King Halfdan Hvitbeinn O'LÁFSSON, Of The Uplanders

Abt 705 - 745  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Halfdan Hvitbeinn O'LÁFSSON
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	Of The Uplanders
  Birth	Abt 705	Romerike, Norway
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	GP59-3YY
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GP59-3YY
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	5CFDF79358DC4014AAA613A5DB7A477F8EC0
  Death	745	Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
  Person ID	I524	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Olafr Tretelgju INGJALDSSON,   b. Abt 680   d. Abt 710 (Age ~ 30 years)
  Mother	Solveig Of Soleyar HALFDANSDOTTIR,   b. Abt 695   d. Abt 785 (Age ~ 90 years)
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Asa Eysteinsdottir Of UPPLAND,   b. Abt 708, Upland, Norway d. Norway
  Marriage	Bef 730	Europe   [1]
  Children	1. Eystein HALFDANSSON, King of Vestfold,   b. 725, Raumariki, Vestfold, Norway d. 780, Jarslo Jerseoy, Telemark, Norway (Age 55 years)   2. King Eyestein "The Fart" HALFDANSSON,   b. Abt 736, Raumike, Vestfold, Norway d. 780 (Age ~ 44 years)   3. King Gudrod "The Magnificent" OLAFSSON,   b. Abt 738, Vestfold, Norway d. 810 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Olafsson "Huitbein" (white leg), King of theUplanders of Sweden. King of Salver and Vestfold. ConqueredRoumarike. Founded the pagan temple at Skiringssal, 8thcentury. K: Halfdan Olafsson. in Skaereid, Skiringsale.·founded a pagan temple † death ·He lived to be an old man, and died in his bed at Toten. event ·subdued Soleyar (his foster father's homeland), and then proceeded with his army into Raumarike, plundered there, and laid that district also in subjection by force of arms burial in Skaereid, Skiringsale, Vëstfold. ·After he had died, his body was transported to Westfold, and was buried under a mound at a place called Skaereid, at Skiringsale. So says Thjodolf: -- "Halfdan, esteemed by friends and foes, Receives at last life's deep repose: The aged man at last, though late, Yielded in Toten to stern fate. At Skiringsale hangs o'er his grave A rock, that seems to mourn the brave Halfdan, to chiefs and people dear, Received from all a silent tear." event·captured by the Swedes who'd killed his Uncle, and made their Chief (in deference to his Yngling blood?) event ·brought up in Soleyar, in the house of his mother's brother Solve event·subdued a great part of Hedemark, Toten, Hadeland, and much of Westfold event ·took possession of Värmland after his brothers death, raised scatt (tax) from it, and placed earls over it as long as he lived

  
  

• 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).