The Heimskringla on Eirik Bjodaskalle
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 3. Astrid'S Journey.
- attestation: Eirik Bjodaskalle learned of the approaching troop through friends and sent Astrid east to Sweden to his friend Hakon Gamle.
"Eirik immediately, in the night, made preparation for Astrid's flight, gave her good guides, and send her away eastward to Svithjod, to his good friend Hakon Gamle, who was a powerful man there."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 5. Of Sigurd Eirikson.
- relationship: Astrid's brother Sigurd, son of Eirik Bjodaskalle, had long served King Valdemar in Gardarike (Russia) with great distinction.
"Astrid had a brother called Sigurd, a son of Eirik Bjodaskalle, who had long been abroad in Gardarike (Russia) with King Valdemar, and was there in great consideration."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 68. Journey Of Bjorn The Marshal.
- relationship: The genealogy traced: Eirik Bjodaskalle fathered Astrid (Olaf Trygvason's mother), and Bodvar fathered Olaf who fathered Gissur White who fathered Vilborg; Eirik and Bodvar were cousins.
"Eirik Bjodaskalle father of Astrid, King Olaf Trygvason's mother, and Bodvar father of Olaf, mother of Gissur White the father of Vilborg, were brother's sons of the lenderman Vikingakare of Vors"