Ragnhildr
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Female characters in the kings' sagasKings' sagasThe kings' sagas are Norse sagas which tell of the lives of Scandinavian kings. They were composed in the 12th to 14th centuries in Iceland and Norway....
and þættir
- Ragnhild SigurdsdotterRagnhild SigurdsdotterRagnhild Sigurdsdotter was the daughter of Sigurd Hart of the Dagling clan.-Family :According to the Ragnarssona þáttr, Ragnhild was a daughter of Sigurd Hart and his wife Ingeborg . Her paternal grandparents were Helgi the Sharp and Aslaug. Her maternal grandfather was Harald Klak. The identity of...
, daughter of Sigurd HartSigurd HartSigurd Hart or Sigurd Hjort was a legendary king of Ringerike in Norway, who appears in Ragnarssona þáttr and in Halfdan the Black's saga....
, identified as the mother of Harald I of NorwayHarald I of NorwayHarald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald...
in the Ragnarssona þáttrRagnarssona þáttrRagnarssona þáttr, Þáttr af Ragnars sonum or the Tale of Ragnar's sons is a short story on Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons.-Ragnar Lodbrok:When Sigurd Ring dies, Ragnar succeeds him as the king of Sweden and Denmark...
. - Ragnhildr, mother of Harald I of NorwayHarald I of NorwayHarald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald...
- Ragnhildr in ríka, daughter of Eric of Jutland, wife to Harald Fairhair and mother of Eric BloodaxeEric BloodaxeEric Haraldsson , nicknamed ‘Bloodaxe’ , was a 10th-century Scandinavian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as the second king of Norway and possibly as the last independent ruler of the kingdom of Northumbria Eric Haraldsson (Eric, anglicised form of ; died 954), nicknamed...
, eg. in HeimskringlaHeimskringlaHeimskringla 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... - Ragnhildr, daughter of Eric BloodaxeEric BloodaxeEric Haraldsson , nicknamed ‘Bloodaxe’ , was a 10th-century Scandinavian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as the second king of Norway and possibly as the last independent ruler of the kingdom of Northumbria Eric Haraldsson (Eric, anglicised form of ; died 954), nicknamed...
in Orkneyinga SagaOrkneyinga sagaThe Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200...
and other kings' sagas. - Hildr HrólfsdóttirHildr HrólfsdóttirAccording to Scandinavian medieval sources Hildr or Ragnhildr Hrólfsdóttir was Hrólfr nefja's daughter. She married Rögnvald, jarl of Møre. They had three sons: Ívarr, Hrólfr, nicknamed Göngu-Hrölfr and better known as Rollo, and Þórir....
, i.e. Ragnhildr or Hildr, daughter of Hrólfr nefja and wife of Rognvald Eysteinsson - Ragnhildr, daughter of Erling Skialgson, brother-in-law to Óláfr Tryggvason
Name on runestones
- Glavendrup stoneGlavendrup stoneThe Glavendrup stone, designated as DR 209 by Rundata, is a runestone on the island of Funen in Denmark and dates from the early 10th century. It contains Denmark's longest runic inscription and ends in a curse.-Description:...
(DR 209) - Tryggevælde RunestoneTryggevælde RunestoneTryggevælde Runestone, designated as DR 230 under Rundata, is a runestone housed in the National Museum of Denmark, in Copenhagen. It is classified as being carved in runestone style RAK, and is dated to about 900 CE.-Description:...
(DR 230), where Ragnhildr is called sister of Ulf. - U 540
Other
Ragnhild remains a common first name today. Some examples:- Princess Ragnhild of NorwayPrincess Ragnhild of NorwayPrincess Ragnhild of Norway, Mrs. Lorentzen, is the eldest daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway and of Princess Astrid of Norway.Princess Ragnhild married Erling S...
- Ragnhild AamodtRagnhild AamodtRagnhild Aamodt is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for the Norwegian club Sarpsborg. Until March 2009 she also played for the Norwegian national team....
, Norwegian handball player - Ragnhild Aarflot KallandRagnhild Aarflot KallandRagnhild Aarflot Kalland is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009....
, Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. - Ragnhild BarlandRagnhild BarlandRagnhild Barland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions....
- Ragnhildur Steinunn JónsdóttirRagnhildur Steinunn JónsdóttirRagnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic television personality, actress, and former Miss Iceland.-Biography:Ragnhildur began her gymnastics career in 1991, and was recognised as the 1998 Best Gymnast. Ragnhildur is the co-host of Sjónvarpið's top-rated primetime news/talk show Kastljós...
- Ragnhild (saint), Swedish saint.