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Torkel Styrbjörnsson
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Torkel Styrbjörnsson, Torgils, Sprakalägg or Sprakling is considered to have been the son of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong, the son of king Olof (II) Björnsson of Sweden. His mother was Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth (king of Denmark and Norway).

He died at the Battle of Swold.

Children:

Ulf Jarl (d. 1027), the Jarl of Canute the Great in Denmark and Danish steward.
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir who was to marry Godwin, Earl of Wessex.

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REF: "Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1992, 2nd edition. A follower of Knut, King of England. Possibly not the father of Gytha.

Sources:

1. Abbrev: Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of Englan
Title: Douglas McMartin, Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England (15 Nov 1995)5 Nov 1995.
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WWW http://intermid.com/DoutBerg/genealog.y/royhenry.htm
2. Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
Note:
Call number:

usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc

WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
3. Abbrev: Europäische Stammtafeln (Isenburg edition)
Title: Prince Wilhelm Karl von Isenburg, Europäische Stammtafeln (Isenburg edition) (Verlag von J.A. Stargardt, Marburg, pub. 1975, original 1953)tion)tion). Verlag von J.A. Stargardt, Marburg, pub. 1975, original 1953.
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selected charts in possession of J.H. Garner
Page: Band II Table 70
Text: Jarl Thorkill (or Thurkill) Sprakalaeg, s of Styr-Bjorn Olafsson & Thyra Haraldsdottir, many sources do not show him as son of Thyra Haroldsdottir.
4. Abbrev: Pullen010502.FTW
Title: Pullen010502.FTW
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Text: Date of Import: Jan 5, 2002
5. Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
Note:
Call number:

usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc

WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
Text: b abt 936, with his father Styrbjorn Olafsson of Sweden b abt 959. I reversed them.

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Short story:
- Thorgil Sprakling's WIFE IS UNKNOWN BY HISTORIANS!
- Thorgil had three (3) documented children: Ulf, Eilaf, and Gytha.
- Contemporary historians reject the notion that Thorgil is the son of Styrbjörn and Thyra*

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrbj%C3%B6rn_the_Strong#Alleged_descendants, and
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrbj%C3%B6rn_the_Strong#cite_note-14

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Excerpts from Wikipedia -- note the references to folklore/mythology:

"Thorgil Sprakling (also called Torkel, Torgils or Sprakalägg) was a Danish chieftain [...]"

"Two 13th-century writers relate folklore that derives Thorgil from THE MATING OF A *BEAR* WITH A NOBLEWOMAN. [...]The Gesta Antecessorum Comitis Waldevi copies John of Worcester's pedigree but makes the Ursius, father of 'Spratlingus', AN ACTUAL WHITE BEAR."

"In the 18th century, Danish historian Jakob Langebek suggested this bear story was allegorical, and that the brutish [...] father of Thorgil was a reference to [...] Styrbjörn the Strong."

" [...] NO PRIMARY SOURCE SUPPORTS THIS ROYAL ANCESTRY for Thorgil, a connection almost impossible to maintain because of the chronological inconsistencies."

"Thorgil is believed to have died circa 1009."

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