Cecilie Skjalmsdatter Hvide

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Skjalm Hvide was an Earl (Jarl) on Sjælland for many years. He owned agreat deal of land on Sjælland, especially in the area around Sorø. In1062 he joined Svend Estridsen's fight against Harald Haardraade nearNisaa, where he was wounded and taken prisoner, but according to Saxo'schronical he managed to escape at Gedesø. He also participated in ErikEjegod's onslaught against the Vends, and he was apointed as Commander(Høvding) of Rügen after its defeat. His brother "Avte" (Aage) died in abattle with the Vends on the way from Sjælland to Falster. Skjalm Hvidewas foster-father of Knud Lavard, who would later become king. Skjalmdied circa 1113, he had lived to a very old age, and was buried inFjenneslev, but his remains were later moved to Sorø by Bishop Absalon.

"Hvide" (White) was Skjalm's personal nickname, not a family-name - nocertain information is known about his ancestry; though some speculatethat he is the son of a Toke Trylle. Skjalm Hvide is considered the thefounding father of the mighty danish "Hvide-ætten" (Hvide-family). He isthe forefather of the two Galen family-lines, through his sons Ebbe andSune.

(Sources: Dansk Adelsårbog, 1898, page 223; "1000 Aner til enSkovgårdsslægt", Edvard Skovgaard, 1989; "Hvidernes by, kirke og gårdFJENNESLEV", Lars Andersen, 1977.)

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Skjalm blev gift med Seigne Asbjørnsdatter før 1083 i Danmark. Seigne (datter af Asbjørn Ulfsen Sprakling) blev født før 1065 i Danmark; døde i 1086 i Fjenneslev, København Co, Danmark. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• Ane-nr.: HV

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• Beskæftigelse: Viceroy (Statholder) of D
• Ane-nr.: G1/G2 d-not

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Ulf nævnes først som jarl i England. I 1022 var Thorkil den Høje af kongKnud den Store gjort til statholder i Danmark, men han døde allerede ca.1024, hvorefter Knud ca. 1025 gjorde Ulf til statholder med bopæl iRoskilde, medens Knud den Store opholdt sig i England.

I slaget ved Helgeå tidligt i 1026 med Olav den Hellige af Norge og AnundJacob af Sverige var det ved at gå galt for Knud, men han fik bragt ordeni sin flåde, da Ulf jarl kom til med sine skibe. Knud overvintredederefter 1026 i Roskilde hos Ulf og halvsøsteren, og over et parti skakkom det til et skænderi vedrørende ansvaret for den uheldige kamp vedHelgeå, og kongen gav næste dag en af sine mænd ordre til at dræbe Ulf,ligegyldigt hvor han fandt ham. Det skete i Hellige Trefoldighedskirkenskor. (Roskilde Domkirke)

Knud måtte senere sone mordet med mandebod til sin søster - ogselvfølgelig også til kirken, der var blevet vanhelliget ved denne udåd.

Estrid Svendsdatter lod den første danske stenkirke bygge. Det var iRoskilde, hvor kirken opførtes i frådsten omkring 1030. Hun opførtekirken til minde om sin myrdede gemal Ulf Jarl. Kirken afløste dentrækirke hendes far, Svend Tveskæg, havde opført øst for kongsgården iRoskilde, der hvor Roskilde Domkirke nu ligger. Formentlig kun gift meden af de to første mænd

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Ulf blev gift med Estrid Svendsdatter i 1018 i Roskilde Cathedral, Sjælland. Estrid (datter af Svend I Tveskæg _____ og Sigrid Storraada _____, of Götaland) blev født cirka 998 i Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark; døde den 9 maj 1074 i Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark; blev begravet i 1074 i Roskilde Cathedral, Sjælland. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Thorgils blev gift med Sigrid _____. Sigrid blev født før 975; døde efter 1001. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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• Ane-nr.: G1 d-note

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Svend Tveskæg (aka Swegn/Swein Forkbeard) was king of Denmark afterhaving defeated his father, Harald Blaatand, in 986, and remained theking of Denmark through to his death in 1014. Whether Svend is the sonof Queen Tove or, more probably, one of Harald Blaatand's many mistressesis not known. For a time in his youth he is said to have lived with hissister Gunhild, and her husband Palnig/Palne Toke, in the the territorythat the Danes held in England.

