Thorgerd Egilsdottir
Viking Age Iclandic Woman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorgerður.
Thorgerd Egilsdottir (Old Norse: Þorgerðr Egilsdóttir [ˈθorˌɡerðz̠ ˈeɣelsˌdoːtːez̠]; Modern Icelandic: Þorgerður Egilsdóttir [ˈθɔrˌcɛrðʏr ˈeijɪlsˌtouhtɪr̥]) was an Icelandic woman of the tenth century. She was the daughter of Egill Skallagrímsson and the wife of Olaf the Peacock. Olaf and Thorgerd had a number of children: the sons Kjartan, Steinthór, Halldór, Helgi, and Höskuldur and the daughters Thurídur, Thorbjörg, Thorgerd and Bergthóra. The ill-fated Kjartan would be his father's favorite.
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Thorgerd Egilsdottir | |
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Native name | Þorgerður Egilsdóttir |
Born | Thorgerd Egilsdottir c.935 |
Language | Old Norse |
Period | Viking Age |
Literary movement | Skaldic Poetry |
Spouse | Olaf Hoskuldsson |
Children | Bergthora; Halldor; Helgi; Hoskuld; Kjartan; Steinthor; Thorbjorg; Thorgerd |
Relatives | Egill Skallagrímsson; Olaf the Peacock |
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