Blotstulka
Sign in to saveBlotstulka, or Blot-Tulca, (11th century) is a name known in legend for an alleged Swedish medieval queen consort, spouse of a King "Blot-Sweyn" of Sweden who may have reigned in the 1080s. The name can be seen as the equivalent to that of her spouse, with the meaning: "The Woman Sacrificer" or "The Maiden Sacrificer"; as her spouse's name was "Sweyn the Sacrificer", which can also be translated as "The Man Who Performs the Sacrifices".
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Blotstulka, or Blot-Tulca, (11th century) is a name known in legend for an alleged Swedish medieval queen consort, spouse of a King "Blot-Sweyn" of Sweden who may have reigned in the 1080s. The name can be seen as the equivalent to that of her spouse, with the meaning: "The Woman Sacrificer" or "The Maiden Sacrificer"; as her spouse's name was "Sweyn the Sacrificer", which can also be translated as "The Man Who Performs the Sacrifices".
== Biography ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blotstulka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.