Thyra Haroldsdottir Princess of Denmark

• Preferred Name: Thyra Haroldsdottir Princess of Denmark^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Death: 18 SEP 1000 in Ørmen, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway at LATI: N9.2995 LONG: E0.8944 with note: See Sources
  
• FSID: 9MTF-W16
  
• Burial: 1000 in Jelling, Tørrild, Vejle, Denmark at LATI: N5.7543 LONG: E0.4182
  
• Birth: 927 in Hålland, Jämtland, Sweden at LATI: N6.75 LONG: E3
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
  
  TYRE Haraldsdatter (-18 Sep [1000]). The primary source which confirms her first marriage has not been identified. The Historia Norwegie, when recording her third marriage, says that "sororem Sweinonis regis…Tyri" had earlier been betrothed to "dux quidam de Sclauia"[176] (a certain leader of the Slavs...). Saxo Grammaticus records that Erik King of Denmark deposed her first husband, dated to [984/85][177].
  
  The following source suggests that Erik received Polish help at the time: one manuscript of Adam of Bremen records that "Hericus rex Sueonum" made a treaty with “rege Polanorum Bolizlao” and that “Bolizlaus” gave “filiam vel sororem” to “Herico”[178]. It is therefore not a great leap to assume that, at the same time, the marriage was arranged between Bolesław of Poland and the widow of Erik’s predecessor.
  
  A variation on this theme is provided by Snorre, who records “Sigvalde...earl over Jomsborg in Vindland” capturing Svend King of Denmark (soon after he deposed his father) and taking him “to Vindland, to Jomsborg”, where he forced him “to make peace with Burizleif, the king of the Vinds”, the arrangement including Svend’s marriage to “Gunhild, King Burizleif’s daughter“ and the marriage of “King Burizleif” to “Thyre, a daughter of Harald, and King Svein’s sister”[179].
  
  This passage is shown to be inaccurate regarding King Svend (see below under his first marriage), but the report about Tyre’s marriage is believable. Hlawitschka, in his analysis of the wives of Erik King of Sweden and Svend King of Denmark (discussed further below), suggests that “Burislaw/Burizleif of the Wends” was in fact the same person as Bolesław I "Chrobry/the Brave" Prince of Poland[180], which is consistent with Adam’s statement.
  
  In a later passage, Snorre records Tyre's flight to Norway from her second husband and her subsequent marriage to King Olav[181]. The Historia Norwegie records the marriage of King Olav and "sororem Sweinonis regis…Tyri"[182]. Adam of Bremen records the marriage of "Olaph Trucconis filius" and "a Dania superbissimam Thore" soon after he returned to Norway after exile in England[183].
  
  Adam of Bremen records that, after the death of her husband, his wife starved herself to death[184]. m firstly STYRBJÖRN [Björn] “den Starke/the Strong" of Sweden, son of [BJÖRN Erkison/OLOF Björnsson King of Sweden & his wife ---] (-killed in battle Fyrisvall, near Uppsala 985).
  
  m secondly ([987], divorced) as his [third] wife, BOŁESLAW of Poland, son of MIESZKO I Prince of Poland & his [eighth] wife Dobrava [Dobroslawa] of Bohemia ([967]-17 Jun 1025), or (less likely) as his [---] wife, Burislaw Prince of the Wends, son of ---.
  
  m thirdly (Tønsberg 998) as his third wife, OLAV I Trygveson King of Norway, son of TRYGVE Olavson King in Romerike & his wife Åstrid Eiriksdatter ([968]-in a sea battle in the Øresund, off Svold near Rügen 9 Sep [1000]).
  
  Tyra Haraldsdatter, también Tyri o Thyra (939 - 1000) fue una princesa de Dinamarca y reina consorte de Noruega, esposa de Olav Tryggvason (siglo X).

