Rögnvald Eriksson or Ragnvald Eiriksson (c. 920-933) was, according to ''
Egil's Saga'', a son of
Erik Bloodaxe. It is unclear whether Rögnvald was Erik's son by his wife
Gunnhild Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, Gunhilde, Gunhjild, Gunilda, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur) is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (gunn and hild/hildr). It may refer to:
*, allegedly a Danish queen cons ...
or by another woman; the ''
Heimskringla'' does not mention him among Erik's children with Gunnhild. When
Egil Skallagrimsson escaped from
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, he was pursued by Rögnvald, but killed him.
References
*Thorsson, Örnólfur, et al., eds. "Egil's Saga". Bernard Scudder, trans. The Sagas of the Icelanders: a selection. Penguin Classics, 2000.
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