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Llewellyn Unknown1
M, #18504, Deceased, d. 1309
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Parents
| Father | Owen Unknown (d. 1275) |
| Mother | Angarhad Unknown |
Family:
| Son | Thomas Unknown+ (b. about 1309, d. before 14 August 1343) |
Main Events
| Marriage | Llewellyn Unknown was married.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 19813 |
| His father Owen Unknown died in 1275. | |
| His son Thomas Unknown was born about 1309. | |
| Death | Llewellyn Unknown died in 1309.1 |
Citations
- [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
Annie Wright
F, #18505, Deceased
| Consanguinity | Partner of John "Jack" Roberts (1st cousin 2 times removed of Adrian John Snelson) |
Family: John "Jack" Roberts (b. 1882)
| Person References | Descendents of William Snelson c.1670 William Snelston bef 1668 - aft 1707 |
Main Events
| Marriage | Annie Wright and John "Jack" Roberts were married. |
| User Reference Number | She; 24982 |
Merovech Unknown1,2
M, #18514, Deceased
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Family:
| Son | Childeric I Unknown+ (b. about 437, d. about 481) |
Main Events
| Marriage | Merovech Unknown was married.1 |
| Death | He died Y Y, Y.1 |
| Residence | He resided See notes.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 19688 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Residence Merovech (Latin: Meroveus or Merovius; French: Mérovée) is the legendary founder of the Merovingian dynasty of the Salian Franks, that later became the dominant Frankish tribe. The name is a latinization of a form close to Old High German proper name Marwig, lit. 'famed fight'. There is little information about him in the later histories of the Franks. Gregory of Tours only names him once as the father of Childeric I while putting doubt on his descent from Clodio. Many admit today that this formulation finds its explanation in a legend reported by Fredegar. The Chronicle of Fredegar interpolated on this reference by Gregory by adding Merovech was the son of the queen, Clodio's wife; but his father was a sea-god, bistea Neptuni. No other historical evidence exists that Merovech ever lived. Some researchers have noted that Merovech, the Frankish chieftain, may have been the namesake of a certain god or demigod honored by the Franks prior to their conversion to Christianity. It has been suggested Merovech refers to or is reminiscent to the Dutch river Merwede, nowadays part of the Rhine-Meus-Scheldt delta but historically a main subsidiary of the Rhine, in the neighborhood of which the Salian Franks once dwelled according to Roman historians. Another theory considers this legend to be the creation of a mythological past needed to back up the fast-rising Frankish rule in Western Europe. According to another legend, Merovech was conceived when Pharamond's wife encountered a Quinotaur, a sea monster which could change shapes while swimming. Though never stated, it is implied that she was impregnated by it. This legend was related by Fredegar in the seventh century, and may have been known earlier. The legend is probably a back-formation or folk etymology used to explain the Salian Franks' origin as a sea coast dwelling people, and based on the name itself. The 'Mero-' or 'Mer-' element in the name suggests a sea or ocean (see Old English 'mere,' Latin 'mare,' or even the Modern English word 'mermaid' etc.). The 'Salian' in 'Salian Franks' may be a reference to salt, a reminder of their pre-migration home on the shores of the North Sea (alternatively, it may refer to the Isala or IJssel river behind which their homeland, the Salland, may have been located). The legend could also be explained in a much easier way. The sea monster could have been a foreign conqueror, coming from the sea, taking the dead king's(Chlodio or Pharamonds) wife to legitimise his rule. The first Frankish royal dynasty called themselves Merovingians in his honor. Merovech may have been the father of Childeric I who may have succeeded him. The legend about Merovech's conception was adapted in 1982 by authors Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh in their book Holy Blood Holy Grail, as the seed of a new idea. They hypothesized that this 'descended from a fish' legend was actually referring to the concept that the Merovingian line had married into the bloodline of Jesus Christ, since the symbol for early Christians had also been a fish. This theory, with no other basis than Lincoln and Leigh's concoction, was further popularized in 2003 via Dan Brown's bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. There is also a fictional character called The Merovingian in the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (portrayed by Lambert Wilson). The character is modeled as an ancient and powerful leader of exiles. He also has extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the universe and uses this knowledge to support his decadent lifestyle. The Merovingian is very much a mystical king type character. |
