Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden
- Marriage: Olav II Haraldsson of Norway in Feb 1019 in Sarpsborg, Ostfold, Norway
- Died: After 1035
 General Notes:
Marriage: Olav II Haraldsson of Norway in Feb 1019 in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway
Died: After 1035
General Notes:
Astrid var ifølge Snorre datter til Olof Skötkonung og hans frille, Edla, og derfor helsøster til Emund "Gammel". Navnet finnes kun i islandske kilder, og det har derfor blitt vanlig å anvende den norske formen, selv om hun som sin faster i Danmark, nok kalte seg Estrid. Da dronningen ikke var god mot sine stebarn, sendte kong Olof barna til oppfostring hos fremmede. Astrid kom derfor til en fremstående mann i Västergötland som het Egil. Opplysningene lar seg ikke kontrollere, men er ikke usannsynlige. Vanskeligere blir det når det gjelder det første store vendepunket i hennes liv, giftemålet med Olav "den Hellige" i 1019. Kildene beretter enstemmig at Olav først hadde fått løfte om Ingegjerd, sveakongens ektefødte datter, men at dette løfte ikke ble innfridd. Ingegjerd ble i stedet bortgift med Jaroslav, storfyrsten av Novgorod. At Astrid i stedet ble dronning i Norge forklares av Snorre med at Ragnvald jarl i Västergötland fikk Olav til å gå med på å gifte seg med Astrid for å irritere den blivende svigerfaren. Den legendariske Olofs-sagaen lar Astrid selv by ut seg. Begge versioner forefaller urimelige og tendensiøse. Mest rimelig er fremstillingen i "Fagerskinna", som skriver at kong Olof i Sverige tilbød å gifte bort Astrid med den hjemgift som han tidligere hadde avsatt for Ingegjerd. Situasjonen var neppe slik at dette tilbud om forlik skulle kunne avvises av den norske kongen. From Snorre Sturlasson: Saga of Magnus the Good: "1. ... Here it is related that when King Magnus and his fellow-travellers sailed from the East to Svithjod, they brought up at Sigtuna. Emund Olafson [Edmund Olavsson] was then king in Svithjod. Queen Astrid, who had been married to King Olaf the Saint, was also there. She received very gladly and well her stepson King Magnus, and summoned immediately a numerous Thing of Swedes at a place called Hangtar. At the Thing Queen Astrid spoke these words: "Here is come to us a son of Olaf the Saint, called Magnus, who intends to make an expedition to Norway to seek his father's heritage. It is my great duty to give him aid towards this expedition; for he is my stepson, as is well known to all, both Swedes and Norwegians. Neither shall he want men or money, in so far as I can procure them or have influence, in order that his strength may be as great as possible; and all the men who will support this cause of his shall have my fullest friendship; and I would have it known that I intend myself to go with him on this attempt, that all may see I will spare nothing that is in my power to help him." ..".
Astrid married Olav II Haraldsson of Norway, son of Harald Grenske and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, in Feb 1019 in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway. (Olav II Haraldsson of Norway was born circa 995, died on 29 Jul 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway and was buried in Nidaros, Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.)
Astrid married Olav II Haraldsson of Norway, son of Harald Grenske and Asta Gudbrandsdatter, in Feb 1019 in Sarpsborg, Ostfold, Norway. (Olav II Haraldsson of Norway was born about 995 and died on 29 Jul 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway.)
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