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Kraka Sigurdsdatter

Kraka Sigurdsdatter

Female Abt 765 - Abt 842  (77 years)

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  1. 1.  Kraka SigurdsdatterKraka Sigurdsdatter was born about 765 in Buskerud, Norway; died about 842 in Buskerud, Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Aslaug

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway

    Died:
    Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway

    Kraka married King of Sweden, King of Denmark Ragnar Sigurdsson in 783 in Uppsala, Sweden. Ragnar (son of King of Sweden and Denmark Sigurd Randversson and Alfhild Gandolfsdottir) was born about 765 in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden; died in 865 in Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. King of Sweden Björn Ragnarsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 785 in Denmark; died about 859.
    2. 3. King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 784 in Denmark; died in 850 in Northumberland, England.
    3. 4. Ivar Ragnarsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 783 in Denmark; died in 873 in Yorkshire, England.
    4. 5. King of Dublin Halfdan Ragnarsson  Descendancy chart to this point died in 877 in Strangford, Down, Northern Ireland.
    5. 6. Ubbe Ragnarsson  Descendancy chart to this point died in 878 in England.
    6. 7. Hastein Ragnarsson  Descendancy chart to this point died after 896.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of Sweden Björn RagnarssonKing of Sweden Björn Ragnarsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) was born about 785 in Denmark; died about 859.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Ironside
    • Occupation: Viking chieftain and naval commander
    • _MILT: Björn led a large Viking raid into the Mediterranean. After losing 40 ships, mostly to Greek fire, at the Straights of Gilbralter, he retired to Scandinavia, where he lived out his life as a rich man


  2. 3.  King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-EyeKing of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) was born about 784 in Denmark; died in 850 in Northumberland, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sigurðr ormr í auga
    • _MILT: Leader of the Great Heathen Army that sacked York, met King Ella in battle, captured him, and sentenced him to die according to the custom of Rista Blodam (Blood Eagle)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    He was born with the image of a white snake in one eye. This snake encircled the iris and bit itself in the tail

    Died:
    During the battle of Leuven against Emperor Amulf, Sigurd Snake-Eye fell along with a hundred thousand Danes and Norwegians.

    Family/Spouse: Blaeja of Northumbria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 880.

  3. 4.  Ivar RagnarssonIvar Ragnarsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) was born about 783 in Denmark; died in 873 in Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Boneless
    • Occupation: Berserker
    • _MILT: Ivar led the Great Heathen Army in the invasion of the East Anglian region of England. Ivar was a renowned warrior, and perhaps this limberness gave rise to the popular notion that he was "boneless".

    Notes:

    Died:
    The king of Lochlainn, i.e. Gothfraid, died of a sudden hideous disease. Thus it pleased God.

    Family/Spouse: Ingiald Helgissdatter. Ingiald was born in Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Halfdan Ivarsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 812 in Denmark.

  4. 5.  King of Dublin Halfdan RagnarssonKing of Dublin Halfdan Ragnarsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) died in 877 in Strangford, Down, Northern Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hvitserk (White Shirt)
    • Occupation: Viking Chief and Leader of the Great Heathen Army
    • _MILT: After having avenged his father together with his brothers, he went pillaging in Garðaríki. He was, however, opposed by such a large foe that he could not win, and was captured

    Notes:

    Died:
    Killed at the Battle of Strangford Lough in County Down, Ireland


  5. 6.  Ubbe RagnarssonUbbe Ragnarsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) died in 878 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Leader of the Great Danish Army
    • _MILT: Ubbe and the Vikings proceeded to besiege the fort at Cynuit, expecting the English to surrender eventually from lack of water . The English made a surprise attack and won a decisive victory, capturing the Raven banner

    Notes:

    Died:
    Killed at the battle at Arx Cynuit


  6. 7.  Hastein RagnarssonHastein Ragnarsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Kraka1) died after 896.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Viking Chiefton
    • _MILT: One of the most famous Viking raids was Hastein's voyage to the Mediterranean, having set out with Björn Ironside, with 62 ships from the Loire



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, IKing of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I Descendancy chart to this point (3.Sigurd2, 1.Kraka1) was born about 880.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: Harthacnut immediately deposed the young king Sigtrygg, and then ruled unopposed for approximately thirty years

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 885 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 959 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.

  2. 9.  Halfdan IvarssonHalfdan Ivarsson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ivar2, 1.Kraka1) was born in 812 in Denmark.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Sitric Halfdansson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 870 in Yorkshire, England; died in 896 in Dublin, Ireland.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  King of Denmark Gorn Geva HardeknudssonKing of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson Descendancy chart to this point (8.Harthacnut3, 3.Sigurd2, 1.Kraka1) was born about 885 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 959 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Old

    Family/Spouse: Thyre Klacksdatter Danebod Harolsatter. Thyre was born in 884 in Denmark; died in 935 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.

  2. 11.  Sitric HalfdanssonSitric Halfdansson Descendancy chart to this point (9.Halfdan3, 4.Ivar2, 1.Kraka1) was born in 870 in Yorkshire, England; died in 896 in Dublin, Ireland.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. King Sitric Caoch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 894 in Yorkshire, England; died in Yorkshire, England.


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