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Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: Halfdanr Svarti; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair , the first king of a unified Norway.
Following a two-decade-plus career in Finnish movies, Pääkkönen's international breakthrough role came in 2015 in the historical drama television series Vikings (2016–2018; 2020) as Halfdan the Black. His next roles were in Spike Lee's comedy-drama film BlacKkKlansman (2018) and in the war drama film Da 5 Bloods (2020).
Peter Franzén as King Harald Finehair, a Viking ambitious to become the first King of Norway [3] Jasper Pääkkönen as Halfdan the Black, Harald's violent younger brother [3] Kevin Durand as Harbard, a charismatic wanderer and storyteller (part 1) [6] Alex Høgh as Ivar the Boneless, the fourth son of Ragnar and Aslaug (part 2, guest part 1)
Has the time come for the Vikings to turn the backfield into a Ty Chandler-led committee? Chandler led all skill players in Sunday night's loss at the Broncos with 110 yards from scrimmage ...
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% based on reviews from 20 critics. [10] Variety magazine gave the film a positive review: "The idea of telling the story of a Viking warrior who thought there must be more to life than rape and pillage is an amusing one", and concluded that it was "an enjoyable film". [11]
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 .
Peter Franzén as King Harald Finehair, a Viking ambitious to become the first King of Norway; Jasper Pääkkönen as Halfdan the Black, Harald's violent younger brother (part 1) Moe Dunford as King Aethelwulf of Wessex (part 1) Alex Høgh as King Ivar the Boneless, fourth son of Ragnar and Aslaug; he becomes king of Kattegat.
Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France, while Vikings: Valhalla, set 100 years later, chronicles the beginning of the end of the Viking Age and the adventures of Leif Erikson, his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir and Harald ...