Estrid Bjørnsdotter also called Estrid Byrdasvend (12th century) was a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Magnus V of Norway. [1]
| Estrid Bjornsdotter | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Norway | |
| Tenure | 1170–1176 |
| Spouse | Tore Skinnfeld Magnus V of Norway |
| Issue | Sigurd Magnusson? |
| Father | Björn Byrdasvend |
| Mother | Rangrid Guttormsdotter |
Estrid Bjørnsdotter was the daughter of Björn Byrdasvend and Rangrid Guttormsdotter, who was a possible descendant of Tostig Godwinson, the brother of the last Anglo-Saxon King of England Harold Godwinson. She was the widow of Tore Skinnfeld. She later married King Magnus V in the year of 1170, and thereby became queen of Norway.
References edit
- ^ Knut Helle. "Magnus 5 Erlingsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
Other sources edit
- Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 24.
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