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Guttorm Haraldsson was the first son of King Harald Fairhair of Norway and Åsa, daughter of Håkon Grjotgardsson, who was the first Earl of Lade. Harald had wrested Rånrike in Viken from the Swedish King Erik Eymundsson. Harald made Guttorm king over Rånrike and gave him the responsibility of defending southeast Norway from Sweden.
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He is thought to have been born about 850, and was the son of Halvdan Svarte in all sources. Based on Snorre's work, Halvdan Svarte might have been from Ringerike or Hadeland, and descended from the swedish Ynglingeætten. Egils Saga says that Harald inherited the lands øst i Viken, which would have been Østfold. Nóregs konungatalstates that Harald'...
He had after Gyda, in succession, or perhaps even simultaneously in some cases, at least six other wives; and by Gyda herself one daughter and four sons.Marriage:Other Spouse: Asa Hakonsdottir ( - ) 2 - 0933Other Spouse: Gyda Ericsdottir ( - ) 2Other Spouse: Ragnhild Ericsdottir ( - ) 2 10Other Spouse: Snaefrid (Snowfair) Swasisdottir ( - ) 2 10Oth...
Ágrip af Nóregs konunga sögumstates that he died of illness in Rogaland and was buried at Haugar up from Hasseløysund (which corresponds with the location of the national monumen. Haraldsstøtta, which was raised in 1872). Heimskringlastates that he died of illness in Rogaland and is buried at Haugar by Karmsund (the sound between Haugesund and Karm...
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birth: about 895 marriage: ♀ Gunhilde de Danemark title: from 930 - 934, King of Norway title: from 948 - 949, King of Northumbria title: from 952 - 954, King of Northumbria death: 954
His reign marks the beginning of the historical era in Norway, traditionally dated from his victory at the Battle of Hafrsfjord around 872 AD, where he is said to have consolidated smaller kingdoms into a single nation under his rule.
Guttorm Haraldsson. Sigtrygg Haraldsson. Name Meaning. Asa. Biblical name, borne by one of the early kings of Judah, who reigned for forty years, as recorded in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles. It was originally a byname meaning ‘doctor, healer’ in Hebrew, and is still a common Jewish name.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for Ring (Hringur) Haraldsson (904 - 1004) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
