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Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: Halfdanr Svarti; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair , the first king of a unified Norway.
- Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder
- Ragnhild Haraldsdotter Gulskeg, Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter
Jul 13, 2005 · The saga of Halfdan the Black tells the following story: Halfdan's mother was named Asa. She was the daughter of King Harald of Agder. When Halfdan's father was killed, Asa took the year-old Halfdan and returned to Agder, where Halfdan grew up. In 838, when he was eighteen years old, Halfdan became king of Agder.
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 Heimskringla, Halfdan the Black was poisoned, possibly at the behest of his sister in law ...
Mar 8, 2024 · Halfdan the Black and the dawn of medieval Norway. Before Norway was a unified kingdom under one ruler, it was divided into several petty kingdoms for much of the early medieval era. In this time, where historical records are scarce, but sagas, myths, and legends flourish, Halfdan the Black, a petty king of Vestfold, is said to have thrived.
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Mar 24, 2020 · The unification of Norway. In the early Middle Ages Norway was comprised of many petty kingships. According to the sagas, it was Harald Fairhair (ca. 865 – ca. 933) who united Norway into a single kingdom. Harald Fairhair’s father, Halfdan the Black, was a petty king in the regions of Vestfold and Oppland. Legend has it that Harald was only ...
Abstract. This chapter focuses on the story of Hálfdan the Black and how he died after a banquet held in Haðaland, citing various accounts in both Norwegian and
Sep 14, 2023 · The authentic history begins with Halfdan the Swarthy, or Halfdan the Black, who reigned from about the year 821 to about 860. The Icelander Snorre Sturlason, who, in the twelfth century, wrote the “Heimskringla,” or the Sagas of the Norse Kings, gives a long line of preceding kings of the Yngling race, the royal family to which Halfdan the Swarthy belonged; but that part of the Saga ...
