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It deals with a conflict between Harald and his son Halfdan, identified in Heimskringla as Halfdan the Black (the Younger), Harald's son by Åsa Håkonsdottir. Finnur Jónsson dates this poem to the late 10th century. If the dating is correct, it is the first instance of Harald having the epithet "fairhair" (hárfagra in the text). However ...
Fagrskinna and Heimskringla both agree that Halfdan's first wife was Ragnhild, daughter of King Harald Gulskeg (Goldbeard) of Sogn. Halfdan and Ragnhild had a son named "Harald" after his grandfather, and they sent him to be raised at his grandfather's court. Harald Gulskeg, being elderly, named his grandson as his successor, shortly before his ...
Halfdan Long-Leg (Old Norse: Hálfdan háleggur, Norwegian: Halvdan Hålegg) was a Viking-Age warrior who lived in the latter half of the 9th century. He was the son of King Harald Fairhair and a Sami woman named Snæfrithr Svásadottir.
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 .
According to the story, Harald and Snæfrithr had 4 sons among whom was Halfdan Hålegg. They are discussed in the Orkneyinga saga as controversial and puzzling individuals. [6] Chapter 32 relates Harald's mission to Orkney. Moreover, Snorri tells us about Harald's relationship with the King Æthelstan and Harald's son Håkon, later Haakon the ...
In the following "Saga of Harald Fairhair" Guthorm is said to have been made the leader of Halfdan's hird and played a instrumental role in the defence of Harald's kingdom during his minority. Halfdan the Black drowned while chasing thieves over a frozen lake. His son Harald was only ten years old at the time and Halfdan's various enemies ...
The first documented appearance of Harald's nickname "Bluetooth" (as blatan; Old Norse *blátǫnn) is in the Chronicon Roskildense (written c. 1140), alongside the alternative nickname Clac Harald. [5] Clac Harald appears to be a conflation of Harald Bluetooth with the legendary or semi-legendary Harald Klak, son of Halfdan.
Halfdan was raised by his mother Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder 2 and he became the king of Agder at 18, and also became co-king with his brother over Vestfold. Harald conquered Toten, Land, Hadeland, Romerike and Hedmark. With his first wife, he had a son, Harald, and when both his son and father-in-law Harald Goldbeard had died, he inherited Sogn.