King Gudrod "The Magnificent" OLAFSSON

Abt 738 - 810  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Gudrod "The Magnificent" OLAFSSON
  Prefix	King
  Nickname	The Magnificent
  Birth	Abt 738	Vestfold, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Name	The Magnificent
  _FSFTID	GYR7-S9Q
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GYR7-S9Q
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	43EDBA8FD393497E9937779D55C822F5BE08
  Death	810
  Person ID	I19718	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	King Halfdan Hvitbeinn O'LÁFSSON, Of The Uplanders,   b. Abt 705, Romerike, Norway d. 745, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Asa Eysteinsdottir Of UPPLAND,   b. Abt 708, Upland, Norway d. Norway
  Marriage	Bef 730	Europe   [1]
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NAME Gudrod /Halfdansen/[De La Pole.FTW]Sources: A. Roots 243A; RC 166, 204; Kraentzler 1609; AF.Roots: Gudrod, "the Magnificent," also called "theHunting-King," son of Halfdan "White-Leg" and Asa, according toMoriarty, but Sturleson says great-grandson of Halfdan"White-Leg. Gudrod was King of Vermaland, Vestfold andVingulmark and was murdered 810-827 at the instigation of (2)wife Asa in revenge for forcibly abducting her and killing,about 800, her father and brother. Married (1) Alfhilde,daughter of Alfrim, rulter of Vingulmark; married (2) Asa,daughter of Harald, "Redbeard," King of Agdir.RC: "Mikillati" (the magnificent). King of Vestfold andRoumarike. Ruled in Norway and in Denmark. Probably the"Godfrey the Proud" of the Franks who opposed Charlemagne.Killed 810.K: Gudrod Halfdansson.RC Note: Moncreiffe adds two generations between Gudrod andHalfdan Olafsson. He says Gudrod's father was Halfdan "theStingy," King of Vestfold. And he calls Gudrod Godfrey andProud. Halfdan's father, he says, was Eystein "the Fart," Kingof Roumarike. "Though the work carries no bibliography,Moncreiffe was an outstanding authority, and pending proofotherwise, may well be considered correct."

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Sep 2024), entry for Asa Eysteinsdottir Of UPPLAND, person ID L812-5Z5. (Reliability: 3).