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Ælfgifu of Northampton ( c. 990 – after 1036) was the first wife of Cnut the Great, King of England and Denmark, and mother of Harold Harefoot, King of England. She was regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035. Biography. Family background. Ælfgifu was born into an important noble family based in the Midlands ( Mercia ).
Feb 24, 2023 · Ælfgifu of Northampton was a noblewoman and the first wife of Cnut the Great. She was the mother of Harold Harefoot and co-regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035. Ælfgifu was born into a family based in the Midlands and was the daughter of Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of York, who was killed in 1006.
Ælfgifu of Northampton (c. 990 – after 1040) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who became the first consort of King Cnut of England and Denmark, regent of Norway (r. 1030–1035), and mother of King Harold I of England (1035-1040).
Apr 26, 2022 · Ælfgifu of Northampton (c. 990 – after 1040) was the first wife of King Cnut of England and Denmark, and mother of King Harold I of England (1035–40). She served as Queen regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035.
- England
- circa 996
- "Aelfgifu of Northampton", "Elgiva"
- England, UK
Nov 4, 2022 · Ælfgifu of Northampton married Cnut during his father Swein’s conquest of England, which began in 1013. She was part of a prominent but rebellious Mercian family, the daughter of the Ealdorman of Northumbria Ælfhelm and his wife Wulfrune. Ælfhelm had been murdered, apparently by King Æthelred, in 1006, and by 1013 the family was under ...
575. 14K views 1 year ago #thenorthman #ivartheboneless #ragnar. A lot of you may knowÆlfgifu from the show Vikings Valhalla. Here she is presented to us as a calculating character with her own...
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Aelfgifu av Northampton, född omkring 990, död efter år 1040, var gift med Knut den store och mor till Sven Alfivasson och Harald Harfot. [ 4] Hon var Norges regent från 1030 till 1035. Aelfgifu var dotter till en engelsman av nordiskt ursprung.
