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Female Thyra Sveynsdottir Click to view Thyra Sveynsdottir in the family tree

Thyra was born about 0993 in Denmark.  Thyra's father was Sveyn I Forkbeard Haraldsson of Denmark and her mother was Sygryd Dumna Swietoslava of Poland.  Her paternal grandparents were Harald VII Bluetooth Gormsson of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden; her maternal grandparents were Mieszko I Mieczislaw (Burislaf)of Poland and Dobravy of Bohemia. She had two brothers and two sisters, named Canute II the Great Sveynsson of, Harald III Sveynsson of, Gytha and Gunhilda.  She was the second oldest of the five children. She had two half-sisters named Estrith (Margaret) of and Svantoslava of.  She died in 1018.


Thyra's family with Godwin of Wessex

‌Thyra and Godwin of were married in a religious ceremony before 1018.

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