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The Heimskringla on Astrid

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 1. Olaf Trygvason'S Birth.

attestation: After Trygve's death in 963, Astrid fled with her loose property, accompanied by her foster-father Thorolf Lusarskeg.

"after Trygve's death (A.D. 963) Astrid fled, and privately took with her all the loose property she could. Her foster-father, Thorolf Lusarskeg, followed her, and never left her"
attestation: Astrid, pregnant with King Trygve's child, hid on a small island in a lake and gave birth to a boy named Olaf after his grandfather.

"Astrid was pregnant with a child of King Trygve, and she went to a lake, and concealed herself in a holm or small island in it with a few men. Here her child was born, and it was a boy; and water was poured over it, and it was called Olaf after the grandfather."
attestation: Astrid hid on the island all summer, then secretly traveled by night to her father Eirik's estate at Oprustader.

"One evening, towards dark, they came to Oprustader, where Astrid's father Eirik dwelt, and privately sent a man to Eirik to tell him; and Eirik took them to an out-house"
attestation: Astrid remained through winter 964 at her father's with only two servant girls, her son Olaf, Thorolf Lusarskeg, and Thorolf's six-year-old son Thorgils.

"none remained, behind with her but two servant girls, her child Olaf, Thorolf Lusarskeg, and his son Thorgils, who was six years old; and they remained all winter (A.D. 964)."

attestation: On the journey, Astrid and her party stopped at Skaun and were turned away by the inhospitable bonde Bjorn Eiterkveisa.

"towards evening they reached a domain called Skaun. Here they saw a large mansion, towards which they went, and begged a night's lodging. For the sake of concealment they were clad in mean clothing. There dwelt here a bonde called Bjorn Eiterkveisa, who was very rich, but very inhospitable. He drove them away"
attestation: Astrid and her party escaped to Sweden and stayed a long time with Hakon Gamle.

"Astrid and her friends proceeded on their journey, and came to Svithjod, to Hakon Gamle (the Old), where she and her son remained a long time, and had friendly welcome."

attestation: Astrid set out for Russia after two years with Hakon Gamle (965-966), when Olaf was three years old.

"She had then been two years (A.D. 965-966) with Hakon the Old, and Olaf was three years of age."
attestation: On the Baltic crossing, Estonian vikings captured the travelers, killing some and dividing others as slaves.

"As they sailed out into the Baltic, they were captured by vikings of Eistland, who made booty both of the people and goods, killing some, and dividing others as slaves."

attestation: Astrid, Sigvalde's wife and King Burizleif's daughter, was friendly to Olaf because of his former marriage to her sister Geira.

"Astrid, the Earl's wife, King Burizleif's daughter, was a great friend of King Olaf Trygvason, particularly on account of the connection which had been between them when Olaf was married to her sister Geira."

relationship: Astrid was the daughter of King Olaf Trygvason and wife of Earl Sigvalde.

"Astrid, the king's daughter, the wife of Earl Sigvalde"

attestation: Astrid, the king's daughter, was brought up in West Gautland in the house of a worthy man called Egil

"The king's daughter, Astrid, was brought up in West Gautland, in the house of a worthy man called Egil."

attestation: King Olaf's daughter Astrid came to Earl Ragnvald's court around the same time, and a great feast was made for her

"About the same time King Olaf's daughter Astrid came to Earl Ragnvald's court, and a great feast was made for her."

relationship: Earl Ulf, son of Thorgils Sprakaleg, was married to Astrid, King Svein's daughter and sister of Canute the Great.

"Earl Ulf, a son of Thorgils Sprakaleg. Ulf was married to Astrid, King Svein's daughter, and sister of Canute the Great."

attestation: Queen Astrid and daughter Ulfhild remained behind in Sweden while Olaf took his son Magnus eastward to Russia

"his own queen Astrid, and their daughter Ulfhild, remained behind in Svithjod, and the king took his son Magnus eastward with him."

attestation: Queen Astrid, wife of Olaf the Saint, accompanied her stepson Magnus to Norway and received great honor from him

"Queen Astrid, who had been married to King Olaf the Saint, came to Norway with King Magnus her stepson, as before related, and was held by him deservedly in great honour and esteem."
attestation: The rivalry between Astrid and Alfhild grew so bitter that they could not lodge in the same house

"therefore would on no account let her have a seat beside her, and they could not lodge in the same house."