Ulf Thorgilsson Jarl of Denmark

• Preferred Name: Ulf Thorgilsson Jarl of Denmark^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Alternate Name: Ulf Thorgilsson Jarl of Denmark
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LB63-39R
  
• Title (Nobility): BET 1024 AND 1026 with note: Description: Regent of Denmark
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Jarl (Earl) of Denmark
  
• Birth: 993
  
• Burial: AFT 29 SEP 1027 in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, København, Denmark at LATI: N5.6448 LONG: E2.0682
  
• Death: 31 DEC 1026 in Roskilde, København, Denmark at LATI: N5.6448 LONG: E2.0682 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Occupation: Statholder og rigsforstander af Danmark
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  >> Ulf Thorgilsson = Ulf Jarl = Ulf the Earl <<
  
  English and Danish excerpts from Wikipedia:
  
  "Ulf Jarl (Ulf Thorgilsson) was a Danish earl ('Jarl') and regent of Denmark."
  
  "Ulf Jarl was the son of Danish chieftain Thorgils Sprakalägg."
  
  "In 1015-16, he married Cnut's sister, Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark, by whom he had sons, SVEND, who later became the king of Denmark, and BJØRN, who would become an Earl in England. Chronicler Adam of Bremen also gives Ulf a son, Åsbjørn, but DOES NOT explicitly name him as son of Estrith, as he does with Svein and Beorn. There MAY have also been a daughter - Harald Hardrådes saga, part of Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson gives an account of Åsmund, son of Svein's sister, yet he is likely the same Åsmund named as son of Beorn in Morkinskinna."
  
  "At a banquet in Roskilde, the two brothers-in-law were playing chess and started arguing with each other. The next day, the Christmas of 1026, Cnut had one of his housecarls kill Earl Ulf in Trinity Church, the predecessor of Roskilde Cathedral."
  
  "Ulf jarl (født omkring 988, myrdet 31 December 1026 i Trefoldighedskirken, Roskilde) var en dansk jarl, vikingehøvding, statholder og rigsforstander af Danmark under Knud den Store, han var gift med Knuds søster Estrid og far til kong Svend Estridsen og til vikingen Asbjørn jarl. Han var bror til Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, der ægtede Godwin af Wessex."
  
  "Ulf var søn af Thorgils Sprakeleg. Han sluttede sig til Knud den Stores vikingetogter til England, og omkring 1015 giftede han sig med Knuds søster. Ulf fik også titel af jarl i England."
  
  "Men Knud var meget vred på Ulf over den måde, han havde styret landet og udnævnt hans søn som konge. Den 30. december 1026 sad kongen og Ulf i Roskilde og spillede skak.
  
  Under dette spil kom det til skænderi imellem dem. Efter Ulf havde væltet brættet og gik mod udgangen, råbte kongen efter ham "Flyr du nu, du rædde Ulf?" Ulf vendte sig om i døren og svarede "Længere vilde du være flygtet ved Helgeaa, om du havde kunnet. Dengang kaldte du mig ikke den rædde Ulf, da jeg kom eder til hjælp, fordi svenskerne havde banket eder som hunde!'"
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_the_Earl
  https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_jarl
  
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  Ulf Thorgilsson “Of Denmark” Ulfinger Dynasty Jarl
  BIRTH unknown
  DEATH unknown
  BURIAL
  Roskilde Cathedral
  Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
  MEMORIAL ID 176913917 · View Source
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  Name: Ulf Thorgilsson Jarl of Denmark
  Sex: M
  Birth: ABT 993 in Halland, Sweden
  Occupation: Jarl of Canute the Great in Denmark and Danish steward 2
  Death: 29 SEP 1027 in Roskilde, Denmark
  Name: Ulf Jarl
  Name: Ulf Skjolding
  Name: Ulf Thorgilsson
  Birth: 988
  Death: Killed 22 SEP 1027 in Roskilde, Denmark
  Occupation: Jarl of Denmark
  Note:
  
  Ulf Jarl belonged to a prominent Swedish family since he was the son of Thorgils Sprakalägg who is considered to have been the son of Styrbjörn the Strong and Tyra, the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. He was consequently closely related to both the Swedish and Danish royal houses.
  Ulf joined Canute the Great's expedition to England. In c. 1015, he married Canute's sister Estrid and was appointed the Jarl of Denmark which he ruled when Canute was absent. He was also the foster-father of Canute's son Harthacanute.
  When the Swedish king Anund Jakob and the Norwegian king Saint Olaf took advantage of Canute's absence and attacked Denmark, Ulf convinced the freemen to elect Harthacanute king, since they were miscontent with Canute's absenteeism. This was a ruse from Ulf since his role as the caretaker of Harthacanute would make him the ruler of Denmark.
  
