Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
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Gytha Thorkelsdóttir was an influential 11th-century Danish noblewoman who became a prominent English aristocrat as the wife of Earl Godwin of Wessex and matriarch of the powerful Godwinson family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gytha Thorkelsdóttir canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish noble
ⓘ
English aristocrat ⓘ historical figure ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| child |
Edith of Wessex
ⓘ
Gunhild Godwinsdóttir ⓘ Gyrth Godwinson ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ Leofwine Godwinson ⓘ Tostig Godwinson ⓘ Wulfnoth Godwinson ⓘ Ælfgifu (daughter of Godwin) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Danish ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | after 1069 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dane ⓘ |
| family |
Godwin family
ⓘ
surface form:
Godwinson family
|
| historicalPeriod | late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being mother of several prominent earls of Wessex
ⓘ
being wife of Earl Godwin of Wessex ⓘ influence in late Anglo-Saxon English politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Old English
ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| notableDescendant |
Edith of Wessex
ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
associated with resistance at Exeter after the Norman Conquest
ⓘ
mother of King Harold II of England ⓘ mother-in-law of King Edward the Confessor ⓘ |
| notableFamilyRole | matriarch of the Godwinson family ⓘ |
| opposed | Norman rule in England after 1066 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sophie, Countess of Wessex (later Duchess of Edinburgh)
ⓘ
surface form:
Countess of Wessex
|
| regionOfActivity |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ |
| relative |
Cnut the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
King Cnut the Great
Ulf Jarl ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Exeter
ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
Winchester ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Earl of Wessex ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.