| His son Childeric I Unknown was born about 437. |
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Sigrid the Haughty Unknown1,2
F, #18524, Deceased, b. 968, d. 1014
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Parents
| Father | Mieszko I Unknown (b. about 935, d. 25 May 992) |
| Mother | Dubrawka Unknown (d. 997) |
Family 1: Sweyn I Forkbeard Unknown (b. 960, d. 1014)
Family 2: Eric the Victorious Unknown (b. 970, d. about 995)
| Son | Olof Skotkonung Unknown+ (b. about 967, d. about 1021) |
Main Events
| Also Known As | Sigrid the Haughty Unknown was also known as Sigrid the Haughty Unknown. |
| Also Known As | She was also known as Sigrid the Haughty Unknown. |
| Marriage | Sigrid the Haughty Unknown and Sweyn I Forkbeard Unknown were married.1 |
| Marriage | Sigrid the Haughty Unknown and Eric the Victorious Unknown were married.2,1 |
| Residence | She resided See notes.1 |
| User Reference Number | She; 19562 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Residence Sigrid the Haughty, also known as, Sigrid StorrÃ¥da, Saum-Aesa, Gunnhilda, (968 –1014), daughter of Mieszko I, sister to Boleslaw I Chrobry, King of Poland. She is a character who appears in many sagas and historical chronicles. It is unclear if she was a real person or a compound person (with several real women's lives and deeds attributed to one compound person). It is possible that some accounts confuse one SigrÃð, second wife to King of Denmark, Swegen Forkbeard, and the daughter of Tosti, with Saum-Aesa of Poland, his first wife, also known as Gunhilda in her marriage. SigrÃð married the first time, wedding EirÃkr the Victorious (King EirÃkr VI Sigrsæll) of Sweden. She had one son by this marriage: King Óláf II EirÃksson of Sweden, also called Olof Skotkonung. It was in 994 she wed Sweyn I of Denmark under her Scandinavian name, Sigrid Storrada, and the marriage bore five daughters, half-sisters of Danish princes Harald and Canute the Great. Theories hold that Sigrid was the daughter of a mythical Burislav (possibly Mieszko I of Poland and Dubrawka). The medieval chroniclers who were Sigrid's contemporaries seem to support the hypothesis that her father was Mieszko, though recent analysis suggests they confused her with Gunhild, the Polish princess who changed her name from Swiatoslawa when she married Swein Forkbeard. Several medieval chronicles state that the mother of Harald II of Denmark and Canute the Great was either a Pole or possibly a member of a closely related Slavic tribe. Arguments which support this assertion include: Thietmar mentions that the daughter of Mieszko I of Poland and sister of Boleslaw I of Poland married Sweyn I of Denmark and gave him two sons, Canute the Great and Harold II of Denmark, but he does not mention her name. Thietmar is probably the best informed of all medieval chroniclers, since he was contemporary with described events and well-informed about the events in Poland and Denmark. Adam of Bremen writes that a Polish princess was the wife of Eric the Victorious and that she was the mother of Canute the Great and Harold II of Denmark. Adam's information here is considered unreliable by some historians. Gesta Cnutonis regis mentions in one short passage that Canute and his brother went to the land of the Slavs, and brought back their mother, who was living there. This does not necessarily mean that his mother was Slavic, but nevertheless this chronicle strongly suggests that she was. There is an inscription in 'Liber vitae of the New Minster and Hyde Abbey Winchester', that king Canute's sister's name was 'Santslaue' ('Santslaue soror CNVTI regis nostri'), which without doubt is a Slavic name. J. Steenstrup suggests that Canute's sister may have been named after her mother, hence coining (the now