Ælfgar
Godwinson
Wessex
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of Godwin Wulfnothsson (Wessex) of Wessex
[uncertain]
and Gytha (Thorgilsdatter) Wessex
[uncertain]
Brother of
Svein Godwinson, Harold Godwinson (Wessex) of England, Gunhild Godwinsdottir Wessex, Tostig Godwinson, Eadgyth Godwinsdottir (Wessex) England, Leofwine Godwinson, Ælfgifu Godwinssdottir Wessex, Gyrth Godwinson and Wulfnoth (Wessex) Godwinson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Reims, France
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2021
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Biography
Orderic Vitalis names "Elgarum" - Latin accusative for Ælfgar - as a son of Godwin Wessex and Gytha Thorgilsdatter, and says that he became a pilgrim and monk, dying at Reims.[1]
Ælfgar is not named in any other sources[1] and the information given by Orderic Vitalis may be inaccurate. He is not listed as a son of Godwin in the main sources on Godwin's profile.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Cawley. GUNHILD (-Bruges 24 Aug 1087), entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed xx-date-xx), child 9 under Godwin
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