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Birth Name Haraldsdottir, Thyra
Gender female
Age at Death 53 years, 8 months, 17 days

Narrative

"Thyra [...] was the spouse of both King Olav I of Norway and of Styrbjörn Starke, crown prince of Sweden."

"Tyra was daughter of the Danish king Harald Bluetooth. She was first married to the Swedish prince and throne claimant Styrbjörn Starke (Styrbjörn the Strong), son of King Olof Björnsson. As such, she was a titular crown princess of Sweden. However Styrbjörn Starke died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir (c. 985) near Uppsala fighting with his uncle King Eric the Victorious for the throne of Sweden."

"According to Snorri Sturluson, she was next betrothed to the Wendish king Burislav."

"She subsequently arranged to have herself married to Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway, to the displeasure of her brother Svein. When Olaf married her, Svein refused to pay her promised dowry. Olaf subsequently set out for Wendland to seek allies for a war on Denmark. On the way, Olaf was ambushed by Svein and an alliance which included Olof Skötkonung and Eirik Hákonarson. The resulting Battle of Svolder ended in the death of the Norwegian king. According to legend, Queen Tyra subsequently committed suicide by starvation after receiving news of her husband's death at the battle."

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_of_Denmark

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 947 Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark   1
Death 1000-09-18 Norway   3

Age: 53y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Gormsson of Denmark, Harald II910986-11-01
Mother Olafsdottir, Gunnhild9231002
         Haraldsdottir, Thyra 947 1000-09-18
    Brother     Haraldsson of Denmark, Sveyn I 965 1013-02-02
    Sister     of Denmark, Nevia

Families

Family of Olafsson, Styrbjorn and Haraldsdottir, Thyra
Unknown Partner Olafsson, Styrbjorn ( * 930 + 985 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Styrbjornsson, Thorkils9601027-09-22