Gunhild Haraldsdatter

• Preferred Name: Gunhild Haraldsdatter^{[1] [2]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: GDZ5-Y72
  
• Death: 13 NOV 1002 in St. Brice's Day massacre, Devonshire, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7365 LONG: E3.7189 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Birth: 960 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark at LATI: N5.75 LONG: E0.4167 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Burial: 1002 in Devon, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N0.7365 LONG: E3.7189 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunhilde
  
  Gunhilde (or Gunnhild) (died 13 November 1002) is said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. She was married to Pallig, a Dane who served the King of England, Æthelred the Unready, as ealdorman of Devonshire.[1]
  
  She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice's Day massacre, ordered by Æthelred.[2] Pallig is reported alternatively to have been killed in the massacre or to have provoked the massacre by deserting Æthelred's service.[3]
  
  Historians are divided about the strength of the evidence that she was Sweyn Forkbeard's sister. Ryan Lavelle is sceptical of the reliability of the later medieval sources, such as the Chronicle of John of Wallingford, which mention her.[3] However, Frank Stenton described the claim as a "well recorded tradition", and considered that a desire to avenge her death was probably a principal motive for Sweyn's invasion of England in 1003,[4] leading to the eventual conquest of England by his son Cnut.
  
  References
  Freeman 2011, p. 336.
  Williams 2003, p. 54.
  Lavelle 2008, p. 104-105.
  Stenton 1971, p. 380.
  Sources
  Freeman, Edward Augustus (2011). The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  Lavelle, Ryan (2008). Aethelred II: King of the English. The History Press.
  Stenton, Frank (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford University Press.
  Williams, Ann (2003). Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King. Hambledon and London.

• m. BEF 975 in Denmark

1. Toke Trylle Palnesen Hvide, b. ABT 975 in England    

1. Title: da.Wikipedia Gunhild_Haraldsdatter
   Publication: Name: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunhild_Haraldsdatter;
   Note: Gunhild Haraldsdatter eller Gunnhild (før 975 - 13. november 1002) var datter af Harald Blåtand, hun blev gift med Pallig Tokesen jarl i Devonshire. Hun blev dræbt sammen med sin mand og søn i massakren Danemordet i England i november 1002.[1] Referencer: 1. Lolland-Falsters Stifts-Tidende, 10. november 1861, side 4 Denne side blev senest ændret den 1. marts 2020 kl. 12:07.
   
2. Title: en.Wikipedia Gunhilde
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunhilde;
   Note: Gunhilde (or Gunnhild) (died 13 November 1002) is said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. She was married to Pallig, a Dane who served the King of England, Æthelred the Unready, as ealdorman of Devonshire.[1] She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice's Day massacre, ordered by Æthelred.[2] Pallig is reported alternatively to have been killed in the massacre or to have provoked the massacre by deserting Æthelred's service.[3] Historians are divided about the strength of the evidence that she was Sweyn Forkbeard's sister. Ryan Lavelle is sceptical of the reliability of the later medieval sources, such as the Chronicle of John of Wallingford, which mention her.[3] However, Frank Stenton described the claim as a "well recorded tradition", and considered that a desire to avenge her death was probably a principal motive for Sweyn's invasion of England in 1003,[4] leading to the eventual conquest of England by his son Cnut. References: 1. Freeman 2011, p. 336. 2. Williams 2003, p. 54. 3. Lavelle 2008, p. 104-105. 4. Stenton 1971, p. 380. Sources: Freeman, Edward Augustus (2011). The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. Lavelle, Ryan (2008). Aethelred II: King of the English. The History Press. Stenton, Frank (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. Williams, Ann (2003). Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King. Hambledon and London. This page was last edited on 22 September 2021, at 23:13 (UTC).