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Harold I "Haarfager", Over-King of Norway

Male 860 - Abt 936  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Harold I "Haarfager", Over-King of Norway was born before 860 in Norway (son of Halfdan "the Black", King of Vestfold, King of Agde and Sogn and Ragnhild); died about 936 in Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 883; He was crowned the Over-King of All Norway.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Haarfager means "thick hair"

    Family/Spouse: first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Ragnhild. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Eric I "Bloodaxe", King of Norway, Jarl of Northumberland was born about 895.

    Family/Spouse: Schwanhild. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Bijorn "Kyobmand", Under-King of Vestfold died about 927 in Stalheimn Norway.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Halfdan "the Black", King of Vestfold, King of Agde and Sogn was born in 820 in Norway (son of Gudrod Halfdansson "Mikillati", King of Vestfold and Roumarike and unknown woman).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: In 827, he was crowned the King of Agde and Sogn. In 830, he was crowned the King of Vestfold.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Halfdan married Ragnhild. Ragnhild (daughter of Sigurd Hjort Helgasson, King of Ringerike and Helga) was born about 830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ragnhild was born about 830 (daughter of Sigurd Hjort Helgasson, King of Ringerike and Helga).
    Children:
    1. 1. Harold I "Haarfager", Over-King of Norway was born before 860 in Norway; died about 936 in Norway.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Gudrod Halfdansson "Mikillati", King of Vestfold and Roumarike was born about 738 in Vestfold Region Norway (son of Halfdan Olafsson "Huitbein", King of the Pulanders of Sweeden, King of Salver and Vestfold and Asa Eysteinsdotter); died in 810.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: Mikillati means the Magnificent. He was also called Godfrey the Proud. Godfrey was one of the Franks who opposed Charlemagne.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Gudrod married unknown woman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  unknown woman
    Children:
    1. 2. Halfdan "the Black", King of Vestfold, King of Agde and Sogn was born in 820 in Norway.

  3. 6.  Sigurd Hjort Helgasson, King of Ringerike

    Notes:

    Name:

    Sigurd married Helga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Helga (daughter of Dag Frode).
    Children:
    1. 3. Ragnhild was born about 830.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Halfdan Olafsson "Huitbein", King of the Pulanders of Sweeden, King of Salver and Vestfold (son of Olaf "Trätälja"Ingjardsson, King of Vermaland in Sweden and Solveig Halfdansdotter).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    Huitbein means "white leg". He conquered Roumarike and founded the pagan temple at Skiringssal in the 8th century.

    Halfdan married Asa Eysteinsdotter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Asa Eysteinsdotter (daughter of Eystein "Hardrade", King of the Uplands and Solveig Halfdansdotter).
    Children:
    1. 4. Gudrod Halfdansson "Mikillati", King of Vestfold and Roumarike was born about 738 in Vestfold Region Norway; died in 810.
    2. Eysteinn "Fret" Halfdansson, King of Vestfold was born about 736 in Vestfold Region Norway.

  3. 14.  Dag Frode

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 8 Jun 2020

    Children:
    1. 7. Helga


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