Leofric of Mercia
(-1057)
Lady Godgifu
(Cir 1010-Bef 1085)
Alfgar of Mercia
(-Cir 1063)
Aelfgifu
(-)
Edgyth Swan-neck
(Bef 1050-After 1070)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

2. Harald II Gudinesson of England

Edgyth Swan-neck 1 2

  • Born: Bef 1050
  • Marriage (1): Gruffydd ap Llywelyn circa 1050
  • Marriage (2): Harald II Gudinesson of England circa 1064 in York, England
  • Died: After 1070

   Another name for Edgyth was Ealdgyth.

  General Notes:

Edgyth (Edith) "Svanehals" var Haralds konkubine og antagelig mor til Gyda.


Edgyth married Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll and Angharad Ferch Maredudd, circa 1050. (Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was born circa 1000 and died on 5 Aug 1063.) The cause of his death was murder.


Edgyth next married Harald II Gudinesson of England, son of Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson and Gyda Torgilsdatter, circa 1064 in York, England. (Harald II Gudinesson of England was born circa 1020 and died on 14 Oct 1066 near Hastings, Sussex, England.)


Sources


1 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

2 Tore Nygaard, Tore Nygaard's Genealogy (http://www.nygaard.home.se). Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, se nr. 557. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 89.

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