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According to Sturluson's Heimskringla saga, Ragnhild was the daughter of the Jutish king, Eirikr. She had a son, Eirik Bloodaxe , by Harald, who left all his previous wives and concubines for her. Snorri cites a stanza from Hrafnsmál to back this claim up, but said stanza only mentions Harald rejected several women for "a Danish woman".
Death Spouse; Non-contemporary: Ragnhild the Mighty: Eirik of Jutland - 885 888 Her death - Harald I [1] Non-contemporary: Gunnhild Gormsdóttir of Denmark [2] Gorm the Old of Denmark : 910 922 931 husband's accession: 934 husband's deposition: after 970 Eric I
Harald is said to have divorced Åsa and rejected Gyda and several other concubines to marry a Jutish princess called Ragnhild the Mighty. The couple only had one child, Eirik Bloodaxe, before her premature death. Eirik Bloodaxe was named after Ragnhild's father as was custom in medieval Scandinavia.
The name Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter may refer to two different figures from Old Norse literature, an amalgam of them, or a purely fictitious figure. The wife of Halfdan the Black (c. 810 – c. 860) A woman who lived during the late 9th and/or early 10th centuries, who was the daughter of Sigurd Hart of the Dagling clan .
The saga is otherwise generous with accounts of Harald's wives and children. Snorri mentions Åsa, one Svanhild, one Åshild, and finally Ragnhild the Mighty, a daughter of King Eirik of Jutland. It is there stated that he sent his 9 wives away to marry Ragnhild. Þorbjörn Hornklofi was quoted on this: [5]
Death I Harald I Halfdansson [5] Harald Fairhair c. 872–932 (Non-contemporary) c. 850/860 Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild Various At least nine sons c. 932 Rogaland: Eric I Haraldsson [3] Eric Bloodaxe c. 932–934 c. 895 Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter Gunnhild Gormsdóttir Eight children c. 952/954 England: Haakon I ...
Harald's ancestry according to the younger sagas. Individuals whose existence is disputed by modern historians are in italics. [11]Harald was born in Ringerike, Norway, [12] in 1015 (or possibly 1016) [a] [13] to Åsta Gudbrandsdatter and her second husband Sigurd Syr.
With the exception of Ragnhild the Mighty, she is the only wife of Harald Fairhair mentioned by name outside of Heimskringla [1]. Saga account.