Person:Halfdan Hvitbeinn (1)
Halfdan Hvitbeinn _____
b.704 Romerike, Buskerud, Norway
d.750 Vermaland, Norway
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Ingjald Olofsson _____Abt 702 -
  2. Halfdan Hvitbeinn _____704 - 750
  3. Asa OlafsdatterAbt 706 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 735
  1. Eystein Halfdansson, King of VestfoldAbt 736 - 780
  2. Erik Halfdansson
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Facts and Events
Name Halfdan Hvitbeinn _____
Alt Name[6] Halfdan Olafsson _____
Alt Name Halfdan _____, King of Uppsala
Alt Name Halfdan "Hvitbein" Olafsson _____, King In Uppsala
Alt Name Halvdan von VESTFOLD
Alt Name Halfdan Olafsson Vermaland King In Vermaland, I
Gender Male
Birth? 704 Romerike, Buskerud, Norway
Alt Birth? 704 Sweden
Marriage Abt 735 Vestfold, Norwayto Asa Eysteinsdatter
Death? 750 Vermaland, Norway
Ancestral File Number Q2521523?


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Halfdan Whiteshanks (Old Norse: Hálfdan hvítbeinn) was a semi-historical petty king in Norway, described in the Ynglinga saga. The following description is based on the account in Ynglinga saga, written in the 1220s by Snorri Sturluson. The historicity of the kings described in that saga is generally not accepted by modern historians.

He was the son of Olof Trätälja of the House of Yngling. His father was sacrificed to Odin by the Swedish settlers in Värmland because of a famine. Some Swedes, however, realised that the famine was brought by overpopulation and not by the fact that the king had been neglecting his religious duties.

Consequently, they resolved to cross the Ed Forest and settle in Norway and happened to end up in Soleyar, where they killed king Sölve and took Halfdan prisoner. The Swedish expatriates elected Halfdan king as he was the son of their old king, Olof. Halfdan subjugated all of Soleyar and took his army into Romerike and subjugated that province as well.

Halfdan was to become a great king, who married Åsa, the daughter of king Eystein, the ruler of Oppland and Hedmark. They had two sons, Eystein Halfdansson and Gudröd.

Halfdan conquered a large part of Hedemark, Toten, Hadeland and a part of Vestfold. When his brother Ingjald Olofsson died, he inherited Värmland. Halfdan died of old age in Toten and was transported to Vestfold, where he was buried under a mound in Skiringssal.

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References
  1.   Halfdan Hvitbeinn, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Konigf. Gen. Hist. Tab., Denm 2, 3, 109.
  3.   Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt 1, p. 137.
  4.   The Viking Age, Gen. Hist. 19, v. 1, p. 67.
  5.   Attarskra Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Ice FH 1, p. 431.
  6. ↑ Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners. (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992, 2nd ed.)
    p. 123.
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