Wulfhild of Norway

Wulfhild of Norway
Wulfhild of Norway
	Duchess of Saxony
Born	1020
Died	24 May 1071
Spouse	Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
Issue	Magnus, Duke of Saxony
Dynasty	Fairhair
Father	Olaf II of Norway
Mother	Astrid Olofsdotter
Religion	Christianity

Wulfhild of Norway (1020 – 24 May 1071), Old West Norse: Úlfhildr Ólafsdóttir, Swedish: Ulfhild Olofsdotter, was a Norwegian princess, and a duchess of Saxony by marriage to Ordulf, Duke of Saxony.

Life

Wulfhild was born in 1020 as the only legitimate child of King Olaf II of Norway and his wife Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden. Her illegitimate half-brother was Magnus the Good. She was likely born and raised in Sarpsborg.

In 1028, she accompanied her parents to Vestlandet, and in 1029, she left Norway for Sweden with them. It is not determined whether she followed her father and half-brother on their trip to Russia or remained in Sweden with her mother, but she did live in Sweden between the death of her father in 1030 until she returned with her half-brother Magnus to Norway in 1035, when he became king. Wulfhild is described as a beauty, and is thought to have been greatly respected as the only legitimate child of her father and daughter of a saint.

On 10 November 1042, she was married to Ordulf, son of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony. This marriage was supposed to strengthen the alliance between Saxony and Denmark; her half-brother expected the support of her consort to strengthen his position in Denmark by fighting the Wends. The marriage ceremony was celebrated in Schleswig during these political negotiations, officiated by the archbishops of Schleswig and Bremen. Her husband did remain loyal to the alliance, but the information about Wulfhild is limited and nothing is known about any of her opinions.

Wulfhild and Ordulf had a son, Magnus, Duke of Saxony.

Ancestors of Wulfhild of Norway

16. Bjørn Farmann

8. Gudrød Bjørnsson

4. Harald Grenske

2. Olaf II of Norway

10. Gudbrand Kula

5. Åsta Gudbrandsdatter

1. Wulfhild of Norway

24. Björn (III) Eriksson

12. Eric the Victorious

6. Olof Skötkonung

26. Mieszko I of Poland (or Skagul Toste)

13. Sigrid the Haughty

27. Dobrawa of Bohemia

3. Astrid Olofsdotter

7. Edla

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References

Norsk biografisk leksikon. Den store norske
Bratberg, Terje. (2009, 13. februar). Ulvhild Olavsdatter. I Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hentet 24. februar 2018 fra https://nbl.snl.no/Ulvhild_Olavsdatter.

German royalty
Wulfhild of Norway House of Fairhair Cadet branch of the Yngling dynasty Born: 1020 Died: 24 May 1071
Vacant Title last held by Eilika of Schweinfurt	Duchess consort of Saxony 1059–1071	Vacant Title next held by Gertrude of Haldensleben

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