Talk:Estrid Svendsdatter

House of Estridsen
I am wondering why it is only possible to find english sources that deals with the House of Estridsen, and not possible to find any danish sources. In danish, it is understood that her son took the matronomic name to show his connection to the crown and making suitable for the same. I recommend the that reference to the House of Estridsen be removed. Before anyone replies please read the "Houses" section at the discussion on List of Danish Monarch.94.145.236.194 (talk) 17:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I understand and respect your opinion, out of a Danish point of view, but I think English Wikipedia is supposed to reflect what English literature has on these subjects, at least primarily. We would have to find publications in English that claim that it is not correct to name a dynasty for this princess, and then we would only be able to add that, not remove what already is well established in English sources. We could then add that some sources assert that the dynasty should have no name (is that what you mean?).
 * If this house is made up, it would be easier to find literature that doesn't mention it, rather than dealing with it's nonexistence. Encyclopædia Brittanica claim that the dynasty of Estrids son is the Valdemars! (The Valdemars is normally used to describe the period of Valdemar I, Canute VI and Valdemar II). The Metropolitan Museum of Art that here is used as the source, is the only supposedly credible source for its existence, that I have been able to find. Other sites that list different houses: [|The Royal Family], [|The official website of Denmark].  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.145.236.194 (talk) 13:57, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I am no expert on how to do this kind of research - anyone care to help? - but using Google and entering "House of Estrid" (with the quotation marks!) there are a variety of sources that look reliable that mention it. SergeWoodzing (talk) 16:08, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Mother
Den Store Danske says her mother is Gunhild and Sigrid was a made up person. It seems like the person who wrote this article and the one for Cnut the Great shows a favoritism toward Sigrid. Removing her mother all together makes it seem she was illegitimate. It seems the same situation as Harald Bluetooth's wives and Sweyn Forkbeard's mother; three different names for wives but no idea if two name were for the same one or if all three are the same person. There are Gunhild of Wenden, Sigrid the Haughty and Świętosława (which I don't understand why it redirects to the one about the Nordic woman from the sagas).--The Emperor&#39;s New Spy (talk) 21:33, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Also Template:Cnut the Great tree shows Gunhild instead of Sigrid, some consistency should be reached. The Emperor&#39;s New Spy (talk) 02:47, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Image Request
As no pictures of this woman apparently exist, it would improve the article if someone created a drawing of what she may have looked like based on period clothing and any descriptions available. Asarelah (talk) 14:45, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's a no-no. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 07:53, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Reference list purloined a bit
6 exactly identical references have now been added. I think we've been through this before and it's been clarified by friendly editors that we're not supposed to do that. Looks very strange, in any case. If they at least had different page numbers, I could see it. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 00:08, 3 October 2017 (UTC)