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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.
Sigurd Hart or Sigurd Hjort was a legendary king of Ringerike (modern central south Norway), during the late 9th or early 10th centuries. he is mentioned in Ragnarssona þáttr ("The Tale of Ragnar's Sons") and in Halvdan Svartes saga ("Halfdan the Black's Saga").
Halfdan the Black The Big Picture: Bartender Cameo 1990 Bullseye! Man on the Beach Who Looks Like John Cleese 1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West: Cat R. Waul Voice 1993 Splitting Heirs: Raoul P. Shadgrind 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Professor Waldman The Jungle Book: Dr. Julius Plumford The Swan Princess: Jean-Bob Voice 1996 The Wind ...
Loki sneaks out to inform Halfdan the Black, a local warlord afraid that peace will mean the end of his reign. Halfdan's crew sets sail in pursuit of Erik. Arriving at Hy-Brasil, Erik and crew are astonished to find it a sunlit land where the people, who dress like ancient Greeks, are exceedingly friendly and hospitable (if musically untalented).
In 2015, Pääkkönen was cast in the fourth season of the History Channel TV series Vikings as Halfdan the Black. [14] Pääkkönen co-starred as a KKK member in Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released on 10 August 2018. He starred in Lee's 2020 Netflix production Da 5 Bloods. [15]
The Northman is a 2022 American epic historical action film directed by Robert Eggers from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sjón.Based on the legend of Amleth, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Alexander Skarsgård (who also produced), Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, with Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.
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 .
The saga begins with Harald taking over the kingdom at age 10 after the death of his father Halvdan. Halvdan probably had his royal seat at Ringerike or Hadeland, and the kingdom included inner Eastern parts of Norway. After Halvdan's death several local kings tried to take over his empire but Harald defended it with the help of his uncle ...