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OLOFSDOTTER Alof |
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Scandinavia  |
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- Ynglingasaga
Named as Alov (Olafsdottir) in the English version of the Ynglinga Saga, Alov was the daughter of Olaf the Far-sighted. She was the wife of Algaut Gautrekson. Olaf Treefeller's mother was Gauthild daughter of Alov, daughter of Olaf the Sharp-Sighted, King in Nerike[1]
Ynglingasaga p. 42 names Olov as the daughter of Olav, king of Nærike, and mother of Gauthild who was mother of Olav Tretelgja. P. 38 names Gauthild the wife of king Ingjald. P. 34 names Gauthild the daughter of Algaute and grandchild of Gautrek.
Upplendinga saga states:
1. Frá Óláfi konungi trételgju Óláfr, sonr Ingjalds konungs illráða af Svíaríki, ruddi Vermaland. Hann var kallaðr Óláfr trételgja. Hann var fæddr í Vestra-Gautlandi með þeim manni, er Bófi hét. Saxi hét sonr Bófa, er kallaðr var flettir. Móðir Óláfs var Gauthildr, dóttir Algauta konungs, en hann var sonr Gautreks konungs ins milda, sonar Gauts, er Gautland er við kennt. Álöf var móðir Gauthildar, dóttir Óláfs konungs skyggna, konungs af Næríki.
Both sources have Álöf as the wife of Algaute.
Alov was the daughter of Olof den Klarsynte, and some literature name her as the wife of Gautrek Gautsson, but the sagas name her wife of Alrek Gautreksson. -Østenstad-1 06:20, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
Sources
↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 38 NOTE that the source does not give all the information in one go. Gauthild's father is named earlier.
http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORNALDARSAGAS/AfUplendingaChappell.html accessed 12 Mar 2023
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