generally agreed upon) hypothesis, that her Slavic name is ?wi?tos?awa, but only as a reconstruction based on a single mention of her daughter's name and the hypothesis that she named her daughter after herself. This statement also supports the theory that Sigrid was the daughter of Mieszko I. The information in Scandinavian sources is different from that of contemporary chroniclers, which suggest, Sigrid was a Slav, yet confusion amongst contemporaries should tend to lean historians towards the corroborative sources. The assertion that Harald and Canute's mother was Boleslaw's sister may explain some mysterious statements which appear in medieval chronicles, such as the involvement of Polish troops in invasions of England. The idea that Swiatoslawa's name changes twice is ingenuous, and the Scandinavian sources refer to Sigrid the Haughty alone - this is a name which does not appear in any other source than later sagas, though. Gunhild then was the name given the Polish princess to take the slurs away from Danish pronunciations, it is also like Dubrawka, her mother's Bohemian name. However, some historians find it hard to accept the idea that saga writers living many generations later were better informed than contemporary chroniclers, leading them to conclude that 'Sigrid' is simply a name invented by saga writers who could not pronounce or write her Slavic name. According to the theory based on Norse sagas, Sigrid the Haughty was the daughter of the powerful Swedish Viking Skoglar Toste. She married Eric the Victorious, King of Sweden, and together they had a son Olof Skötkonung. She later divorced Eric and was given Götaland as a fief. After Eric's death, she married Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark. The Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus confirms some of the information from the Norse sagas, when he writes that Eric the Victorious' widow Syritha had married Sweyn Forkbeard after having spurned Olaf Trygvasson. In 998, when it was proposed that Sigrid, daughter of the Swedish king, marry Olaf Trygvasson, the king of Norway, she rebelled because it would have required that she convert to Christianity. She told him to his face, 'I will not part from the faith which my forefathers have kept before me.' In a rage, Olaf hit her. It is said that Sigrid then calmly told him, 'This may some day be thy death.' Sigrid proceeded to avoid the marriage, and created instead a coalition of his enemies to bring about his downfall. She accomplished this by allying Sweden and Denmark against Norway. She achieved her purpose when Olaf fell fighting against Sweden and Denmark in the year 1000 during the Battle of Swold. Queen SigrÃð won her vengeance that day, for King Óláf saw his Norwegian forces defeated and he himself leapt into the sea to drown rather than face capture by his enemies. Sigrid got the Scandinavian style cognomen Haughty when she had Harald Grenske burnt to death in order to discourage other petty kings from proposing to her. The vast majority of Polish historians consider Sigrid and Swiatoslawa to be the same person. In Polish encyclopedias, 'Sigrid' is presented as another name for 'Swiatoslawa'. More specialised (Polish) history books mostly agree that Swiatoslawa was Polish, and consider the Swedish 'Sigrid' to be a fantasy created by Scandinavian saga writers From 1835 to 1977, the Haraldskær Woman, discovered in a peat bog in Jutland, was mistaken as the body of a woman from the 1000s, thought to be Sigrid (or Gunhild). The advent of radiocarbon dating proved this theory incorrect. This mistake was intertwined with numerous episodes of Scandinavian intrigue, as the theory was elaborated to serve a variety of agendas of kings and nobles during that era. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow composed a poem with the title Queen Sigrid the Haughty of which this is the first verse. Queen Sigrid the Haughty sat proud and aloft In her chamber, that looked over meadow and croft. Heart's dearest, Why dost thou sorrow so? |
| Her son Olof Skotkonung Unknown was born about 967. | |
| Birth | She was born in 968.2,1 |
| Her father Mieszko I Unknown died on 25 May 992. | |
| Her husband Eric the Victorious Unknown died about 995. | |
| Her mother Dubrawka Unknown died in 997. | |
| Death | Sigrid the Haughty Unknown died in 1014, at age ~46.2,1 |
| Her husband Sweyn I Forkbeard Unknown died in 1014. |