Bodil Thorgatsdatter

• Preferred Name: Bodil Thorgatsdatter^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Burial: 1103 in Jerusalem, Palestine at LATI: N1.7833 LONG: E5.2333
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Bodil Thorgatsdatter Queen of Denmark in Denmark at LATI: N6 LONG: E0
  
• FSID: LZNH-ZNG
  
• Death: 1103 in Jerusalem, Palestine at LATI: N1.7833 LONG: E5.2333
  
• Birth: ABT 1061 in Roskilde, Sømme herred, Roskilde amt, Danmark at LATI: N5.65 LONG: E2.1
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boedil_Thurgotsdatter
  Boedil (Bodil) Thurgotsdatter (died 1103) was a Danish queen, queen consort of King Eric I of Denmark.
  
  Biography
  Boedil was the daughter of the Danish Earl Thurgot Fagerskind and Thorgunna and the sister of Svend Thrugotsen. Her grandfather, called Galicieulv in the Knytlinga Saga, was famous as a pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Her family is believed to be connected to the viking families in Northumberland in England, and as a queen, she is listed as a benefactor to the bishopric of Durham. Both she and her spouse were descendants of king Sweyn I of Denmark.
  
  She is believed to have been married to Eric before 1086, as she and her husband lived in exile in the Swedish court during the reign of King Olaf of Denmark (1086–1095). Contemporary chronicles praise her beauty and character. Saxo praised her for her tolerance of her husband's constant adultery, and it was claimed that she even helped to do the hair for his mistresses.
  
  In about the year of 1100 she accompanied her husband on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He travelled by horse, and she by carriage. Eric became sick and died of fever in Paphos in 1103, but Bodil continued on the pilgrimage and managed to reach Jerusalem later that year.[1] She died there, and was buried on the Mount of Olives,[1] or at its foot in the Valley of Josaphat.
  
  Later status
  In 1170, king Valdemar introduced Christian succession to the kingdom of Denmark, and Boedil was declared the only "true wife" of her spouse and the mother of the ruling house of Denmark, and she was given a saintly appearance as such. According to the law of the church, however, her marriage would still have been illegal, as she and her spouse were related, which was therefore long ignored in history, and she was long portrayed as a half sister to the German Roman emperor Henry,[which?] and as such was to have been taken as a war prize by Eric.[clarification needed] This history revision can be seen as a sign of the new law which separated the status of children born in and out of wedlock.[citation needed]
  
  See also
  Asser Thorkilsson (fl. 1089 – 1137), nephew (son of her brother, Svend Thrugotsen)
  References
  Follett, Christopher (12 January 2017). "King Erik: the only Danish king to be buried abroad, but where in Cyprus is his body?". The Copenhagen Post. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  Artiklen Bodil i Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (Danish)
  Bodil ( – 1103) i Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (Danish)
  Boedil Thurgotsdatter
  Born: 11th century Died: 1103
  Preceded by
  Ingegerd of Norway
  Queen consort of Denmark
  1095–1103 Succeeded by
  Margaret Fredkulla
  
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  Please read the English text in the Source en.Wikipedia Boedil Thurgotsdatter, here a text in Danish:
  
  Boedil Turgotsdatter (død 1103) var dansk middelalder Dronning, gift med Erik Ejegod.
  
  Hun var datter af den danske jarl Thurgot Gagerskind og Thorgunna og søster til Svend Thurgotsen. Hendes bedstefar, der blev kaldt Galicieulv i Knytlinga Saga, var berømt som pilgrimsrejsende til Santiago de Compostela i Spanien. Hendes familie er sikkert også forbundet med familien i Northumberland i England, og som dronning er hun beskrevet som en velgører til biskoppen af Durham. Både hun selv, og hendes husbond var efterkommere efter Svend I Tveskæg af Danmark.
  
  Da hun og hendes husbond Erik levede i eksil ved det svenske Hof under kong Olaf af Danmarks regeringstid (1086-1095), må de være blevet gift før 1086. Kronikører berømmer hende for hendes smukke udseende, bl.a. Saxo, og berømmede hende fordi hun konstant tilgav sin husbond hans utroskab, og man sagde endog, at hun hjalp med at sætte hans Koncubiners hår.
  
  Omkring året 1100 ledsagede hun sin husbond i en pilgrimsrejse til Jerusalem. Han rejste på hesteryg, og hun i karet. Han døde på Cypern på vejen, men hun fortsatte selv rejsen og nåede Mount of Olives i Jerusalem, hvor hun døde i 1103.
  
  "Eric and Boedil had one legitimate son, Canute (Knud) Lavard."
  
  English Translation:
  Boedil Turgotsdatter (died 1103) was a Danish medieval Queen, married to Erik Ejegod.
  
  She was the daughter of the Danish earl Thurgot Gagerskind and Thorgunna and sister of Svend Thurgotsen. Her grandfather, who was called Galicieulv in the Knytlinga Saga, was famous as a pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Her family is probably also connected with the family of Northumberland in England, and as queen she is described as a benefactor to the Bishop of Durham. Both she herself and her husband were descendants of Svend I Tveskæg of Denmark.
  
