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Gytha of Skane Thorkelsdottir

Female 1001 - 1069  (68 years)Deceased


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gytha of Skane Thorkelsdottir was born in 1001 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden (daughter of Thorkills Sparkalagg Styrbjornsson (maid. name 1) and Sigrid De Crepon Sprakling (maid. name 1)); died in 1069 in Artois, Flanders, France.

    Gytha married Godwin ( 1st Earl Of Wessex) Wulfnosonn in 1019 in Halland, Jamtland, Sweden. Godwin (son of Wulfnoth Cild Thegn of Sussex) was born in 986 in Sussex, England; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Tostig ( EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA) Godwinsson was born in 1001 in Essex, England; died in 1066 in Killed at Stamford of Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
    2. Thurstan Red Abbot Ely was born in 1004 in Essex, England; died in 1074 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
    3. Edith of Wessex was born in 1020 in Of, , Wessex, England; died on 19 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England.
    4. Sveyn Earl of Mercia was born in 1021; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.
    5. Harold II Godwinson King of England was born in 1022 in Wessex, Anglo-Saxon England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Battle near Hastings E.Sussex.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thorkills Sparkalagg Styrbjornsson (maid. name 1) was born in 967 in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden (son of Styrbjorn (The Strong) Olafsson and Thyra Haraldsdatter (maid. name 1)); died on 22 Sep 1027 in Battle, Roskilde, Oresund, Denmark.

    Thorkills married Sigrid De Crepon Sprakling (maid. name 1)Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden. Sigrid (daughter of Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) and Gunhild Haraldsdatter) was born in 956 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sigrid De Crepon Sprakling (maid. name 1) was born in 956 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden (daughter of Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) and Gunhild Haraldsdatter); died on 18 Sep 1000 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.
    Children:
    1. Hubert Fulbert "William the Tanner" Lord Chamberlain DeFalaise (maid. name 1) was born in 978 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died in Dec 1017 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
    2. 1. Gytha of Skane Thorkelsdottir was born in 1001 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden; died in 1069 in Artois, Flanders, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Styrbjorn (The Strong) Olafsson was born in 967 in Sweden (son of Ingeborg Sula THRANDSDOTTIR (maid. name 1), son of Olaf II 'The Mighty' King of Sweden Bjornsson Eriksson and Anna Ingeborg Björnsson Thrandsdotter); died on 9 Sep 1000 in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden.

    Styrbjorn married Thyra Haraldsdatter (maid. name 1)Denmark, Sweden. Thyra (daughter of Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) and Gunhild Haraldsdatter) was born in 947 in Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Ørmen, Ostfold, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Thyra Haraldsdatter (maid. name 1) was born in 947 in Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark (daughter of Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) and Gunhild Haraldsdatter); died on 18 Sep 1000 in Ørmen, Ostfold, Norway.
    Children:
    1. Prince Thorgils Prince of Sweden Sprakaleg Styrbjornsson was born in 965 in Uppsala, Denmark, Sweden; died in 1012 in Uppsala, Denmark, Sweden.
    2. 2. Thorkills Sparkalagg Styrbjornsson (maid. name 1) was born in 967 in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden; died on 22 Sep 1027 in Battle, Roskilde, Oresund, Denmark.

  3. 6.  Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) was born in 910 in Normandy, France (son of Gorm, "The Old, or the Sleepy", King of Denmark Hardaknutsson and Thyra Danebod Klacksdatter Jutland); died in 1031 in Hellig, Roskilde, Denmark.

    Harald married Gunhild Haraldsdatter. Gunhild was born in 905 in Copenhagen, København, Denmark; died in Dec 1029 in Longueville, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gunhild Haraldsdatter was born in 905 in Copenhagen, København, Denmark; died in Dec 1029 in Longueville, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France.
    Children:
    1. Thyra Haraldsdatter (maid. name 1) was born in 947 in Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Ørmen, Ostfold, Norway.
    2. 3. Sigrid De Crepon Sprakling (maid. name 1) was born in 956 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.
    3. Swein ( King of Denmark) Forkbeard was born in 960 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
    4. Gunhild Maria Haraldsen died in November 1002 in Devon, England, killed in St. Brice's Day Massacre.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Olaf II 'The Mighty' King of Sweden Bjornsson Eriksson was born in 885 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; died in 964 in Sweden.

    Olaf married Anna Ingeborg Björnsson Thrandsdotter in 900. Anna (daughter of Jarl Thraud 'Thrand' of Sula Sweden and Thrand DeSula) was born in 886 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; died in 932 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anna Ingeborg Björnsson Thrandsdotter was born in 886 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden (daughter of Jarl Thraud 'Thrand' of Sula Sweden and Thrand DeSula); died in 932 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Children:
    1. Cyrid Olafsdottir was born in 905 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; died in 974 in Arques, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France.
    2. Gunhild Olafsdottir was born in 923 in Kronoberg, Orebro, Sweden; died in 982 in Longueville, Normandy, France.
    3. 4. Styrbjorn (The Strong) Olafsson was born in 967 in Sweden; died on 9 Sep 1000 in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden.

  3. 6.  Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) was born in 910 in Normandy, France (son of Gorm, "The Old, or the Sleepy", King of Denmark Hardaknutsson and Thyra Danebod Klacksdatter Jutland); died in 1031 in Hellig, Roskilde, Denmark.

    Harald married Gunhild Haraldsdatter. Gunhild was born in 905 in Copenhagen, København, Denmark; died in Dec 1029 in Longueville, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gunhild Haraldsdatter was born in 905 in Copenhagen, København, Denmark; died in Dec 1029 in Longueville, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France.
    Children:
    1. 5. Thyra Haraldsdatter (maid. name 1) was born in 947 in Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Ørmen, Ostfold, Norway.
    2. Sigrid De Crepon Sprakling (maid. name 1) was born in 956 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden; died on 18 Sep 1000 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.
    3. Swein ( King of Denmark) Forkbeard was born in 960 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
    4. Gunhild Maria Haraldsen died in November 1002 in Devon, England, killed in St. Brice's Day Massacre.

  5. 12.  Gorm, "The Old, or the Sleepy", King of Denmark Hardaknutsson was born between 908-918 in Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark (son of Hartacut Harold II Parcus Of Denmark England (maid. name 1) and Elgiva Elfgifu Denmark Wessex (maid. name 1)); died in 958 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.

    Gorm, married Thyra Danebod Klacksdatter Jutland. Thyra (daughter of Harald Klak Jutland Halfdansson and Sigrid Haitabu Helgesdatter) was born in 1003 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in Jellinghojene, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Thyra Danebod Klacksdatter Jutland was born in 1003 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark (daughter of Harald Klak Jutland Halfdansson and Sigrid Haitabu Helgesdatter); died in Jellinghojene, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark.
    Children:
    1. 6. Harald (bluetooth) Gormsson (maid. name 1) was born in 910 in Normandy, France; died in 1031 in Hellig, Roskilde, Denmark.