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she was poisoned by Sweyn's concubine Thora. It is not known if any of the many children of Sweyn were also the children of Gyda. Her assumed father Anund died in c. 1050, and was survived by
Gunhild. At about the same time, Gyda's widower Sweyn married a woman also called Gunhild. She was possibly the same person as Gyda's mother or stepmother, though several modern historians maintain that there were two separate Gunhilds, a Swedish and a Danish queen, respectively. A much later
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She was married to King Sweyn of
Denmark, maybe in 1047 or 1048. The date cannot be confirmed, and it is possible that they were married during the time when Sweyn lived in exile at the Swedish court. After a short marriage, she died. According to Adam of Bremen it was a matter of foul play, since
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Gyda has often been confused and mixed up with her assumed mother (or stepmother) Gunhild, as their names were similar, and because they were both married to Sweyn. Both of them were known as
Gunhild, Guda or Gyda.
158:, which says that Gunhild was the "mother" (mother-in-law) of Sweyn. Anyway, Sweyn and Gunhild were soon forced to separate by the Archbishop of Hamburg on account of their close kinship.
146:. The near-contemporary Adam, however, does not say that Anund and Gunhild had any children. It is also possible that she was the daughter of Anund and another woman.
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Caroline Amalie of
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Swedish princess and Danish queen consort, spouse of King
266:(Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VI. Bind. Gerson - H. Hansen)
204:
Adam av Bremen (1984), p. 192 (Book III, Scholion 72).
195:. Stockholm: Proprius, p. 189 (Book III, Scholion 66).
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Adam av Bremen (1984), p. 137 (Book III, Chapter 12).
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refers to a letter supposedly written by
Archbishop
134:(c. 1075). According to the much later historian
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257:(Danish history). Stockholm: Bonniers (Swedish)
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142:(1022 – c. 1050). Her mother would then be
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231:, Vol. II. Christiania: Tonsbergs, p. 189.
16:Medieval Swedish princess and Danish queen
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114:(died c. 1048/1049), was a medieval and
697:Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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549:Berengaria of Portugal
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253:Alf Henrikson (1989),
92:Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
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679:Anne Sophie Reventlow
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381:Asfrid Odinkarsdatter
370:Danish royal consorts
178:Sven Axelson (1955),
82:Anund Jacob of Sweden
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513:Lutgard of Salzwedel
494:Ragnild Magnusdotter
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152:Chronicle of Bremen
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126:Biography
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