The Charles L. Arendts of Mountain Home, Idaho:Information about Astrid Trygvesdatter
Astrid Trygvesdatter (b. Bef. 963, d. date unknown)
Notes for Astrid Trygvesdatter:
Astrid, the daughter of King Trygve Olavson and Astrid, was married to Erling Skjalgson på Sola. At that time her brother, King Olaf, was in Rogaland trying to induce the people to accept Christianity and become baptized. The people under the leadership of Erling Skjalgson refused to do so. To settle the dispute and to have peace in the district an agreement was made, whereby the "bonder" would obey the king in his wishes and serve his cause, providing he would agree to the marriage of his sister Astrid to Erling. At that time many marriages were arranged by the ruling classes as a means to promote unity and peace. Astrid, the daughter of a king, and her brother, also a king, objected to being married to a man without a title, so King Olaf, her brother, agreed to make Erling an earl. He also assigned the territory from Sognsjö eastward to Lidandesnes, as his domains. Astrid and Erling's children were Aslak, Skjalg, Sigurd, Loden, Tore, and Ragnhild.
More About Astrid Trygvesdatter and Erling Skjålgsson på Sola:
Marriage: 996
Children of Astrid Trygvesdatter and Erling Skjålgsson på Sola are:
- +Gjertrude Erlingsdatter Sola, b. Abt. 990, d. date unknown.
- +Ragnhild Erlingsdatter Sola, b. Abt. 992, Sola, Rogaland, Norway, d. 1050, Giskoy, Giske, Norway.