Thora Ragnvaldsdatter of Norway 1 2
- Born: Between 1040 and 1050
- Unmarried: Olav III Kyrre of Norway
General Notes:
Tora was Olav Kyrre's concubine; they had son Magnus Berføtt.
According to Snorre her father was called Jon, other sources conclude that her father was Ragnvald.
Mogens Bugge writes:
"Tora Ragnvaldsdtr., f. c. 1040-50, hadde med Olav Kyrre sønnen Magnus Barfot. Hun angis feilaktig å være datter av Arne, mens faren ifl. Adversaria Huitfeldiana het Ragnvald Jarl. Hun var c. 1070 g.m. Ljot Jarl (Eilivssøn?), før hun ble mor til Magnus. Endel år efter fikk hun barn med Brynjulf Ulvalde som hun var gift med."
From Snorri Sturluson: Saga of Olaf Kyrre:
"5. KING SVEIN ULFSON'S DEATH. King Svein Ulfson died ten years after the fall of both the Haralds (A.D. 1076). After him his son, Harald Hein, was king for three years (A.D. 1077-1080); then Canute the Holy for seven years (A.D. 1081-1087); afterwards Olaf, King Svein's third son, for eight years (A.D. 1088-1095). Then Eirik the Good, Svein's fourth son, for eight winters (A.D. 1096-1103). Olaf, the king of Norway, was married to Ingerid, a daughter of Svein, the Danish king; and Olaf, the Danish King Svein's son, married Ingegerd, a daughter of King Harald, and sister of King Olaf of Norway. King Olaf Haraldson, who was called by some Olaf Kyrre, but by many Olaf the Bonde, had a son by Thora, Jon's daughter [Þóru Jónsdóttur], who was called Magnus, and was one of the handsomest lads that could be seen, and was promising in every respect. He was brought up in the king's court."
Noted events in her life were:
• She was a Queen of Norway.
Thora had a child with Olav III Kyrre of Norway, son of Harald III Sigurdsson Hardråde of Norway and Tora Torbergsdatter of Giske. (Olav III Kyrre of Norway was born circa 1050 in Norway and died on 22 Sep 1093 in Håkeby, Tanum, Bohuslan, Sweden.)
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