Gunhilde
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Gunhilde (or Gunnhild) (died 13 November 1002) is said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. She was married to Pallig, a Dane who served the King of England, Æthelred the Unready, as ealdorman of Devonshire.
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- Given name
- Gunhild
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of death
- England
- Spouse
- Pallig
- Father
- Harald Bluetooth
- Sibling
- Tyra of Denmark
- Family
- House of Knýtlinga
- Noble title
- princess
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- date of death
- 1002-01-01
- date of birth
- 0950-00-00
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- Gunhild Haraldsdatter
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Gunhilde (or Gunnhild) (died 13 November 1002) is said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. She was married to Pallig, a Dane who served the King of England, Æthelred the Unready, as ealdorman of Devonshire.
She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice's Day massacre, ordered by Æthelred. Pallig is reported alternatively to have been killed in the massacre or to have provoked the massacre by deserting Æthelred's service.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gunhilde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.