| Life | Alfifa, Alfgiva, Ælfhelmsdotter (c. 990 – ? (after 1036)). Queen Consort of England (1015-1016) Co-Regent of Norway (1030-1035). |
| Family | Mercian noble family. Father is Ælfhelm of York. Mother is Wulfrun of Northampton. Married to Cnut the Great (before 1015). Sons: Sweyn Cnutsson, Harold Harefoot. |
| Events | Her brothers blinded by Æthelred the Unready and her father killed by Eadric Streona (1006). Rules Norway with her son Sweyn Cnutsson (1030-1035). Their taxes cause revolt among locals. After Sweyns death, she returns to England around 1036. Probably aids her son Harold Harefoot to gain the English throne. |
Published on March 18, 2020
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