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No contemporary sources mention Halfdan, and the details of his life that are provided by later kings' sagas are considered semi-legendary by modern historians. Although he has his own saga in Heimskringla, it lacks any skaldic verse, which is normally used by Snorri as supporting evidence and this, combined with its rather legendary character, leads historians to be wary of seeing much ...
When Halfdan dies, On returns to Upsal while being already 60 years old and sacrifices his own son to Odin, who tells him that he will live 60 years more. King On rules in Upsal for 25 years until Ole the Bold, a Halfdan's nephew, attacks the kingdom. On flees to Gotland for the second time, losing the throne to Ole, who reigns over Sweden for ...
Halfdan Haraldsson or Halfdan the Black was a son of Harald I of Norway by his first wife, Åsa, the daughter of Jarl Håkon Grjotgardsson of Lade. He was made sub-king of the Trondelag by his father, along with his brother Halfdan the White .
Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold) Eystein Halfdansson Eriks son in law; Halfdan the Mild Eysteins son; Gudrød the Hunter Son of Halfdan; Halfdan the Black Ruled half the kingdom. Son of Gudrød. Olaf Gudrødsson Ruled half the kingdom. Son of Gudrød. Ragnvald the Mountain-High; Bjørn Farmann; Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn
Olaf Gudrødsson (c. 810 – c. 860), [1] known after his death as Olaf Geirstad-Alf "Olaf, Elf of Geirstad" (Old Norse Ólafr Geirstaðaalfr), was a semi-legendary petty king in Norway. A member of the House of Yngling , he was the son of Gudrød the Hunter and according to the late Heimskringla , a half-brother of Halfdan the Black .
Guðrøðarson or Gudrödarson may refer to: . Halfdan Gudrödarson or Halfdan the Black, (9th century?) king of Vestfold; Haraldr Guðrøðarson, mid thirteenth-century King of the Isles
Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (died c. 834?) was a semi-legendary Norwegian Viking Age queen regnant of the petty kingdom of Agder.According to sagas referencing the clan Yngling (Ynglingaätten), she was the mother of Halfdan the Black (Halvdan Svarte), Sigurd Ring (Sigurd Hringrr) and also grandmother of King Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre) and the legendary King Ragnar Lothbrok (Ragnarr ...
In traditional Scandinavian lineages we find Halfdan the Old as the Great-grandfather of Ragnvald Eysteinson Jarl of Møre, the father of Rollo, called Gengu-Hrolf in Norse sources, the Viking conqueror who founded Normandy, who Dudo of Saint-Quentin testifies took the name Robert after converting to Christianity.