Skagul Toste

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  • Name Skagul Toste 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 15918 
    Person ID I15918  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Children 
     1. Sigrid,   d. 1013  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F5189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • koglar Toste or Skoglar Tosti (there are several variations) was a chieftain from the Swedish province of West Götaland. According to Snorri Sturluson, he was the father of Sigrid the Haughty. For some time he gave refuge to Harald Grenske, who later came back to woo Sigrid, only to be killed by her for his persistence. Toste is mentioned in several sagas, such as Heimskringla, and is said to have been the first to demand danegeld, in 970. Toste's great-grandson Stenkil became the King of Sweden in 1060.
      His name skoglar, skauglar or skagul is due to his experience in battle (skagul is one of the many names for battle in Old Norse).
      At Vallentuna, near Stockholm, the runestone of Orkesta (U 344) says:
      in ulfr hafir onklati * Þru kialtakat Þit uas fursta Þis tursti * Þa ---Þurktil * Þa kalt knutr
      Translation: "But Ulf has taken three danegelds in England. The first one was with Toste, the second one with Thorkel and the third one with Canute the Great".
      Children according to the sagas
      Ulf Tostesson jarl.
      Sigrid the Haughty, queen of Sweden.