Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, ''alf'' 'elf, fairy' and ''hildr'' 'battle'.
[ As of 2010 it was common in Norway.]Alfhild (Saxon princess)
Alfhild or Alvildam was a legendary Saxon princess mentioned in Gesta Danorum. Her suitors: the king of the Danes, Skiod and the governor of the Alamanni Skat fought for her hand, the former winning. Later she gave birth to a son
A son is ...
, a Saxon princess and Danish queen from ''Book One'' of Gesta Danorum
* Alfhild, concubine of Olaf II of Norway, mother of Magnus the Good
*Álfhildr (Gautreks saga) Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, ''alf'' 'elf, fairy' and ''hildr'' 'battle'. As of 2010 it was common in Norway.
* Alfhild (Saxon princess), a Saxon princess and Danish ...
, the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king Gautrekr
*Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward; see Alf and Alfhild
According to the ''Gesta Danorum'', Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shieldmaiden who had her own fleet of longships with crews of young female pirates and raided along the coasts of the Baltic Sea.
As a young princess, Alfhi ...
*Alfhild, daughter of Vingulmark king Gandalf Alfgeirsson
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