GUNNARSSON Thored b. 0938 Wessex, England d. 0992 Wessex, England: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

0938 - 0992 (~ 54 years)

Name	GUNNARSSON Thored
Birth	0938	Wessex, England
Gender	Male
Death	0992	Wessex, England
Notes	Note: ref: Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) (25 Apr 10) - Thored (Old English: Ðoreð or Þoreð; fl. 979-992) was a 10th century ealdorman of York, ruler of the southern half of the old Kingdom of Northumbria on behalf of the king of England. He was the son of either Gunnar or Oslac, northern ealdormen. If he was the former, he may had attained adulthood by the 960s, when a man of his name raided Westmorland. Other potential appearances in the records are likewise uncertain until 979, the point from which Thored's period as ealdorman can be accurately dated. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "Thored, son of Gunner" ravaged Westmoreland in 966.[1] There are speculations that "Thored was Earl of the part of Northumbria which was previously called Deira, maybe Yorkshire, the territory being different from Northumbria which Ælfric "ealdorman" ruled around the same time" [2][3] Married HILDA, daughter of ---. Thored & his wife had one child: Gunner aka: Gunnar Thorad is probably "UNCONNECTED NOBILITY OF DANISH ORIGIN" [4] Although historians differ in their opinions about his relationship, if any, to Kings Edgar the Peaceable and Edward the Martyr, it is generally thought that he enjoyed a good relationship with King Æthelred II. His daughter Ælfgifu married Æthelred. Thored was ealdorman in Northumbria for much of Æthelstan's reign, disappearing from the sources in 992 after being appointed by Æthelred to lead an expedition against the Vikings. Two accounts of Thored's origins have been offered by modern historians. The first is that he was a son of Oslac, ealdorman of York from 966 until his exile in 975. This argument is partly based on the assertion by the Historia Eliensis, that Oslac had a son named Thorth (i.e. "Thored"). The other suggestion, favored by most historians, is that he was the son of a man named Gunnar. This Gunnar is known to have held land in the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. All in all, the combined evidence suggests that Æthelred's first wife was Ælfgifu, the daughter of Earl Thored. This magnate is likely to have been the Thored who was a son of Gunnar and earl of (southern) Northumbria. Sources ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, E, 991 ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#_ftn814 ↑ MEDIEVAL LANDS: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families by Charles Cawley © Foundation for Medieval Genealogy & Charles Cawley 2000-2018.
Person ID	I59211	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Father	NORTHUMBRIA Gunar, b. Abt 0910, Northumbria, England d. Aft 0963, Wessex, England (Age > 54 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F347372	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family UNKNOWN Hilda, b. Abt 0948, Wessex, England d. 0970, England (Age 22 years)

Children

1. NORTHUMBRIA Ælfgifu, b. 0970, Wessex, England

d. Bef 1001, England

(Age ~ 30 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26328 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026