  When Canute learnt of what had happened in 1026, he returned to Denmark and with Ulf Jarl's help, he defeated the Swedes and the Norwegians at the Battle of the Helgeå. This service, did not, however, make Canute forgive Ulf for his coup. At a banquet in Roskilde, the two brothers-in-law were playing chess and started arguing with each other. The next day, the Christmas of 1026, Canute had one of his Housecarls kill Ulf Jarl in the church of Trinity. The accounts of the two brothers and Ulf's death are contradictory
  .
  
  === >> Ulf Thorgilsson = Ulf Jarl = Ulf the ===
  >> Ulf Thorgilsson = Ulf Jarl = Ulf the Earl <<
  
  English and Danish excerpts from Wikipedia:
  
  "Ulf Jarl (Ulf Thorgilsson) was a Danish earl ('Jarl') and regent of Denmark."
  
  "Ulf Jarl was the son of Danish chieftain Thorgils Sprakalägg."
  
  "In 1015-16, he married Cnut's sister, Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark, by whom he had sons, SVEND, who later became the king of Denmark, and BJØRN, who would become an Earl in England. Chronicler Adam of Bremen also gives Ulf a son, Åsbjørn, but DOES NOT explicitly name him as son of Estrith, as he does with Svein and Beorn. There MAY have also been a daughter - Harald Hardrådes saga, part of Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson gives an account of Åsmund, son of Svein's sister, yet he is likely the same Åsmund named as son of Beorn in Morkinskinna."
  
  "At a banquet in Roskilde, the two brothers-in-law were playing chess and started arguing with each other. The next day, the Christmas of 1026, Cnut had one of his housecarls kill Earl Ulf in Trinity Church, the predecessor of Roskilde Cathedral."
  
  "Ulf jarl (født omkring 988, myrdet 31 December 1026 i Trefoldighedskirken, Roskilde) var en dansk jarl, vikingehøvding, statholder og rigsforstander af Danmark under Knud den Store, han var gift med Knuds søster Estrid og far til kong Svend Estridsen og til vikingen Asbjørn jarl. Han var bror til Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, der ægtede Godwin af Wessex."
  
  "Ulf var søn af Thorgils Sprakeleg. Han sluttede sig til Knud den Stores vikingetogter til England, og omkring 1015 giftede han sig med Knuds søster. Ulf fik også titel af jarl i England."
  
  "Men Knud var meget vred på Ulf over den måde, han havde styret landet og udnævnt hans søn som konge. Den 30. december 1026 sad kongen og Ulf i Roskilde og spillede skak. Under dette spil kom det til skænderi imellem dem. Efter Ulf havde væltet brættet og gik mod udgangen, råbte kongen efter ham "Flyr du nu, du rædde Ulf?" Ulf vendte sig om i døren og svarede "Længere vilde du være flygtet ved Helgeaa, om du havde kunnet. Dengang kaldte du mig ikke den rædde Ulf, da jeg kom eder til hjælp, fordi svenskerne havde banket eder som hunde!'"
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_the_Earl
  https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_jarl
  
  [NB: Information sourced from Wikipedia is subject to change by third-parties. Follow the URL noted above to review the latest content.]
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  Svend Estridsen
  1019–1076 • 9HV2-NRT ​​
  Bjørn Estridsen
  1019–1049 • L8YM-H4T

• m. 1016 in Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark

1. Svend Estridsen, b. 9 OCT 1019 in England     d. 28 APR 1076 in Rødekro, Sønderjylland, Denmark
2. Asbjørn Ulfsøn Sprackling, b. 1022     d. 1086

