The Heimskringla on Thora
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 46. Of King Harald And Fin Arnason.
- relationship: Thora (Harald's wife) was Fin Arnason's brother's daughter, making the Arnasons closely tied to the king by kinship.
"Thora, King Harald's wife, was Fin Arnason's brother's daughter: and Fin and all his brothers were the king's dearest friends."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 85. King Harald'S Dream.
- attestation: Thora, daughter of Thorberg, stayed behind in Norway, while Harald took Queen Ellisif and her daughters Maria and Ingegerd, and his son Olaf.
"Thora, the daughter of Thorberg, also remained behind; but he took with him Queen Ellisif and her two daughters, Maria and Ingegerd. Olaf, King Harald's son, also accompanied his father abroad."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 18. Birth Of Hakon Herdebreid.
- attestation: Thora was Simon the bonde's servant-girl who bore a son called Hakon, considered King Sigurd's son and born around 1047.
"The girl was called Thora, and she was Simon the bonde's servant-girl. Simon took good care of her afterwards, and the girl brought forth a male child (A.D. 1047), who was called Hakon"