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Harald Fairhair is said to have inherited Halfdan's lands at a young age after the king drowned in the lake Rǫnd in Rykinsvik. The text then sites the poem Hrafnsmál at length as an example of Harald's nobility and prowess in battle.
Kingdom of Norway (red) in 1020, with the territory of Finnmark. The Fairhair Dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first royal dynasty of the united kingdom of Norway.It was founded by Harald I of Norway, known as Haraldr hinn hárfagri (Harald Fairhair or Finehair), the first King of Norway (as opposed to "in Norway"), who defeated the last resisting petty kings at the Battle of ...
The Saga of Harald Fairhair (Haralds saga hárfagra) ... The saga begins with Harald taking over the kingdom at age 10 after the death of his father Halvdan.
Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter Gunnhild Gormsdóttir Eight children c. 952/954 England: Haakon I Haraldsson [6] Haakon the Good c. 934–960 (Non-contemporary) c. 915–920 Son of Harald I and Tora Mosterstong Never married: c. 960/961 Håkonshella (near Bergen) Harald II Ericsson [4] [7] Harald Greycloak c. 961–970 – c. 935
When Harald Fairhair became king of Norway after the battle at Hafrsfjord (traditional date: 18 July 872), he looked west to the isles that had been colonised by Norwegians for a century already, and by 875 the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland had been brought under his rule and given to Ragnvald Eysteinsson, Jarl of Møre.
The Fairhair dynasty may, however, be an artificial construct. The murder of king Harald Greycloak in 970 brought an end to the rule of the immediate family of his grandfather, Harald Fairhair, and Norway was ruled instead by the Danish king and his proxies for 25 years.
After Harald's death, the unity of the kingdom was not preserved. In following centuries, the kingdom was variously ruled, wholly or in part, by descendants of King Harald or by earls under the suzerainty of Denmark. [citation needed] Kings of Norway until King Olav IV, who died in 1387, commonly claimed descent from Harald Fairhair. [6] [7]
The great immigration to the Faroe Islands took place around 880–900. This wave of land occupation is precisely dated to 885–890. It was the time of Harald Fairhair of Norway (r. 870–933). The Faroese saga tells us that many people fled from his rule. One of the reasons is the tax burden.