Skule family

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The Skule family was a prominent Norwegian noble lineage in the High Middle Ages, closely connected to the royal house through figures such as Duke Skule Bårdsson and his daughter Queen Margaret Skulesdatter.

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Skule family canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian noble family
activeInCentury 13th century
associatedWithTitle Duke of Norway
Queen consort of Norway
connectedTo Norwegian royal house
country Kingdom of Norway
dynasticConnection House of Sverre
ethnicGroup Norwegians
hasAncestor Bård Guttormsson
historicalEra Norwegian civil war era
historicalSignificance one of the most powerful noble lineages in early 13th‑century Norway
influenced succession politics in medieval Norway
knownFor close dynastic ties to the Norwegian royal family
participation in power struggles in 13th‑century Norway
language Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
maritalAllianceWith Norwegian royal house
notableMember Margaret Skulesdatter
Skule Bårdsson
politicalRole supporters and rivals of the Norwegian kings
region Norway
religion Roman Catholicism
socialStatus nobility
sourceMention Icelandic sagas
linked to: Íslendingasögur

Norwegian medieval chronicles
timePeriod High Middle Ages

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Margaret Skulesdatter family Skule family
Margaret Skulesdatter nobleFamily Skule family
Ragnhild memberOf Skule family