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Bijorn "the Merchant"

Male - Abt 927


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  1. 1.  Bijorn "the Merchant" (son of Harald "Fairhair" and Swanhilda); died about 927 in Murdered by brother, Eric "Bloodaxe" at Salheim.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Under-king in Vestfold
    • Fact 1: Owned merchant ships

    Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Gudrod died about 955 in Murdered by Harald, "Graycloak", s. of Eric "bloodaxe".

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harald "Fairhair" was born about 848/52 (son of Halfdan "the Black" and Reginhild SIGURDSDOTTIR); died about 936 in Hauko, Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: He conquered the separate fjord Kingdoms
    • Fact: Between 853 and 858, King of Vestfold
    • Birth: 860
    • Fact: 883/890, 1st King of all Norway

    Notes:

    Name:
    Harald had many wives and concubines, undertook conquest of Norway to win Gytha, and until successful refused for ten years to cut or comb hair (called Lufa, "the Slovenly").

    Cut hair after conquest (then called "Fairhair"), won Gytha.

    Harald married Swanhilda. Swanhilda (daughter of Eystein Glumra "The Noisy" and Ascrida RAGNVALDSDOTTIR) was born in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Swanhilda was born in Norway (daughter of Eystein Glumra "The Noisy" and Ascrida RAGNVALDSDOTTIR).
    Children:
    1. 1. Bijorn "the Merchant" died about 927 in Murdered by brother, Eric "Bloodaxe" at Salheim.


  

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