Sigrid the Haughty, Swedish queen consort (questionable), 10th century
Karen Blixen, in the short story "The Deluge at Norderney" in Seven Gothic Tales, refers to Sigrid, claiming that she invited all her suitors to her house and burned them in order to discourage other suitors.
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Swein had sent his sister Tyri to marry the Wendish king Burislav, who had been father of Swein's first wife, Gunhild.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow composed a poem with the title "Queen Sigrid the Haughty" of which this is the first verse.
Sigrid Thornton | Sigrid Weigel | Sigrid Undset | Haughty Melodic | Sigrid Boo | Sigrid the Haughty | Sigrid Fry-Revere |
Olof Skötkonung, son of Eric the Victorious and Sigrid the Haughty