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Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for Gudrød Bjørnsson (c.900 - 961) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød Bjørnsson was, in late tradition, the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. These traditions make Gudrød the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern scholars have suggested this pedigree was fabricated to link Saint Olaf to Harald ...
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Gudrod Bjørnsson was son of Bjørn the Merchant Haraldsson. After his father's death Gudrod was fostered by his uncle, Bjorn the Merchant's brother Olaf, becoming close to his cousin Trygve Olafsson. Father by an unnamed wife of Harald Grenske. He was killed by his cousin, King Harald Graycloak. Child of Gudroed Bjornsson and Cecilie (?) 1. Harald G...
Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair: Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 78Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair: Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 82Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair: Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 123Thepeerage.com: Gudroed Bjornsson No source citedEntered by Gordon Lokken, Nov 25, 2012This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.WikiTree profile Bjornsson-131 created through the import of wikitree.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Abby Brown.This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.- Male
- Cecile (Bjornsdottir) of Norway
When Gudrød Bjørnsson was born about 0910, in Vestfold, Norway, his father, Bjørn 'Farmann' Haraldsson, King of Vestfold, was 22 and his mother, Mrs Bjorn Haraldsson, was 8. He married Cecilia in Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 0968, at the age of 59.
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Gudrød Bjørnsson was the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. Gudrød was the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf. After Gudrød's father had been killed by Eric Bloodaxe, he lived with his uncle Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, the king of Vingulmark.
