Signe (daughter of Karl)

Also known as: Signe · Role: queen, daughter of Siward · First appears: Book Seven · Part 1

In Book Seven · Part 1, Signe, daughter of Karl (governor of Gothland), was queen and wife of Harald (son of Olaf). She and Ulfhild (queen of Frode) continually quarrelled over which was nobler, breaking up the fellowship between Harald (son of Olaf) and Frode (son of Olaf); the brothers divided their shared goods and gave more heed to the women’s disputes than to brotherly affection.

Signe was the mother of Harald (son of Harald) and Halfdan (son of Harald). Their lives were later threatened by their uncle.

Relationship record

The queens' quarrelling broke up the brothers' fellowship, and the brothers divided their common goods.(Book Seven · Part 1)
- With: Ulfhild (queen of Frode) Frode (son of Olaf) Harald (son of Olaf)
- “Moreover, their queens, Signe and Ulfhild, one of whom was the daughter of Siward, King of Sweden, the other of Karl, the governor of Gothland, were continually wrangling as to which was the nobler, and broke up the mutual fellowship of their husbands. Hence Harald and Frode, when their common household was thus shattered, divided up the goods they held in common, and gave more heed to the wrangling altercations of the women than to the duties of brotherly affection.”

married with Harald (son of Olaf) “Moreover, their queens, Signe and Ulfhild, one of whom was the daughter of Siward, King of Sweden, the other of Karl, the governor of Gothland, were continually wrangling as to which was the nobler, and broke up the mutual fellowship of their husbands.”
child: Harald (son of Harald) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
child: Halfdan (son of Harald) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
parent: Karl (governor of Gothland) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
rivals with Ulfhild (queen of Frode) “Moreover, their queens, Signe and Ulfhild, one of whom was the daughter of Siward, King of Sweden, the other of Karl, the governor of Gothland, were continually wrangling as to which was the nobler, and broke up the mutual fellowship of their husbands.”

Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.