1. Title: en.Wikipedia Ulf the Earl
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_the_Earl;
   Note: Ulf (or Ulf Jarl) (Ulf Thorgilsson) was a Danish earl (jarl) and regent of Denmark. Ulf was the son of Thorgil Sprakling and the father of King Sweyn II of Denmark and thus the progenitor of the House of Estridsen, which would rule Denmark from 1047 to 1375, which was also sometimes, specially in Swedish sources, referred to as the Ulfinger dynasty to honor him. [1] Biography: Ulf Jarl was the son of Danish chieftain Thorgils Sprakalägg. His brother Eilaf was an earl of King Cnut the Great and his sister Gytha Thorkelsdóttir married Godwin, Earl of Wessex. In 1016, he participated in Cnut the Great's invasion of England. He participated in the conquest of England as one of Cnut's most trusted men. From c. 1024 he was appointed the Jarl of Denmark and King Cnut's appointee as regent of Denmark. In the absence of King Cnut, he ruled as the foster-father and guardian of Cnut's son Harthacnut.[2] In 1015–16, he married Cnut's sister, Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark, by whom he had sons, Svein, who later became the king of Denmark, and Beorn (Bjørn), who would become an Earl in England. Chronicler Adam of Bremen also gives Ulf a son, Åsbjørn, but does not explicitly name him as son of Estrith, as he does with Svein and Beorn. There may have also been a daughter - Harald Hardrådes saga, part of Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson gives an account of Åsmund, son of Svein's sister, yet he is likely the same Åsmund named as son of Beorn in Morkinskinna. [3] [4] In 1026, Swedish King Anund Jakob and Norwegian King Olaf II took advantage of King Cnut's absence and launched an attack on the Danish in the Baltic Sea. Ulf convinced the freemen to elect Harthacnut king, since they were discontented at Cnut's absenteeism. This was a ruse on Ulf's part since his role as Harthacnut's guardian would make him the ruler of Denmark. When Cnut learnt what had happened, he returned to Denmark and fought naval engagement against the Swedish and Norwegian forces at the Battle of the Helgeå. The victory left Cnut as the dominant leader in Scandinavia. [5] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which instead places the battle a year earlier in 1025, names the leaders of the Swedes as Ulf and Eglaf, usually identified with Ulf Jarl and his brother Eilaf. Saxo likewise would have Ulf fighting Cnut at Helgeå. However Saga of Olaf the Holy in the Heimskringla gives an account in which while Cnut lost the land battle, he was the overall victor when Ulf helped him win the accompanying sea battle. One possible explanation for this conflict of sources is that Ulf fought with the Swedes against Cnut in a 1025 battle not recounted by the saga because Olaf did not take part, but Ulf switched sides before the battle at Helgeå. [6] [7] If Eilaf fought against Cnut, he was forgiven as he was retained as Earl in England until Cnut's death, and then fled, suggesting he was closely linked to the king.[8] Any rapprochement with Ulf was short-lived. At a banquet in Roskilde, the two brothers-in-law were playing chess and started arguing with each other. The next day, the Christmas of 1026, Cnut had one of his housecarls kill Earl Ulf in Trinity Church [da], the predecessor of Roskilde Cathedral.[9] References: 1. "Ulf Jarl". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 2. Peter Lawætz (April 2011). "Ulf jarls herkomst". vikingekonger.dk. Retrieved May 1, 2018. 3. Heimskringla (1964 ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 408. ISBN 0292730616. 4. P. A. Munch (1855), Det Norske Folks Historie, vol. 5, no. 5, p. 287 5. Ulf Jarl (Nordisk familjebok. 1920) 6. "Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson". Wikisource. Retrieved May 1, 2018. 7. A. S. Napier and W. H. Stevenson, eds. (1895), "The Crawford Collection of Early Charters and Documents", Anecdota Oxoniensia Mediaeval and Modern Series, Part VII, pp. 139-140. 8. M. K. Lawson, Cnut: England's Viking King (2004), p. 94, says that the identification of the Ulf of Helgeå with the husband of Estrith (Estrid) (and thus by implication, Eglaf with Eilaf) is commonly made but not certain. 9. Havhingsten fra Glendalough: The battle of the throne of England Other sources: Lawson, M. K. (1995) Cnut: The Danes in England in the Early Eleventh Century (Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd) ISBN 978-0582059702 Related reading Lawson, M. K. (2004) Cnut – England's Viking King (Tempus) ISBN 978-0752429649 Hollander, Lee M., translator (1991) Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway (University of Texas Press) ISBN 978-0292730618 Trow, M. J. (2005) Cnut – Emperor of the North (Sutton Publishing Ltd) ISBN 978-0750933872 This page was last edited on 24 September 2021, at 03:43 (UTC).
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2. Title: da.Wikipedia: Ulf Jarl
   Author: Ulf jarl Jarl af Danmark Regerede Ca. 1024 – 1026 Forgænger Thorkild den høje Jarl Ulf Thorgilsson Konge Knud den Store Ægtefælle Estrid Svendsdatter Børn Svend Estridsen Asbjørn Ulfsen Bjørn Ulfsen Far Thorgils Sprakeleg Død 31. december 1026 Trefoldighedskirken (Roskilde)
   Note: Ulf jarl (født omkring 988, myrdet 31. december 1026 i Trefoldighedskirken, Roskilde) var en dansk jarl, vikingehøvding, statholder og rigsforstander af Danmark under Knud den Store, han var gift med Knuds søster Estrid og far til kong Svend Estridsen og til vikingen Asbjørn jarl. Han var bror til Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, der ægtede Godwin af Wessex. Biografi: Ulf var søn af Thorgils Sprakeleg. Han sluttede sig til Knud den Stores vikingetogter til England, og omkring 1015 giftede han sig med Knuds søster. Ulf fik også titel af jarl i England. Omkring 1024 døde Thorkild den Høje, der indtil da var kong Knuds statholder i Danmark. Herefter indsatte Knud Ulf som jarl af Danmark, og tillige som fosterfar for sin søn Hardeknud. Da den norske konge Olav den Hellige og den svenske konge Anund Jakob angreb Danmark i 1026 var den danske konge i England, og Ulf udråbte kongens søn som konge af Danmark, ifølge ham selv for at give danskerne en konge at samles om i en svær tid, hvor andre har konspireret i kupforsøg mod riget. Da Knud fandt ud af, hvad der foregik i Danmark, skyndte han sig hjem med en stor flåde. Svenskerne blev jaget ud af Sjælland, og det endte med slaget ved Helgeå, hvor Ulf meget belejligt kom kongen til undsætning og var med til at jage fjenden på flugt. Men Knud var meget vred på Ulf over den måde, han havde styret landet og udnævnt hans søn som konge. Den 30. december 1026 sad kongen og Ulf i Roskilde og spillede skak. Under dette spil kom det til skænderi imellem dem. Efter Ulf havde væltet brættet og gik mod udgangen, råbte kongen efter ham "Flyr du nu, du rædde Ulf?" Ulf vendte sig om i døren og svarede "Længere vilde du være flygtet ved Helgeaa, om du havde kunnet. Dengang kaldte du mig ikke den rædde Ulf, da jeg kom eder til hjælp, fordi svenskerne havde banket eder som hunde!" Dette gjorde imidlertid ikke kongens had mindre, og næste morgen bad han en skosvend om at gå hen og dræbe Ulf. Skosvenden kom tilbage uden at have gjort Ulf noget. Da denne havde søgt tilflugt i Trefoldighedskirken ville skosvenden ikke gå ind og slå ham ihjel, men det lod Knud sig ikke affærdige med og befalede nordmanden Iver Hvid at gøre det. Han løb straks over i kirken, hvor han ved koret fandt Ulf og myrdede ham med sit sværd. Knud måtte sone mordet med mandebod, dels til sin søster, dels til Trefoldighedskirken. Denne side blev senest ændret den 4. december 2021 kl. 12:36.
   
