King Gudrod Veiðikonung HALFDANSSON

Abt 780 - 821  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Gudrod Veiðikonung HALFDANSSON
  Prefix	King
  Birth	Abt 780	Holtum, Vestfold, Norway
  Gender	Male
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	8C94EDC15DA94B56808721F903BD18E5536E
  Death	821	Sogn, Oppland, Norway
  Person ID	I516	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	King Halfdan II "Milldi" EYSTEINSSON, Of Vestfold,   b. 750, Holtum, Vestfold, Norway d. 802, Borre, Vestfold, Norway (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Lifa (Hilf) DAGSDOTTIR,   b. 757, Vestmare, Norway d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Àlfhild ALFARINSDÓTTIR   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1st Marriage
  Children	1. King Oláfr Geirstad-Alf GUDRODSSON,   b. Abt 800, Vestfold, Norway d. 840 (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  aka: Guðrøðr, Gudrod "the Hunting King" , Gudrod "the Magnificant † deathABT 0821.·They had a son by their marriage called Halfdan; and the autumn that Halfdan was a year old Gudrod went upon a round of feasts. He lay with his ship in Stiflesund, where they had been drinking hard, so that the king was very tipsy. In the evening, about dark, the king left the ship; and when he had got to the end of the gangway from the ship to the shore, a man ran against him, thrust a spear through him, and killed him. The man was instantly put to death, and in the morning when it was light the man was discovered to be Åsa's page-boy: nor did she conceal that it was done by her orders. Thus tells Thjodolf of it: -- "Gudrod is gone to his long rest, Despite of all his haughty pride -- A traitor's spear has pierced his side: For Aasa cherished in her breast Revenge; and as, by wine opprest, The hero staggered from his ship, The cruel queen her thrall let slip To do the deed of which I sing: And now the far-descended king, At Stiflesund, in the old bed Of the old Gudrod race, lies dead." event·succeeded his father, Halfdan the Mild, event ·sent his men west to Agder, on his first wife's death, to the king who ruled there, and who was called Harald Redbeard. They were to make proposals to his daughter Aasa upon the king's account; but Harald declined the match, and the ambassadors returned to the king, and told him the result of their errand event ·received half the district of Vingulmark as the dowry for half the dowry of Ålfhild of Ålfheim event ·launched his ships against Agder landed, and came altogether unexpectedly at night to King Harald's house. When Harald was aware that an army was at hand, he went out with the men he had about him, and there was a great battle, although he wanted men so much. King Harald and his son Gyrd fell, and King Gudrod took a great booty. He carried away with him Åsa, King Harald's daughter, and had a wedding with her