Ragnvald Ulfsson (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ragnvald is mentioned in the skaldic poem Austrfaravisur, ascribed to Sigvatr oroarson, skald of King Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (Olaf the Holy), who had been on a diplomatic mission to Sweden. This poem is quoted in the 13th century sagas Fagrskinna and Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla. In addition to the poem, Fagrskinna only briefly mentions Ragnvald, while Heimskringla contains a more elaborate account of him. This 13th century prose text is not considered historically reliable. According to Snorri, Ragnvald was the son of jarl Ulf Tostesson and Ingeborg and the foster-son of orgnyr the Lawspeaker. He was the cousin of Olof Skotkonung, through his aunt Sigrid the Haughty, and he was married to Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter.