Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
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Åsta Gudbrandsdatter (died around 1020/1030) was the mother of Olav the Holy during her first marriage (to Harald Grenske), and mother to Harald Hardråde during her second marriage (to Sigurd Syr). Her father was Gudbrand Kula from Oplandene, according to the sagas. Åsta may have been baptised at Ringerike by Olav Tryggvason in around 998.
Åsta and Sigurd Syr had the following children, according to the sagas:
- Guttorm, their eldest
- Gunnhild
- Halvdan
- Ingerid
- Harald, later King of Norway
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