Gyrid of Sweden

Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden, also called Gyrithe Olafsdottir and Gunnhild, (10th century) was a Swedish princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth.

Biography

Gyrid was the daughter of King Olof (II) Björnsson of Sweden and Queen Ingeborg Thrandsdotter. She was not the sister of the Swedish throne claimant Styrbjörn Starke, who was a Norwegian that used a false claim to be the son of former king Olof (II) Björnsson (who was already dead) in order to challenge Olof's brother Erik for the Swedish throne.

Gyrid is thought to have married Swein Forkbeard, who actually supported the previously mentioned Norwegian in his invasion attempt of Sweden.

Children

• Tyri of Denmark
• Sweyn Forkbeard
• Haakon Haraldsson
• Gunhilde

References

• Saxo Grammaticus

Succession