Denmark

DENMARK

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, William d' Albini, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Robert de Roos)

SYWARD the Saxon (see Huntingdon), Earl of Huntingdon, Northumberland and Northampton, died in 1055. He married, first, Elfleda of Northumbria. Syward was the son of

EARL BERNE of the Royal House of Denmark.

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(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

GITHA of Denmark (aunt of Leif Ericson) married, in 1020, Godwin, Earl of Kent, who died in 1053. Githa was the daughter of

THORKEL SPRAKALOG was the son of

PRINCE STYRIBIORN of Upsala was born in 956 and died in 984. He was the son of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

TYRA, Princess of Denmark, married Olaf II, King of Upsala (Norway), who died in 1034.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

SWEYN (Sueno) II (see England-Danes), King of England 1013-14, King of Denmark 980-1014, married Gunhild.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, William de Mowbray, Robert de Roos)

N. N. was the mother of Beatrice who married Rodulf de Warrene (see Warren), who was living in 1074.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, John de Lacie, William de Mowbray, Robert de Vere)

AVELINA married Osbern de Bolbec (see Giffard), Lord of Longueville in Normandy 1028-35.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie)

SENFRIE was the mother of Josceline who married Roger I de Montgomery, Seigneur of Montgomery.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie, Saire de Lacie)

WEWA (Awelina) married Thorold (see Beaumont), Seigneur of Pont-Audemer.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, William de Lanvallei, William de Mowbray)

LADY GUNNORA of Denmark died in 1031. She married Richard the Fearless, 3rd Duke of Normandy, who was born in 933 and died in 996.

TYRA, SWEYN, N. N., AVELINA, SENFRIE, WEWA, and LADY GUNNORA were the children of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, John de Lacie, William de Lanvallei, William Malet, William de Mowbray, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos, Robert de Vere)

HAROLD VIII Blaatand, Ist Christian King of Denmark 931-79, was born in 911 and died around 981/86. He married Cyrid (Cynthia), Queen of Sweden. Harold VIII was the son of

GORMO II Enske, King of Denmark 881-93, married Sida. Gormo II was the son of

FROTHO VI, King of Denmark 879-80, was the son of

CANUTE I, King of Denmark 859-74, invaded England but was repulsed by King Alfred. Canute I was the son of

ERIC II, King of Denmark 835-59, was the &On of

SIWARD III, King of Denmark 831-34, was the last heathen King of Denmark.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Rober Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos)

OLAUS (see below and Sweden).

SIWARD and OLAUS were the sons of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, John de Lacie, William de Lanvallei, William de Mowbray, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos, Robert de Vere)

REGNERUS, King of Denmark 818-30, married Thora, daughter of Herothus, King of Sweden. Regnerus was the son of

SIWARD II, King of Denmark 815-17.

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ERIC II (see Sweden), King of Sweden, was the son of OLAUS was the son of

REGNER, King of Denmark, married Thora, daughter of Heroth, King of Norway.

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(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

N. N. married Sivardus, King of Norway. She was the daughter of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

GOTRICUS (Godfrey or Sigfrid), King of Denmark 765-810.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, lOth Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, John de Lacie, William de Lanvallei, William de Mowbray, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos, Robert de Vere)

GEVA of Denmark married Witikind, Duke of Saxony (see Saxony).

GOTRICUS and GEVA were the children of

GORMO I, King of Denmark 715-65, was the son of

HAROLD V, King of Denmark 707-15, was the son of

BALDRUS, King of Denmark 701.07, was the son of

BIORNNO, King of Denmark 696.701.

HAROLD HILDETAND, King of Denmark and Sweden in 725, was the son of

RORIC SLINGEBAND, King of Denmark and Sweden in 700, was the son of

IVAR VIDFADMA, King of Denmark and Sweden in 660, was the son of

HALFDAN of Lethra, King of Denmark, married Auda of Roeskilda. Halfdan was the son of

FRODE VII, King of Denmark, married Hilda of the Vandals.

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Interesting Cousins

LIEF ERICSON the Lucky discovered America about 1000. Lief was the son of

ERIC the Red, the intrepid Viking, discovered Greenland about 985.

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

GITHA of Denmark (our ancestor) married, in 1020, Godwin, Earl of Kent, who died in 1053.

ERIC and GITHA were the children of

(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox)

THORKEL SPRAKALOG was the son of,

PRINCE STYRIBIORN of Upsala was born in 956 and died in 984. Styribiorn was the son of

OLAF II, King of Upsala, married Tyra, Princess of Denmark.

Ref, Royal Genealogies. p. 416; Chronological Chart, p. 1; Magna Charta, pps. 164 and 1793.