Halvdan
Milde
(Halfdan)
"Den Gavmilde Og Matsåre"
Eysteinsson
aka Øysteinssson
Born about in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway
Ancestors 
Son of Eystein Halfdansson
and Hildi Eiriksdatter
Brother of
Sigfried Eysteinsson [half], Harold (Eysteinsson) Juteland [half] and Princess Geva of Denmark Eysteinsdottir [half]
Husband of
Hlif Dagsdatter
— married
[date unknown] in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway
Descendants 
Father of
Gudrød Veidekonge Halfdansson
Died about
at about age 52
in Borre, Vestfold, Norway
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This profile should not be confused with the Halfdan Eystensson in the saga Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar.
Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.
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Biography
He was said to be generous in gold but to starve his men with food. He was a great warrior who often pillaged and gathered great booty.
According to the historian Halvdan Koht, Halfdan may have been the one to win independence for Vestfold during the turbulent years of 813–14. The Frankish annals state that the kings of Hedeby had to solve an uprising in Vestfold at this time. According to Ynglingatal, Halfdan's people "gained victory" in this uprising, and Halfdan might thus be the first independent ruler of Vestfold.
Name(s)
Old Norse: Hálfdan hinn mildi
Halfdan/Halvdan, "Den Gavmilde Og Matsåre" or "Milde och matnidske"
"Gavmilde" is more accurately translated as generous, not mild nor meek. He was apparently generous with golden coins but not with food.
Alternate spellings of last name: Eysteinsson, Östensson
Birth and Parents
Alternate birth year from merges; 768, 742, 750 Birth places; Holtum, Vestfold, Norway
Halfdan the Mild, son of Eystein Halfdansson, son of Halfdan Kvitbein. His mother was Hild, daughter of Eric Agnarsson, King in Westfold.[1]
Spouse and Children
Only one wife, Hlif (Liv) daughter of Dag of Westmare.
Father of Gudrod the Hunter.[2]
Death
Alternate death year from merges; 800, 803 Died at Borre/Borro, Vestfold, Norway. Burial: Borrestranda (hauglagt)
Biografi
Om Konung Halfdan den milde och matnidske. Halfdan het konung Östens son, som konungdom tog efter honom: han kallades Halfdan den milde och matnidske. Så är sagdt, att han gaf sine män i lön jämnmånge guldpenningar, som andre konungar silverpenningar, men han svälte dem i mat. Han var en stor härman, och var länge i viking och fick sig gods. Han egde Hlif, konung Dags dotter af Vestmarar. Holtar å Vestfold var hans hufvudby: der vardt han sotdöd, och är högad å Borro. Så säger Thjodolf:
Till Odens ting
thengil’n böds
ur verlden vida
af Hvedrungs mö
,
när Halfdan, som
å Holtar bodde,
följa nöddes
nornors dom.
Och budlungen
å Borroe
de seger-säkre
sedan grofvo.
Halvdan den Milde og Mat-ille var ein konge av Ynglingeætta, far til Gudrød Veidekonge og farfar til Halvdan Svarte. Han var son av kong Øystein av ynglingeætta.
Han sat som konge i Holtar, no Holtan i Borre, og er gravlagd der. Han var gift med Liv, dotter til kong Dag på Vestmar, i dag eigna kring Langesund. Namnet og gravstaden hans tyder på ei lekk til Danmark (Borrestil).
Research Notes
The data collected below contains a lot of severely conflicting dates, and several of them probably are conflated with estimates for different people. The sources generally point to ancestry.com trees.(Østenstad-1 07:22, 10 November 2018 (UTC))
Sources
- ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. The Ynglinga Saga:Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 40 41
- ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. The Ynglinga Saga:Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 40 41
- http://heimskringla.no/wiki/Ynglinga-Saga#373
- Medieval Lands: Denmark: Haldan Mildi Parents unknown. Born about 750 died 803 buried Borro. King of Vestfold. Married Liv of Westmare daughter of Dag King of Westmare and unknown wife. Children Godefrid, Sigurd and possible someone else who had a child.
- Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Ynglinga Saga Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 40. Says son of Eystein Haraldsson and his wife, Hild daughter of Eric Agnarsson King in Westfold. Married Liv daughter of Dag of Westmare. Father of Gudrod the Hunter.
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- I simply do not understand Aug 15, 2018.
Rejected matches › Halfdan Sigurdsson (abt.0935-1018) › Sigurth Syr (Halvdansson) Halfdansson (0970-1018) › Eystein Halfdansson (0725-0780) › Åsa (Eysteinsdottir) Øysteinsdotter (abt.0708-) › Thorstein Olafsson Jarl (0858-0888) › Pehr Olafsson (1786-1863) › Frode Eysteinsson (abt.0702-) › Halfdan Haraldsson (abt.0767-0810) › Halfdan Gamle Sveidesson (abt.0440-) › Óláfr Svarte (Guðrøðarson) Gudrodsson (abt.1173-1237) › Harald Hildetand Røriksen (abt.0724-abt.0770) › Harold (Eysteinsson) Juteland (0750-0804) › Eysteinn (Hedemark) of Hedemark (abt.0670-abt.0710) › Halfdan Olafsson (abt.0704-0750)
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So I'm not suggesting we make changes without sources, but if we use Heimskringla as our main source (which Cawley's Foundation of Medieval Genealogy is using anyway), we should be able to achieve a great outcome for both WikiTree as a whole and for everyone with an interest in these early Scandinavian profiles.
However I am now sure that these two profiles should be merged and am dismayed by the amount of times this merge and others have been either rejected or set as matches citing differences, but there has been no attempt to investigate these differences.
Had these been 'real' people I would definitely support being cautious, but these are for the most part fictional with limited information and although that occasionally differs it shouldn't be this difficult to get these profiles merged and organised. I suggest we use Heimskringla as the basis and note any differences in the biography. I can assist over the next 4-5 weeks, but if we could all work on these profiles together, that would be great.
Eysteinsson-214 and Eysteinsson-231 do not represent the same person because: Based on the nicknames and biographies these are not the same person and should be grandfather and grandson. This uncertain individual profiles are complicated and confusing enough and need more work.