Astrid Olofsdotter

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Astrid Olofsdotter
Astrid as imagined by artist Christian Krohg in 1899
Queen consort of Norway
Tenure1019–1028
Died1035 (1036)
SpouseSaint Olaf
IssueWulfhild, Duchess of Saxony
HouseMunsö
FatherOlof Skötkonung
MotherEdla

Astrid Olofsdotter (Old Norse: Ástríðr Óláfsdóttir; Norwegian: Astrid Olavsdatter; English: Aestrith; died 1035) was the queen consort of Saint Olaf, who reigned over Norway from 1019 to 1028. She is the only woman to have a surviving skaldic praise-poem dedicated to her for her decisive address of the Swedish army in support of her stepson, Magnus the Good.

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