  As she and her husband Erik lived in exile at the Swedish Court during the reign of King Olaf of Denmark (1086-1095), they must have been married before 1086. Chroniclers praise her for her beautiful appearance, i.a. Saxo, and praised her because she constantly forgave her husband his infidelity, and it was even said that she helped to set his Concubine's hair.
  
  Around the year 1100, she accompanied her husband on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He traveled on horseback, and she in the carriage. He died in Cyprus on the way, but she continued the journey herself, reaching the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, where she died in 1103.
  
  "Eric and Boedil had one legitimate son, Canute (Knud) Lavard."
  
  Boedil Thurgotsdatter - wikipedia entry
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boedil_Thurgotsdatter
  
  Boedil (Bodil) Thurgotsdatter (died 1103) was a Danish queen, queen consort of King Eric I of Denmark.
  
  Biography
  Boedil was the daughter of the Da

• m. BEF 1086 in Denmark

1. Knud V Lavard Eriksson of Denmark and Duke of Schleswig, b. 12 MAR 1096 in Roskilde, København, Denmark     d. 7 JAN 1131 in Haraldsted, Ringsted, Denmark

1. Title: en.Wikipedia Boedil Thurgotsdatter
   Author: Boedil Thurgotsdatter Queen consort of Denmark Reign 1095–1103 Died 1103 Burial Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Spouse Eric I of Denmark Issue Canute Lavard (1096–1131), prince and Catholic saint Father Thurgot Fagerskind Mother Thorgunna
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boedil_Thurgotsdatter;
   Note: Boedil (Bodil) Thurgotsdatter (died 1103) was a Danish queen, queen consort of King Eric I of Denmark. Biography: Boedil was the daughter of the Danish Earl Thurgot Fagerskind and Thorgunna and the sister of Svend Thrugotsen. Her grandfather, called Galicieulv in the Knytlinga Saga, was famous as a pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Her family is believed to be connected to the viking families in Northumberland in England, and as a queen, she is listed as a benefactor to the bishopric of Durham. Both she and her spouse were descendants of king Sweyn I of Denmark. She is believed to have been married to Eric before 1086, as she and her husband lived in exile in the Swedish court during the reign of King Olaf of Denmark (1086–1095). Contemporary chronicles praise her beauty and character. Saxo praised her for her tolerance of her husband's constant adultery, and it was claimed that she even helped to do the hair for his mistresses. In about the year of 1100 she accompanied her husband on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He travelled by horse, and she by carriage. Eric became sick and died of fever in Paphos in 1103, but Bodil continued on the pilgrimage and managed to reach Jerusalem later that year.[1] She died there, and was buried on the Mount of Olives,[1] or at its foot in the Valley of Josaphat. Later status: In 1170, king Valdemar introduced Christian succession to the kingdom of Denmark, and Boedil was declared the only "true wife" of her spouse and the mother of the ruling house of Denmark, and she was given a saintly appearance as such. According to the law of the church, however, her marriage would still have been illegal, as she and her spouse were related, which was therefore long ignored in history, and she was long portrayed as a half sister to the German Roman emperor Henry,[which?] and as such was to have been taken as a war prize by Eric.[clarification needed] This history revision can be seen as a sign of the new law which separated the status of children born in and out of wedlock.[citation needed] See also: Asser Thorkilsson (fl. 1089 – 1137), nephew (son of her brother, Svend Thrugotsen) References 1. Follett, Christopher (12 January 2017). "King Erik: the only Danish king to be buried abroad, but where in Cyprus is his body?". The Copenhagen Post. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019. Artiklen Bodil i Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (Danish) Bodil ( – 1103) i Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (Danish) This page was last edited on 14 June 2021, at 12:14 (UTC).
   
2. Title: da.Wikipedia Dronning Bodil Thurgotsdatter
   Author: Dronning Bodil Født 1000-tallet Død 1103 Oliebjerget, Palæstina Gravsted Oliebjergets jødiske kirkegård Nationalitet Danmark Dansk Far Thrugot Ulfsen Fagerskind Mor Thorgunna Vagnsdatter Ægtefælle Erik Ejegod Barn Knud Lavard
   Publication: Name: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dronning_Bodil;
   Note: Bodil Thrugotsdatter (født omkring 1056, død 1103) var dronning af Danmark. Hun var datter af jarl Thrugot Ulfsen Fagerskind og Thorgunna Vagnsdatter (og søster til Svend Thrugotsen). Efter Saxos beretning må hun allerede have været gift med Erik Ejegod ved begyndelsen af Oluf Hungers regering, da hun skal have fulgt ham i landflygtighed til Sverige. Deres eneste barn var, så vidt vides, den senere hertug Knud Lavard. Saxo priser såvel hendes skønhed som hendes karakter, især hendes udtalte overbærenhed med mandens udsvævelser. Hun drog sammen med ham på pilgrimsrejse til det hellige land og nåede efter hans død dertil, men skal være død af sygdom på Oliebjerget i 1103 og efterfølgende begravet i Josafats Dal. Denne side blev senest ændret den 24. august 2021 kl. 21:31.
   
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   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-9PYY : 10 May 2023), Boedil Thurgotsdatter, ; Burial, Jerusalem, , Jerusalem District, Israel, Mount of Olives Cemetery; citing record ID 88127487, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-9PYY;