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The Heimskringla on Ragnhildr

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 3. Halfdan'S Marriage

attestation: The young Harald died at ten years old after his mother Ragnhild also died

"The same winter his daughter Ragnhild died; and the following spring the young Harald fell sick and died at ten years of age."

relationship: Ragnhild's mother Thorny was daughter of Klakharald king in Jutland and sister of Thrye Dannebod, wife of Gorm the Old

"Ragnhild's mother was Thorny, a daughter of Klakharald king in Jutland, and a sister of Thrye Dannebod who was married to the Danish king, Gorm the Old, who then ruled over the Danish dominions."

attestation: Ragnhild was known as wise and intelligent, and experienced prophetic dreams

"Ragnhild, who was wise and intelligent, dreamt great dreams."
attestation: Ragnhild dreamed she pulled a thorn from her shift that grew into a great tree rooted in earth and reaching beyond sight

"she took a thorn out of her shift; but while she was holding the thorn in her hand it grew so that it became a great tree, one end of which struck itself down into the earth, and it became firmly rooted"
attestation: The dream tree's lower part was red with blood, the stem green, and the branches white as snow

"The under part of the tree was red with blood, but the stem upwards was beautifully green and the branches white as snow."
attestation: The tree's branches were so vast they seemed to cover all of Norway and beyond

"so vast were the tree's branches that they seemed to her to cover all Norway, and even much more."

attestation: Queen Ragnhild gave birth to a son named Harald, who grew handsome and skilled but was more loved by his mother than his father

"Queen Ragnhild gave birth to a son, and water was poured over him, and the name of Harald given him, and he soon grew stout and remarkably handsome."

relationship: Gunhild and her sons married Eirik's daughter Ragnhild to Arnfin, son of Thorfin Hausakljufer

"They married King Eirik's daughter, Ragnhild, to Arnfin, a son of Thorfin Hausakljufer"

relationship: Their daughter Ragnhild was married to Harek of Thjotta.

"Their daughter, who was called Ragnhild, was married to Harek of Thjotta"

relationship: Thorberg Arnason's wife Ragnhild was a daughter of Erling Skjalgson.

"his wife Ragnhild, a daughter of Erling Skjalgson, was."
attestation: Ragnhild asked Thorberg to shelter Stein, but Thorberg was reluctant given the king's wrath.

"Ragnhild went to him, and told him how matters stood with Stein, and begged Thorberg to receive him, and take care of him."
attestation: Ragnhild threatened to leave Thorberg if he refused to shelter Stein.

"Ragnhild replied, that they should either both go or both stay."
attestation: Ragnhild suggested Thorberg either accompany Stein to her father Erling or provide escorts for the journey.

"go with him to my father Erling, or give him attendants, so that he may get there in safety."
attestation: Ragnhild sent to her father Erling Skjalgson for reinforcements; Erling's sons Sigurd and Thord came with two ships of twenty benches each and ninety men.

"Ragnhild sent men east to Jadar to her father Erling, and begged him to send people. Erling's sons, Sigurd and Thord, came out, each with a ship of twenty benches of rowers and ninety men."

attestation: Ragnhild refused Hakon, saying her father Magnus would never have married her to a man without a title, even though she acknowledged Hakon's qualities.

"She answered him thus: "I have often to feel that my father, King Magnus, is dead and gone from me, since I must marry a bonde; although I acknowledge thou art a handsome man, expert in all exercises. But if King Magnus had lived he would not have married me to any man less than a king""

attestation: Magnus Barefoot's daughter Ragnhild was married by her brothers to Harald Kesia, son of Danish king Eirik the Good, and their sons were Magnus, Olaf, Knut, and Harald.

"Magnus Barefoot's daughter, Ragnhild, was married by her brothers to Harald Kesia, a son of the Danish king, Eirik the Good; and their sons were Magnus, Olaf, Knut and Harald."