiger, Jan (2020). 1044:Princesses of Sweden 1014:also Queen of Sweden 884:Christina of Denmark 820:Margaret of Scotland 395:Lagerqvist, Lars O. 275:(Historiska vĂ€rldar) 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patronymic

Christian Krohg
Queen consort of Norway
Olaf II of Norway
Issue
Wulfhild of Norway
House
Munsö
Olof Skötkonung
Edla
Norwegian
English
queen consort
Olaf II of Norway
skaldic
Magnus the Good
Olof Skötkonung
Obotritian
Edla
Anund Jacob
Emund the Old
Estrid
VÀstergötland
Ingegerd Olofsdotter
Yaroslav I the Wise
Novgorod
Kiev
Sarpsborg
jarl

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