• m. BEF 990 in Norway

1. Thorgils Sprakeleg Bjornson Styrjornsson, b. Abt 970/985 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden    

1. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medieval Lands Project, Cawley
   Author: [176] Historia Norwegie XVII, p. 94. [177] Saxo Grammaticus (Christiansen), 10, II, p. 5, and Saxo (Holder), p. 325. [178] Adami, Gesta Hammenburgensis Ecclesiæ Pontificum II.34, Schol. 25, MGH SS VII, p. 318. [179] Snorre, King Olav Trygvason's Saga Part I, 38, p. 156. [180] Hlawitschka, E. (2006) Die Ahnen der hochmittelalterlichen deutschen Könige, Kaiser und ihrer Gemahlinnen, Band I: 911-1137, Teil 2, Monumenta Germaniæ Historica, Hilfsmittel 25,2 (Hannover), XXI, 20/21, pp. 478-81. [181] Snorre, King Olav Trygvason's Saga Part III, 99 and 100. [182] Historia Norwegie XVII, p. 94. [183] Adami, Gesta Hammenburgensis Ecclesiæ Pontificum II.34, MGH SS VII, p. 318. [184] Adami, Gesta Hammenburgensis Ecclesiæ Pontificum II.39, MGH SS VII, p. 320.
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/DENMARK.htm#HaraldIdied986987A;
   Note: TYRE Haraldsdatter (-18 Sep [1000]). The primary source which confirms her first marriage has not been identified. The Historia Norwegie, when recording her third marriage, says that "sororem Sweinonis regis…Tyri" had earlier been betrothed to "dux quidam de Sclauia"[176] (a certain leader of the Slavs...). Saxo Grammaticus records that Erik King of Denmark deposed her first husband, dated to [984/85][177]. The following source suggests that Erik received Polish help at the time: one manuscript of Adam of Bremen records that "Hericus rex Sueonum" made a treaty with “rege Polanorum Bolizlao” and that “Bolizlaus” gave “filiam vel sororem” to “Herico”[178]. It is therefore not a great leap to assume that, at the same time, the marriage was arranged between Bolesław of Poland and the widow of Erik’s predecessor. A variation on this theme is provided by Snorre, who records “Sigvalde...earl over Jomsborg in Vindland” capturing Svend King of Denmark (soon after he deposed his father) and taking him “to Vindland, to Jomsborg”, where he forced him “to make peace with Burizleif, the king of the Vinds”, the arrangement including Svend’s marriage to “Gunhild, King Burizleif’s daughter“ and the marriage of “King Burizleif” to “Thyre, a daughter of Harald, and King Svein’s sister”[179]. This passage is shown to be inaccurate regarding King Svend (see below under his first marriage), but the report about Tyre’s marriage is believable. Hlawitschka, in his analysis of the wives of Erik King of Sweden and Svend King of Denmark (discussed further below), suggests that “Burislaw/Burizleif of the Wends” was in fact the same person as Bolesław I "Chrobry/the Brave" Prince of Poland[180], which is consistent with Adam’s statement. In a later passage, Snorre records Tyre's flight to Norway from her second husband and her subsequent marriage to King Olav[181]. The Historia Norwegie records the marriage of King Olav and "sororem Sweinonis regis…Tyri"[182]. Adam of Bremen records the marriage of "Olaph Trucconis filius" and "a Dania superbissimam Thore" soon after he returned to Norway after exile in England[183]. Adam of Bremen records that, after the death of her husband, his wife starved herself to death[184]. m firstly STYRBJÖRN [Björn] “den Starke/the Strong" of Sweden, son of [BJÖRN Erkison/OLOF Björnsson King of Sweden & his wife ---] (-killed in battle Fyrisvall, near Uppsala 985). m secondly ([987], divorced) as his [third] wife, BOŁESLAW of Poland, son of MIESZKO I Prince of Poland & his [eighth] wife Dobrava [Dobroslawa] of Bohemia ([967]-17 Jun 1025), or (less likely) as his [---] wife, Burislaw Prince of the Wends, son of ---. m thirdly (Tønsberg 998) as his third wife, OLAV I Trygveson King of Norway, son of TRYGVE Olavson King in Romerike & his wife Åstrid Eiriksdatter ([968]-in a sea battle in the Øresund, off Svold near Rügen 9 Sep [1000]).
   Page: Confirms name, death, children, marriages, and divorce.
   
2. Title: Wikipedia - Tyra of Denmark
   Author: References "Tyra Haraldsdatter". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 25, 2016. Claus Krag. "Tyra Haraldsdatter, Dronning". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 25, 2016. "Styrbjörn Starke". tacitus.nu. Retrieved May 25, 2016. Claus Krag. "Olav 1 Tryggvason, Konge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 25, 2016. Other sources Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (in Swedish) Sven Rosborn: När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries) (1997) (in Swedish) Åke Ohlmarks: FornNordiskt Lexikon (Ancient Nordic dictionary) (1994) (in Swedish)
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_of_Denmark;
   Note: Tyra of Denmark (Tyri Haraldsdatter, Thyri and Thyra) was a 10th-century Danish princess. She was the spouse of both King Olav I of Norway and of Styrbjörn Starke, prince of Sweden.[1] Tyra was daughter of the Danish king Harald Bluetooth and thus a sister to King Sweyn Forkbeard. She was first married to the Swedish prince and throne claimant Styrbjörn Starke (Styrbjörn the Strong), son of King Olof Björnsson. However Styrbjörn Starke died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir (986) near Uppsala fighting with his uncle King Eric the Victorious for the throne of Sweden.[2][3] According to Snorri Sturluson, she was next betrothed to the Wendish king Burislav, as part of a Danish-Wendic peace agreement negotiated by King Sweyn Forkbeard. As part of the agreement, Sweyn married Gunhild of Wenden who was the sister of Burislav. However, after her hunger strike, Burislav sent her back to Denmark. She subsequently arranged to have herself married to Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway, to the displeasure of her brother Sweyn. When Olaf married her, Sweyn refused to pay her promised dowry. Olaf subsequently set out for Wendland to seek allies for a war on Denmark. On the way Olaf was ambushed by Sweyn and an alliance which included Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden, and Eirik Hákonarson, Jarl of Lade. The resulting Battle of Svolder ended in the death of the Norwegian king (c. 1000). According to legend, Queen Tyra subsequently committed suicide by starvation after receiving news of her husband's death at the battle.[4]
   
3. Title: Peerage, The
   Author: Darryl Lundy, The Peerage, a genealogical survey of teh Peerage of Britian as well as the royal families of Europe(http://thepeerage.com : accessed 29 Jul 2019), Thyra Harldsdottir. Cit. Date: 31 Jan 2019;
   Note: Thyra Haraldsdottir was born before 949. She was the daughter of Harald I \'Bluetooth\' Gormsson, King of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsdottir. She married Styrbjon Olavsson.Child of Thyra Haraldsdottir and Styrbjon Olavsson Thorgils \'Sprakalegg\' Styrbjornson+1 b. c 965Citations [S1266] Shaun Hobson, \"re: Thorgils \'Sprakalegg\' Styrbjornson,\" e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 5 February. Hereinafter cited as \"re: Thorgils \'Sprakalegg\' Styrbjornson.\"