Astrid eiriksdatter (934-968) was a queen consort of the Viking King Tryggve Olafsson, son of Olaf Haraldsson and grandson of Harald I of Norway. Daughter of Eirik Bjodaskalle and mother of the King of Norway Olav Tryggvason.
King Tryggve was killed in an ambush by Gottorm Eriksson, who was the brother of Harald II of Norway. Later, Harald II found out that Astrid was pregnant and sent spies to look for her, supposedly because she wanted to sponsor the child. Gunnhild, a prolific character who appears in various Norse sagas and mother of King Harald, sent for Astrid, but to no avail..
Then he sent thirty men to the estate of Eirik Bjodaskalle, Astrid's father, to capture her and her son, but Eirik had everything prepared for the escape, as he would take them away from the house in the company of Thorolf Lusarskeg, his adoptive father..
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The trip took them to the estate of the Swedish leader Hakon Gamle, who was a close friend of his father, and there she was sheltered for two years. Gunnhild later sent an ambassador to King Erico to help him bring Astrid and her son to the Norwegian court..
The king sent several men to Hakon's house, where he demanded that they hand over both of them, even threatening that if necessary he would use force.
Astrid thought, with what was happening, that it was better to go to Gardariki and put herself under the protection of Sigurd Eriksson, her brother. Luck was not on their side, because during the trip they were intercepted by Vikings, who captured the entire crew. A few died, others were sold as slaves, as was the case with Astrid and her young son, Olav..
A few years later, Lothin, a merchant, was on a trip and found Astrid, recognized her and was able to free her by buying her freedom. He demanded that she return to Norway and marry him.
For Astrid the decision was not difficult, because she knew Lothin, she knew that he was a brave, rich and noble Viking, so, battered as she was, she did not hesitate to go with him to Norway..
Upon arriving in the country, they obtained the consent of both families, and as a result of that union, three children were born, Thorfel Nefja and two girls: Ingiríth and Ingigerth. Later he decided to return to the throne that he had abandoned in the past, at the age of just 18. She already had three children and was a widow.
She is a strong shield maiden, inspired by Lathgertha. He's smart and apparently loyal to the queen. She is envious of Torvi for being Lathgertha's advisor.
In the second half of season 4 Astrid is introduced to Lathgertha's court in Hedeby. Astrid will be trained in the arts of love and war. When Ragnar arrives at Hedeby, she tells him that her nurse has told her a lot about him.
While there, Ragnar apologizes to Lathgertha for not accompanying him to England. Astrid and Lathgertha continue to have passionate sex. For her part, Lathgertha wants to see Björn in order to be able to send messengers to Rollo to England..
Ragnar and three of his sons have sailed to England and it is the perfect occasion for Lathgertha's plans. It is Astrid who lures Ubbe and Sigurd and sets a trap for them, threatening to kill them when she sees that Ubbe does not attack Lathgertha's men.
In the end, Lathgertha manages to regain Kattegat bringing reassurance to the queen and herself. Also, kill Aslaug.
It's the end of Ragnar. The news finally reaches Lathgertha. Astrid is tasked with comforting her lover for the death of her ex-husband. Lathgertha is not sure she can trust a man again, that's why this new love for Astrid is satisfactory, taking an interest in a girl is quite interesting for her.
Once Björn gets home, she becomes Astrid's lover. There is an obvious discomfort in her because Lathgertha has not wanted to tell her about her plans and, for her part, Björn is tired of being told what to do.
Björn's relationship with Astrid seems to be well known to Lathgertha. He is even interested in Astrid one night, after he has had sex with Björn, when he asks her if she has enjoyed meeting her son.
Then comes Egil's attack on Kattegat. The one who ordered the action is Harald. Lathgertha, Astrid and Torvi are in charge of repelling the attack.
Astrid comes into confrontation with Egil and beats him up; he wants to kill him, but Lathgertha stops him; instead, what they do is torture you in order to obtain valuable information. Astrid is seen in a long scene, in the chapter "The Count", speaking with Lathgertha, Torvi and Margrethe.
Astrid is kidnapped by Harald and takes her to his kingdom, forces her to marry him to make her queen of Vestfold and Rogaland. Astrid's relationship with Harald is still a bit strange, especially in a scene in which he chases her through the forest and then does not have sex with her. They listen to the sound of horns in the distance.
Later Astrid is raped by a group and shortly after she tells Harald that she is pregnant, although it is not known if the child is the product of the rape or of her relationship with Harald.
In the middle of the battle he meets Lathgertha, his old lover, and tells him that he has to kill her, or else she will kill her. Lathgertha is confused, she knows that Astrid has not betrayed her, but the warriors of the north know that their destinies belong to supernatural powers..
Astrid takes a violent step forward and Lathgertha's sword pierces her, in turn dying the child she carries. Then she yells for Freya to pick her up and take her to her living room. Finally, kiss Astrid one last time.
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