Ancestors

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The Vikings and Valkyries we recognize as Propositi

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General Descents from 17 Vikings and 8 Valkyries

Aslaug of Denmark (Ragnar’s wife) – same as Ragnar
Åsta Gudbrandsdottir of the Upplands (Harald Grönske’s wife) – same as King St. Olaf of Norway
Bjørn “the Merchant,” Under-king of Vestfold – same as King St. Olaf of Norway
Eric Segersäll, “the Victorious,” Viking King of Sweden

      _{via King St. Olaf III of Sweden
      or via Estrid of Sweden (2^nd wife of King St. Olaf II of Norway, and illeg. dau. of  King St. Olaf III of Sweden)
      or via any of the daughters of William Marshal
      or via Hugh Magnus, Duke (King) of France
      or via Philippe I “the Amorous,” King of France, husband of Bertha of Holland
      or via all of the descendants of Isabel of Angoulême
      or via all of the descendants of Edward III, King of England
      or via all of the descendants of Edward I, King of England, by his 2^nd wife, Marguerite of France}

Eystein Glumra, “the Noisy,” Jarl of the Upplands

      _{via any of the daughters of William Marshal
      or via William “the Lion,” King of Scotland and Queen St. Margaret of Scotland
      or via de Warenne
      or via the Dukes of Normandy
      or via Hugh Magnus, Duke (King) of France, leading to Beaumont, de Lovel and Marshal
      or via Philippe I “the Amorous,” King of France, leading to King St. Louis IX of France and Robert I, Count of Artois
      or via William the Conqueror
      or via all of the descendants of Henry II, King of England}

Gorm “the Old,” Viking King of Denmark – same as Thorgil
King St. Harold Blåtand (“Blue Tooth”) of Denmark (Gorm and Thyra’s son) – same as Thorgil
Harald Grönske (the Grenlander), Viking Under-king of Vingulmark, Vestfold and Agdir – same as King St. Olaf of Norway
Harald Hårfager, King of Vestfold and of all Norway (Suanhilde’s “significant other”) – same as Suanhilde
Ivar Ragnarsson, “the Boneless,” Viking King of Northumbria (Ragnar and Aslaug’s son) – same as Ragnar
King St. Olaf II “the Stout,” of Norway (2^nd great-grandson of Suanhilde and Harald Hårfager) – same as Suanhilde
Olaf Björnsson, Viking King of Sweden (Styr-Bjorn’s father) – same as Thorgil
Poppa of Bayeux (Rollo’s wife) – same as Eystein
Ragnar Lodbrok, “Shaggy Breeches,” Viking King of Denmark and Sweden

      _{via Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales
            via Llewellyn’s wife, Joan of England, dau. of King John of England, to Bohun, Mortimer
            or via Llewellyn’s mistress Tangwystl Goch to some Welsh lords or princes (less common)
            or via Llewellyn’s unknown mistresses to Brewes, Coleville, Audley, le Strange}

Rognhild Hrolfsdotter of Norway (Rognvald’s wife) – same as Eystein
Rognvald, “the Mighty,” Earl of Møre (Eystein’s son) – same as Eystein
Rollo, “the Ganger,” 1st Duke of Normandy (Eystein’s grandson, son of Rognvald and Rognhild) – same as Eystein
Rurik the Rus, Viking Invader of Novgorod

      _{via most of the lines as Eystein that go to Rollo and Poppa}

Sigrid Storråda (Eric Segersall’s wife) – same as Eric Segersall
Styr-Björn “the Strong,” Jomsviking of Sweden (Thyra’s [of Denmark] husband) – same as Thorgil
Suanhilde of the Upplands (Eystein’s daughter, mistress of Harald Hårfager) – same as Eystein,

      _{but instead
      via Beatrice of Swabia, 1^st wife of King St. Ferdinand III of Castile
      or via Maria von Hohenstauffen, wife of Henry II, Duke of Brabant
      or via Blanch of Artois, wife of Henry “the Fat,” King of Navarre, and also wife of Edmund Plantagenet, “Crouchback,” Earl of Lancaster, &c., who was son of Henry III, King of England
      or via all of the descendants of Edward III, King of England}

Tancred, “the Wise,” of Normandy

      _{via (chiefly) Robert de Marmion (1^st husb. of Milicent de Rethel), found behind several Gateways whose nearest royal descent may be King Louis IV of France or King Ethelred “the Redeless” of England}

Thorgil Sprakaläg, Jarl (son of Styr-Björn and Thyra of Denmark)

      _{via Isabella of Aragon, wife of Philip III, “le Hardi,” King of France
      or via all of the descendants of Edward III, King of England}

Thyra of Denmark (Harald’s Blue Tooth’s daughter) – same as Thorgil
Thyra Danebod (Gorm’s wife) – same as Thorgil

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