3. Title: Thorkel or Thorgils family
   Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorgils_Sprakelegg
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorgils_Sprakelegg;
   Note: horgils Sprakalegg (also called Thorgil, Torkel, Torgils, Thrugils or Sprakalägg) was a Danish nobleman whose children were active in the politics of Denmark and England in the early 11th century and who was grandfather of kings of both nations.[1] Little is recorded about Thorgils in historical texts outside of his place in the genealogy of his children or grandchildren. Thorgils' cognomen Sprakalägg can be translated into English as "Break-leg"[2] or "Strut-leg".[3] The 11th-century English chronicler John of Worcester reports in an entry dated 1049 that Earl Beorn Estrithson was brother of King Svein of Denmark, and son of Danish Earl Ulf, son of Spracling[us], son of Urs[us].[4] Here Spraclingus is a garbled representation of the byname of Thorgils appearing in later Scandinavian sources,[5] while Ursus is the Latin urso, or bear (Bjørn in Danish, Björn in Swedish).[6] Children Ulf (died 1027) – Earl in Denmark and brother-in law of King Cnut the Great. His son became King Sweyn II of Denmark.[17] Eileifr (Eglaf), named in a Supplement to Jómsvíkinga saga as "Eilífr Þorgilsson, bróðir Úlfs", he was one of the leaders of Thorkell the Tall's 1009 invasion of England, and appears between 1019 and 1024 as an earl under King Cnut with jurisdiction centered on Gloucester. He ravaged the South Wales coastal region in 1022/3, but apparently left England for Scandinavia in 1024.[5] Gytha Thorkelsdóttir – married Godwin, Earl of Wessex; mother of King Harold Godwinson of England and Edith of Wessex, Queen of King Edward the Confessor.
   Page: Cites Ulf as child.
   
