Editing Ælfgifu of Northampton (section)

===Regent in Norway (1030–35)===
After the defeat and death of [[Olaf II of Norway]] by forces loyal to Cnut, Cnut sent Ælfgifu with their eldest son Svein to rule [[Norway]], in 1030. Their rule was, however, so harsh that the Norwegians rebelled against them. They were driven out, in 1034 or 1035, while Svein died of wounds in Denmark shortly after, probably in 1036. In Norway, where she was known as ''Álfífa'' in Old Norse, this period entered history as 'Álfífa's time' (''Álfífuǫld''), remembered for her severe rule and heavy taxation. In the Norwegian ''Ágrip'', for instance, the following verse is attributed to her contemporary, the skald [[Sigvatr Þórðarson|Sigvatr]]:

:Ælfgyfu's time
:long will the young man remember,
:when they at home ate ox's food,
:and like the goats, ate rind;<ref>M.J. Driscoll (ed. and tr.), ''Ágrip af Nóregskonungasǫgum'', pp. 44–45 (§ 32)</ref>