possibly Sigrid the Haughty

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Sigrid the Haughty is a semi-legendary Scandinavian queen, often identified as a powerful and proud noblewoman who may have been the mother of King Cnut the Great.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scandinavian noblewoman ⓘ
legendary queen ⓘ
semi-legendary figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sigríðr in stórráða ⓘ
appearsIn Heimskringla ⓘ
other Old Norse kings’ sagas ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ
Danish monarchy ⓘ
Norwegian monarchy ⓘ
Swedish monarchy ⓘ
characterTrait politically astute ⓘ
proud ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
conflictInSources refusal to convert to Christianity ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
culture Norse ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicity disputed ⓘ
semi-legendary ⓘ
languageOfSources Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
maritalStatus married multiple times (according to saga tradition) ⓘ
nameMeaning Sigrid of the great decisions ⓘ
notableFor pride and haughtiness ⓘ
role in Scandinavian royal sagas ⓘ
notedInScholarshipFor problems of identifying historical basis of saga figures ⓘ
possibleMotherOf Cnut the Great ⓘ
Harold II of Denmark ⓘ
possiblyIdenticalTo a Polish or Slavic princess ⓘ
Świętosława ⓘ
region Scandinavia ⓘ
religionInSources pagan (in some accounts) ⓘ
roleInSources queen consort ⓘ
royal mother ⓘ
sourceType medieval chronicles ⓘ
sagas ⓘ
statusInHistoriography controversial ⓘ
possibly composite character ⓘ
timePeriod Viking Age ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cnut the Great → mother → possibly Sigrid the Haughty ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden → child → Sigrid of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: possibly Sigrid the Haughty
Olof Skötkonung → mother → Sigrid the Haughty ⓘ
linked to: possibly Sigrid the Haughty
Sweyn Forkbeard → spouse → Sigrid the Haughty (possibly legendary or conflated) ⓘ
linked to: possibly Sigrid the Haughty
Świętosława → alsoKnownAs → Sigrid the Haughty ⓘ
linked to: possibly Sigrid the Haughty