4. Title: Earl Thorkel's life
   Author: http://www.sagaconference.org/SC13/SC13_Kruhoeffer.pdf
   Publication: Name: http://www.sagaconference.org/SC13/SC13_Kruhoeffer.pdf;
   Note: We have no reliable accounts of the time or circumstances of Thorkell*s death. William of Malmesbury states that Thorkell was killed after he returned to Denmark, and the Supplement to the Jomsviking Saga even says that Cnut was once invited home to Thorkell and met Ulfhild, the daughter of Æthelred, whom Thorkell had married after killing her husband Ulfkell Snilling in revenge for his brother Hemming’s death.
   Page: It cites Ulf as son.
   
5. Title: Styrbeorn as son of Ulf and Astrid
   Author: Earls Without Coronets, p 21
   Publication: Name: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Earls_Without_Coronets/BN9rAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=earl%20styr%20;
   Note: Ulf's family: Ulf and Astrid had Svein, StyrBeorn, and Asbeorn and daughter Gya.
   Page: Documents him, wife, and son.
   
6. Title: Earl Thorkel
   Author: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:ULF_THORGILSON%2C_EARL_IN_ENGLAND
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:ULF_THORGILSON%2C_EARL_IN_ENGLAND;
   Note: Ulf joined Canute the Great's expedition to England. In c. 1015, he married Canute's sister Estrid[1] and was appointed the Jarl of Denmark which he ruled when Canute was absent. He was also the foster-father of Canute's son Harthacanute. Ulf Thorgilsson (d. 1028) Jarl of Denmark of 1023 to 1028. Ulf was the son of Thorgils Sprakaleg. It was also the brother of redneck Knut the Great whom he had married the sister Estrid. Gytha his own sister was the wife of Godwin of Wessex. Her career is difficult to reconstruct because of many legendary events associated with his name. Despite its ties with the kingdom Anglo-Saxon it seems Ulf itself never usurped supreme office or territory England. His brother in law Knut the Great the burden of administering Denmark with the title of Jarl in 1023 After the disgrace of Thorkell the Great. He opposed the Knut and although a reconciliation is reached between them and that Ulf has participated in 1026 to victory against the Swedish and Norwegians near the mouth of the river Helga BlekingeThe king murdered in 1028 full mass in a church Roskilde where he is buried [1] From her marriage to 1015 with Estrid, Ulf leaves three son: Beorn or Björn becomes Earl in England and was assassinated in 1049 by Sven Godwinson. Sweyn II of Denmark which is claiming the kingdom of Denmark after the disappearance of his cousins son of Knut. Asbjörn to Jarl Denmark d. 1066. ? According Saxo Grammaticus, Book IX, Chapter 17 § 6: Knut's sister compensated by donations which then returned to the church of Roskilde
   Page: Cites him as son to Thorkel.