Hiordis
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Hiordis was born before her grandfather, Olof I, ascended the throne, during the reign of Sweyn III, a distant cousin. When King Sweyn III died without an heir, Olof I, the grandson of the short-lived Thorfinn I, was unexpectedly proclaimed king by the barons. Olof I took the throne late in life, setting a pattern followed by his son, Olof II, and his granddaughter, Hiordis.
During Hiordis' reign, tensions with the eastern Lowlanders led to an outbreak of war between the Highland Kingdom of Excalbia and the Grand Duchy of Saxmere. Excalbia's armies, led by Prince Olof - later King Olof III - crushed the army of Grand Duke Michael I. The defeat forced Saxmere to offer its allegiance to Excalbia as a tributary.