Svend had imported clergymen and monks from England. Svend was lookedupon unfavourably by the Church in Rome, due to his strong resistance tothe German Bremer Church. This must have stemmed from the fact that hehad issued letters to the Bishops in Aarhus, Ribe, Schleswig, and Odense,confuring on them the right to extend their influence into what was thenGerman territory! However, the Bremer Church collapsed after the deathof its powerful archbishop, Adaldag, in 988. The Bishop of Ribe,Odinkar, was a relative of the royal family. He had been educated inEngland, France, and also in Bremen. He was very competent, and managedto gather all the Danish bishops under his churchly domain.

Svend had ambitions to conquer England, and thus spent a great deal oftime, and energy, there early in his reign. However, he was forced tocome back to Denmark in order to deal with political differences withKing Olav Trygvesen of Norway. Legend states that his was the result ofa personal dispute between his wife Sigrid and the Norwegian king.

This dispute ended in 1000 when Svend united with the fleets of Earl(Jarl) Erik, of Norway, and of King Olof, of Sweden, at the "Battle ofSvold". It is not known for certain where the battle was held, possiblyit was located near Rügen or maybe at Hven in the Øresund. Togethertheir forces defeated the Norwegian fleet, and King Olav himself waskilled. After defeating the Norwegian king, Svend made himself the kingof Norway.

Now he could turn his attention back to England. It appears that he usedthe Viking fortresses of Trellesborg, Fyrkat, Nonnebakken, and Aggersborgas bases for his forays to England. After many battles with the Englishthe Vikings demanded ever increasing bribes from the English king toleave them in peace. This culminated in 1005-1006 with the enormousbribe of about 10 tons of silver. By 1013 Svend had conquered much ofEngland; although he only reigned over that territory for two years. Heis known in English lore as "Swein Forkbeard".

Alfred the Great is recognised as the first king of all England, butoften wrongly presented as such from 871. However, he did notsuccessfully beat the Vikings before 895. Svend was in control of theEngland during 1013-1014. He is the father of Knud den Store (aka Canutethe Great), the first to really unit England as one kingdom. Vikings hadlarge areas under their control, gaining and lossing some, until Knudmanaged to gain full control in 1016.

Svend was first married to Gunhild of the Vends. Gunhild was exiled toPoland by Svend Tveskæg to the advantage of Sigrid Storråda; she wasbrought back to Denmark again by her son after Svend Tveskæg's death.Svend very likely also had a number of mistresses.


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Svend blev gift med Sigrid Storraada _____, of Götaland cirka 995. Sigrid (datter af Toste _____) blev født før 965 i Götaland region, Sverige; døde før 1013 i Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Sigrud Tostesdatter, known as "Sigrid Storraada", was the daughter of aswedish nobleman and viking chief named Toste, known as "Skogul-Toste".Storråda can be translated to as: haughty, powerful, or bawdy. She wasfirst married to Erik VII Segersäll, the king of Sweden, who died circa994/995.

Little is known of her outside of what was written of her in the oldnordic sagas; and the stories surrounding her were probably highlyembroidered. It is said that circa 995 she had two of her admirers,Harald Grænske and Vsevold of Kiev, burned to death. Evidently Harald,who had grown up in her father's household, had dared to behave toofreely towards the recently widowed queen. Harald's son later became theking of Norway, Olav den Hellige. The real Sigrid is a rather mysteriousperson, and it can not be said with absolute certainty that following thedeath of Erik, she was ever really married to Svend Tveskæg, the king ofDenmark.

According to legend King Olav Trygvesen of Norway was a christianconvert, and it seems that he took exception to the fact that Sigridstill honoured the old nordic gods. It is told that during a disputeover this Olav slapped Sigrid across the face. For this insult againsther person Sigrid sought revenge, and inflamed her husband, SvendTveskæg, and his son Knud to war against the Norwegian monarch. Olavfell at the battle of the Svold in September of 1000. The Svold,according to Icelandic tradition, is the narrow strait between the islandof Rügen and Pommerania in northern Germany; however, according to Adamvon Bremen the battle took place further north in the Sound betweenSealand and Sweden.

Sources: "Vikingatågen och runstenarna" by Åke Ohlmark, 1981, page 36;and "Dansk Biografisk Håndleksikon" by Dahl & Engelstoft, 1920-26.

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