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From: Anders Berg < >
Subject: Re: Erik the Victorious' wives
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:37:25 +0200
Jared Olar < > wrote:
> Thanks to Stewart, Rafal, and Anders for the information
>concerning Sigrid Storrade and the maternity of Olaf
>Skotkonung--especially concerning Thietmar's Chronicon. Stewart, you say
>he was a contemporary source. When exactly did Thietmar flourish, and
>when did he compile his work?
Thietmar of Merseburg died in 1019. This is really a contemporary source.
I don't think he says anything about Olaf's maternity, so we have to
pick out pieces from the less reliable sources on that one.
Cheers,
/Anders
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