Halfdan "the Black"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: King of Agde and Sogn, in Norway; ruled 827-860
• Name: Halfdan The Black King Vestfold Gudrodsson
• Fact: Between 830 and 870, King of Vestfold

Family/Spouse: Thora. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Reginhild SIGURDSDOTTIR. Reginhild (daughter of Sigurd Hjort Helgasson King Of RINGERIKE and HELGA) was born about 830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

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

Family/Spouse: Ragnhild. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]