King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
Abt 784 - 850 (66 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye 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:
- 2. King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I
was born about 880.
Generation: 2
2. King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I (1.Sigurd1) 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:
- 3. King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson was born about 885 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 959 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.
Generation: 3
3. King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson (2.Harthacnut2, 1.Sigurd1) 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:
- 4. King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.
Generation: 4
4. King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I (3.Gorn3, 2.Harthacnut2, 1.Sigurd1) was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Bluetooth
- Religion: Denmark officially converted to Christianity during his reign
- _MILT: As a consequence of Harald's army having lost to the Germans at the Danevirke in 974, he no longer had control of Norway, and Germans settled back into the border area between Scandinavia and Germany
Notes:
Died:
Harald was killed fighting off a rebellion led by his son SweinHarold married Princess of Sweden Cyrid Olafsdottir in 935 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Cyrid was born in 920 in Sweden; died on 13 Nov 1002 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir was born on 21 Nov 936 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 13 Nov 1002 in England.