Gauthildr Algautsdóttir
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Gauthildr Algautsdóttir (7th century) was, according to the Heimskringla
, the daughter of the Geatish king Algaut
and the wife of Ingjald Ill-ruler
, a 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.
Heimskringla
Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson ca. 1230...
, the daughter of the Geatish king Algaut
Algaut
Algaut was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was burnt to death by his son-in-law, the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler....
and the wife of Ingjald Ill-ruler
Ingjald
Ingjald illråde or Ingjaldr hinn illráði was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings. Ingjald may have ruled in the 7th century, and he was the son of the former king Anund....
, a legendary king of Sweden. She was the mother of Olof Trätälja
Olof Trätälja
Olaf Tree Feller was the son of the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler of the House of Yngling according to Ynglingatal.-Heimskringla:...
, the last Yngling
Yngling
The Ynglings were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty. It can refer to the clans of the Scylfings , the semi-legendary royal Swedish clan during the Age of Migrations, with kings such as Eadgils, Onela and Ohthere...
ruler of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Åsa who married Gudröd
Guðröðr of Scania
Guðröðr was a legendary 7th century Scanian king who according to the Ynglinga saga was the brother of Halfdan the Valiant, Ivar Vidfamne's father....
, a legendary king of Skåne.