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historians wrote that they may have a
basis in
tales about the
Norse deity Thorgerd. Her name as
recorded by Saxo is Lathgertha. It has also been recorded...
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Thorgerd Egilsdottir (Old Norse: Þorgerðr Egilsdóttir [ˈθorˌɡerðz̠ ˈeɣelsˌdoːtːez̠];
Modern Icelandic: Þorgerður Egilsdóttir [ˈθɔrˌcɛrðʏr ˈeijɪlsˌtouhtɪr̥])...
- Þorgerðr brák (anglicised as
Thorgerd Brak) is a
character in
Egils saga.
Skilled in magic, she is the foster-mother of the tenth-century poet and saga...
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daughter of
Thord Gellir, and
their son was
Thord Horse-Head. He
married Thorgerd,
daughter of
Thorir Slouch and Fridgerd,
daughter of King
Kjarval of Ireland...
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daughter of
Thord Gellir, and
their son was
Thord Horse-Head. He
married Thorgerd,
daughter of
Thorir Slouch and Fridgerd,
daughter of King
Kjarval of Ireland...
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Hoskuld arranged a
marriage for him with
Thorgerd Egilsdottir, the
daughter of
Egill Skallagrímsson.
Thorgerd was
initially reluctant to
marry the son...
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anglicized as "
Thorgerd") says she will go
without food and thus
starve to death, and in
doing so will meet the
goddess Freyja:
Thorgerd replied in a loud...
- here
anglicized as "
Thorgerd"):
Press the
attack all the more vigorously,
because I have
invoked for
victory both the sisters,
Thorgerd and Irpa. Haakon...
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anglicized as "
Thorgerd") says she will go
without food and thus
starve to death, and in
doing so will meet the
goddess Freyja:
Thorgerd replied in a loud...
- daughter, and Helga's aunt,
Thorgerd at Hjardarholt. Six
years later,
Thorstein is at
Hjardarholt for a
feast and
Thorgerd reveals that one of the girls...
