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    Burislav, Burisleif, Burysław (died 1008) is the name of a Wendish king from Scandinavian sagas who is said to rule over Wendland. He is said to be father...
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    against her will to marry Burislav in fulfillment of a provision of the same treaty that had seen Sweyn marry his first wife, Burislav's daughter Gunhild, Tyri...
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    married Gunhild of Wenden who was the sister of Burislav. However, after her hunger strike, Burislav sent her back to Denmark. She subsequently arranged...
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    the Tall. In order to win Astrid, the daughter of the Wendish chieftain Burislav, he promised to liberate the Wends of the tribute they had to pay to the...
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    Gunhild and a daughter of Burislav, the king of Vindland. Since in the Norse sagas the king of Vindland is always Burislav, this is reconcilable with...
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  • mentions a Slavic princess he calls Gunhild of Wenden, daughter of king Burislav of the Wends, the ancient Slavs inhabiting the northern regions of modern...
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  • turned over to Burislav, king of Wenden. As part of their negotiations, it was agreed that Sweyn would marry Gunhild, the daughter of Burislav, while the...
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    for it was on an expedition undertaken in 1000 to wrest her lands from Burislav that he was waylaid off the island Svolder by the combined Swedish, Danish...
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    founded by Palnatoke, receiving the location from the mythical Wendish ruler Burislav. Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Eyrbyggja saga agree with all previously...
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    call Gunhild, a daughter of Burislav, the king of Vindland. Since in the Norse sagas the king of Vindland is always Burislav, this is reconcilable with...
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    Wendish king Burislav, who received a large dowry for her; but she did not want to be his wife and starved herself after their wedding, so Burislav sent her...
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    'the Blind', ruling from 999 to 1002 Boleslaw, 12th-century Swedish king Burislav, mythical Wendish or Polish king Boleslaus, Bishop of Vác, Hungarian prelate...
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    Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, she was the daughter of the Wendish king Burislav and the sister of Gunnhild, who married Sveinn Forkbeard, and Ástríðr,...
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  • Tribsees Petrus (* after 1215 – † 1237) Vitslav (* ca. 1220 – † 1243/44) Burislav (* before 1231 – † 1237) Nikolaus (* before 1231 – † 1237) Jaromar II (*...
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  • Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] Burislav of Wendland perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko...
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  • Björnsson (Munsö) – 98? 985/6 husband's death – Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] Burislav of Wendland perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko...
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