Gyda Torgilsdatter
- Born: Abt 997, Halland, Sweden
- Marriage: Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson in 1019 in Halland, Sweden
- Died: After 1067
 General Notes:
Born: Abt 997, Halland, Sweden
Marriage: Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson in 1019 in Halland, Sweden
Died: After 1067
Another name for Gyda was Gytha Thorkelsdóttir.
General Notes:
Gyda flyktet i 1067 til en klippeøy i Bristolfjorden sammen med flere høvdinger. Hun måtte så flykte videre til St. Omer i Flandern, hvor hun døde.
Gyda married Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson, son of Wulfnoth Cild and Unknown, in 1019 in Halland, Sweden. (Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson was born about 992 in Wessex, England and died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.) The cause of her death was apoplexy.
Marriage Notes:
The marriage resulted in the birth of at least twelve children: Driella of Wessex (c. 1019); Edith of Wessex, (c. 1020 - December 19, 1075), queen consort of Edward the Confessor; Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia (c. 1021 - 1052). At some point he declared himself an illegitimate son of Canute the Great but this is considered to be a false claim; Harold II of England (c. 1022 - October 14, 1066); Gungilda of Wessex, a nun (c. 1024 - 1080); Ylgiva of Wessex (c. 1025); Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (c. 1026 - September 25, 1066); Ydgiva of Wessex (c. 1028); Gyrth Godwinson (c. 1032 - October 14, 1066); Leofwine Godwinson , Earl of Kent (c. 1035 - October 14, 1066); Wulfnoth Godwinson (c. 1036 - 1087); Ylfgar of Wessex (c. 1038). <Sources.htm>
Gyda married Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson, son of Wulfnoth Cild and Unknown, in 1019 in Halland, Sweden. (Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson was born about 992 in Wessex, England and died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.)
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