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Snøfrid Svåsesdotter

Wife of King Harald Fairhair · Historical Figures

Snæfríðr Svásadóttir also called Snæfríðr finnska was, according to medieval tradition a wife of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair. The legend is described in both Heimskringla and Ágrip, and she is briefly mentioned in Orkneyinga saga and alluded to in Málshattakvæði.

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She is described as a Sami woman and is, according to the sagas, the ancestor of Harald Hardrada. With the exception of Ragnhild the Mighty, she is the only wife of Harald Fairhair mentioned by name outside of Heimskringla.

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