Halfdan the Black

Halfdan the Black
Halvdan Svartes saga.
Gerhard Munthe, Heimskringla, 1899
Noble familyHouse of Yngling
Spouse(s)Ragnhild Haraldsdotter Gulskeg
Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter
FatherGudrød the Hunter
MotherÅsa Haraldsdottir of Agder

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Halfdan the Black (Vanhoja islantilaisia saagoja) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bjørn Bandlien. "Halvdan Svarte". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2018.