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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.
Halfdan "The Black" Halfdansson was the violent younger brother of Norwegian King Harald "Finehair." Halfdan arrives in Kattegat in Promised, along with the rest of his brother's ships and warriors. There are twenty longships carrying six hundred warriors.
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.
It deals with a conflict between Harald and his son Halfdan, identified in Heimskringla as Halfdan the Black (the Younger), Harald's son by Åsa Håkonsdottir. Finnur Jónsson dates this poem to the late 10th century.
Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: Hálfdan Svarti), as he was called, got his nickname because of his black hair. Halfdan was a king in Norway before its unification. He is said to have ruled over Vestfold, Sogn, half of Vingulmark, and half of Heidmark in the 9th century AD.
Dec 13, 2019 · That man was Halfdan the Black (Halfdanr Svarti), born around 810 AD into the legendary Scandinavian dynasty of the Ynglings. Both the Heimskringla and the Fagsrkinna, the sagas of the 12 th century, give us some important details about Halfdan, and thus some history of Harald Fairhair.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Learn about Halfdan the Black, a petty king of Norway who expanded his territory and fathered Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway. Discover his life, death, and burial mounds from the sagas and archeological finds.
