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Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn). It may refer to:

  • Gunhild of Wenden, wife of Sweyn I of Denmark
  • Gunhild of Wessex, (1055–1097), eldest daughter of Harold Godwinson and Edith the Fair
  • Gunhild Rosén, Swedish ballerina
  • Gunhilda of Denmark, daughter of Canute the Great and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
  • Gunhilde, sister of Sweyn I of Denmark, wife of Pallig Tokesen
  • Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, wife of Erik Bloodaxe
  • Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, queen consort of Denmark and Sweden
  • 891 Gunhild, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt
  • Domina Gunilda, a weapon of remarkable size at Windsor Castle in the 1300s; considered the origin of the word "gun"
  • In the masculine form, Gunnhildus, it is attested from earlier times.

  • Gunnhildus, Visigothic bishop of Maguelonne.
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