Person:Folkvid the Lawspeaker (1)

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Folkvid the Lawspeaker _____
b.Est 1140
 
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Name Folkvid the Lawspeaker _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1140
Marriage to Cecilia Sigurdsdotter
Annulment 1184 from Cecilia Sigurdsdotter
Reference Number Q5464626 (Wikidata)


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Folkvid was the lawspeaker of Värmland during the second half of the 12th century. He was the father of Håkon Galen, an earl whose son Knut Håkonsson was a claimant for the Norwegian throne.

Folkvid is only known from the Bagler sagas, where he is mentioned by virtue of his marriage to Cecilia Sigurdsdotter, an illegitimate daughter of Norwegian king Sigurd Munn. The forced marriage was arranged by the earl Erling Skakke. It was annulled in 1184 by the archbishop of Nidaros, on the initiative of Cecilia's half-brother, king Sverre I of Norway. Most Swedish historians have questioned the historical existence of Folkvid, probably due to lack of reference in Swedish sources from the time.

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  1. ↑ Folkvid the Lawspeaker, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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