According to Norse legends, their ancestor King Stenkil's mother Estrid Njalsdottir, descended from a daughter of King Harald.

Astrid, Estrid, Æstriðr, Ástríðr or Aestrith is a given name of northern european origin

Between 1019 and 1023 he accompanied Cnut on an expedition to Denmark, where he distinguished himself, and shortly afterwards married Gytha, the sister of the Danish earl, Ulf, who was married to Cnut's sister, Estrid.

This Estrid was the maternal grandmother of the chieftain Jarlabanke of the Jarlabanke clan.

The family were rich landowners and belonged to the higher echelons of Swedish society, and she was probably named after Estrid of the Obotrites, who was the queen of Sweden, and the consort of Olof Skötkonung, at the time Estrid was born.

This would mean that Estrid was born in Snottsta ( also spelled Snåttsta ) as the daughter of the rich landowner Sigfast.

The Broby bro Runestones tell that Estrid and her husband Östen had a son by the name Gag, who died while Östen still was alive, and three other sons named Ingefast, Östen and Sven.

The story of her life is continued on the Hargs bro runic inscriptions, where we learn that Estrid had married a man named Ingvar, and this Ingvar had a son prior to marrying Estrid whose name was Ragnvald.

We further learn that Estrid had a bridge constructed, which apparently was a tradition in her family.

The buried woman was probably Estrid.

Legend says that Estrid was taken back to Sweden from a war in the West Slavic area of Mecklenburg as a war-prize.

The king treated Edla and Estrid the same way and gave his son and his two daughters with Edla the same privileges as the children he had with Estrid, though it was Estrid he married and made Queen.

Queen Estrid was baptised with her husband, their children and large numbers of the Swedish royal court in 1008, when the Swedish royal family converted to Christianity, although the king promised to respect the freedom of religion-Sweden was not to be Christian until the last religious war between Inge the Elder and Blot-Sweyn of 1084-1088.

Snorre Sturlasson wrote about her, that Estrid was unkind to the children ( Emund, Astrid and Holmfrid ) of her husband's mistress Edla ; " Queen Estrid was arrogant and not kind towards her stepchildren, and therefore the king sent his son Emund to Vendland, where he was brought up by his maternal relatives ".

* Estrid, 11th century Swedish lady whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones

Estrid Svendsdatter ( d. between 1057 & 1073 ) was widely believed to have been buried in the northeastern pier, but a DNA test in 2003 dispelled the myth as the remains belonged to a woman much too young to be Estrid Svendsdatter.

They tell that Estrid cleared a road and built bridges together with her grandson Jarlabanke ( by her son Ingefast ) and his family, and she dedicated the constructions to her sons Ingvar ( her son with Ragnvald at Harg ) and Ingefast ( her son with Östen at Broby bro ).

Stockholm: Prisma, 1999. pp. 147 – 157: " Estrid: Tiden är 1000-tal ", the Jarlabanke family.

It is possible that names are also not restricted by gender, as " Estrid " as been seen as the first name of a female Andalite and as the second name of a male.

Ulf had been married to Cnut the Great's sister Estrid, who was outraged by the murder and demanded a weregild.

It is safe to assume that five of the 11 runestones that mention an Estrid in eastern Svealand refer to this Estrid because of the locations of the runestones and the people who are mentioned on them.

The new theory is that the sign on the pier refers to Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter, who was also known as Estrid and who married Harald III Hen, the son of Sweyn Estridsen.

Since Fot, the runemaster of U 329, also made runestones for the Jarlabanke clan, and Gerlög and Inga also belonged to the same regional elite, it is probable that U 329 refers to the same Estrid as the five other runestones.

* Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden

* Estrid of the Obotrites ( c. 979 – 1035 ), queen consort of Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden

Note: Margaret of Sweden (~ 1080-1130 ) is also called Estrid.

A sixth runestone, U 329, deals with an Estrid who is only mentioned as the sister of a Ragnfast and a Gyrid.

It also appears that Estrid and Ingvar had three sons named Sigvid, Ingvar and Jarlabanke.

* Inga och Estrid — en såpa för tusen år sedan: Människor, händelser och platser i Ingas och Estrids liv, Människor, händelser och platser i Ingas och Estrids liv, Stockholm County Museum.

* Inga & Estrid — en såpa för tusen år sedan, Stockholm County Museum.

* Inga & Estrid — en såpa för tusen år sedan: Kan detta vara Estrid ?, Stockholm County Museum.

Estrid ( or Astrid ) of the Obotrites ( ca.

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