Asgerdur

NAME ÁSGERÐUR BJARNARDÓTTIR

TIME X Century

PLACES Iceland and Norway

FAMILY The wife of Þórólfur Skallagrímsson and later the wife of Egill Skallagrimsson

STORY Björn Brynjólfsson and Þóra were Ásgerður´s parents. Björn kidnapped Þóra from Norway and married her in Hjaltland (The Shetland Isles). They went to Iceland to Skalla-Grímur at Borg. Ásgerður was born in the year 910, the same year as Egill was born. When Ásgerður was 5 or 6 years old her parents moved back to Norway. When she was 17 years old she went to Norway with Þórólfur and Egill so she could meet her parents. At that time her mother was dead. When Ásgerður was 25 years old she married Þórólfur but Egill was so jealous that he didn´t go to the wedding. Ásgerður was so pretty and such a good girl.
Ásgerður and Þórólfur had a daugther and her name was Þórdís. To years later Þórólfur died in a war in England.
When Ásgerður was 29 years old she married Egill. The situation was difficult for Egill because no girl liked him. His best friend Arinbjörn helped him. Ásgerður and Egill moved back to Iceland in the year of 939. They had five children. Ásgerður liked Þorsteinn most of all her kids but Egill did´t like him, he liked Böðvar most.
Ásgerður died in 974 (64 years old). Egill then went to his fosterdaughter, Þórdís, and lived at her home for the rest of his life.

SOURCE The Saga of Egill Skallagrimsson

NAME	ÁSGERÐUR BJARNARDÓTTIR
TIME	X Century
PLACES	Iceland and Norway
FAMILY	The wife of Þórólfur Skallagrímsson and later the wife of Egill Skallagrimsson
STORY	Björn Brynjólfsson and Þóra were Ásgerður´s parents. Björn kidnapped Þóra from Norway and married her in Hjaltland (The Shetland Isles). They went to Iceland to Skalla-Grímur at Borg. Ásgerður was born in the year 910, the same year as Egill was born. When Ásgerður was 5 or 6 years old her parents moved back to Norway. When she was 17 years old she went to Norway with Þórólfur and Egill so she could meet her parents. At that time her mother was dead. When Ásgerður was 25 years old she married Þórólfur but Egill was so jealous that he didn´t go to the wedding. Ásgerður was so pretty and such a good girl. Ásgerður and Þórólfur had a daugther and her name was Þórdís. To years later Þórólfur died in a war in England. When Ásgerður was 29 years old she married Egill. The situation was difficult for Egill because no girl liked him. His best friend Arinbjörn helped him. Ásgerður and Egill moved back to Iceland in the year of 939. They had five children. Ásgerður liked Þorsteinn most of all her kids but Egill did´t like him, he liked Böðvar most. Ásgerður died in 974 (64 years old). Egill then went to his fosterdaughter, Þórdís, and lived at her home for the rest of his life.
SOURCE	The Saga of Egill Skallagrimsson