Asser Rig
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Asser Rig (c. 1078–1151) was a jarl and chieftain from Zealand, Denmark,[1] a son of Skjalm Hvide (before 1045 – c. 1113)[2] and Signe Asbjørnsdatter (c. 1050 – c. 1096). They are sometimes referred to as Asser Rig Skjalmsen Hvide.
Siblings
Asser's siblings were (children of Skjalm and Signe) Margrethe Skjalmsdatter Hvide (1073–1162); Cecilie Skjalmsdatter Hvide (c. 1084 – 1161); Toke Skjalmsen Hvide (1085–1145); Sune Skjalmsen Hvide (c. 1086 – c. 1140) ; and Ebbe Skjalmsen Hvide af Knardrup (c. 1090 – 1151).[3][4]
Life
Asser married
Patron Saint of Denmark
in 1101.
Asser and
Archbishop of Lund. The other two children of Asser and Inger were Esbern Snare (c. 1127–1204) and Ingefred Assersdatter (c. 1130-1160).[5][6][7][8]
Activities of Asser Rig's son Absalon
A period of warfare and Danish expansion was led by Archbishop
References
- ^ "Esbern Snare, korstog og Vor Frue Kirke". Vor Frue Sogn, Kalundborg. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Absalon". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ Hvideslægten ("Hvide family"), Ebbe Skjalmsen, by Roskildes Historie, roskildehistorie.dk.
- ^ "Medieval Danish and European Families". blogspot.com. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Asser Rig". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Skjalm Hvide". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Falster". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cæcilia, –1131– , Knud den helliges og Edels datter". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Westergaard 1952, p. 167.
- ^ Fisher & Davidson 1980, p. 20.
Sources
- Fisher, Peter; Davidson, Hilda Ellis, eds. (1980), Saxo Grammaticus The History of the Danes, Book I-IX, vol. II: Commentary, Cambridge: D. S. Brewer
- Westergaard, Waldemar (June 1952), "Danish History and Danish Historians", The Journal of Modern History, 24 (2): 167–180, JSTOR 1872564