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Sigurd Syr
Sigurd Syr was a petty king of Ringerike in eastern Norway in the early eleventh century. He married Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, mother of Olaf Haraldsson (Saint Olaf), and with her was father of Harald Hardrada. He supported his stepson's bid for the Norwegian throne, and was the last independent king of Ringerike.
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