Hálfdan
Snjalli
(Halvdan)
"Halvdan snälle, the Valiant"
Haraldsson
Born in Scandinavia (Sweden)
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 70
in Scandinavia
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Biografi
Halvdan snälle eller Hálfdan snjalli var en skånsk sagokung som tillhör 600-talet.
Hans far skall ha varit Harald den gamle (Haraldr gamli), sonson till Hroar Halvdansson (Hróarr Hálfdanarson).
Enligt Hervarar saga skall hans mor varit Hild men i Hversu kallas hon Hervör. Det är möjligt att det är variationer av samma namn för enligt båda sagorna var hon dotter till Heidrek ulvhamn (Heiðrekr úlfhamr), kung över Reidgotaland, som var son till kung Angantyr.
Enligt Ynglingasagan var Halvdan snälle bror till Gudröd Skånekung, som var gift med Åsa illråda – Ingjald illrådes dotter. Sagan nämner också att han skall varit far till Ivar Vidfamne.
Enligt Wikipedia kan ordet snjallr ha flera betydelser; den snälle, modige, raske, kloke, duktige, vältalige.
Biography
Halfdan Snjalle is a mythological king from the Norse sagas who supposedly lived in the 7th century.
Name(s)
Parents and family
His father is said to been Harald den gamle (Haraldr gamli) meaning Harald the old.
According to Hervarar saga, his mother's name was Hild but in Hversu she is named Hervör. Both sagas agree upon her being a daughter of Heidrek Ulvhamn (Heiðrekr úlfhamr), son of king Angantyr.
According to Snorre Sturlasons Ynglinga saga, he is one of two sons of Harald the old Valdarsson. His brother is Gudrød, who married Åsa, daughter of Ingjald Illråde.
According to Hvordan Norge ble bygd (Hversu Noregr byggdist): Halvdan was son of Harald den gamle, his grandfather was Valdar den gavmilde and he was in turn son of Hróarr.
Spouse(s) and children
Possibly married to Moeld hin Digre (den tykke).
According to Ynglinga saga, he is father of Ivar Vidfamne.
Death and burial
Research Notes
- An estimated birth year has been added in order to give the profile pre-1500 protection. It is, however, more of a guess than an estimate since the saga(s) mentioning him/her have been written many hundred years later.
- 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.
- Using the patronymic system, someone with the LNAB Haraldsson is the son of Harald, he could never have been son of Frode. Therefore parents Frode VII (Frodasson) Danmark and Hildis (Heidriksdatter) Vandals has been removed.
- Disconnecting Hrolfsson-20 as father, he is most likely to be his grandfather.Andersson-4409 09:33, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- Disconnecting spouse Unknown-536673 and son Halfdansson-161 (both linked to in bio). Children Halfdansdatter-32, Halfdansson-317 and Halfdansson-309, not mentioned in any sagas has also been disconnected.
Sources
See also;
- https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halvdan_sn%C3%A4lle
- https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halvdan_den_snille
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfdan_the_Valiant
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I agree with C. Mackinnon's posting of 2 Aug. 2018. There is not way that Halfdan Haraldsson can be the son of Frode.
Replaced missing reference and source tags causing a database error.
David ~ Data Doctor Project
Listed father is wrong - he died 32 years prior to birth of son; also fathers name should be Harald , not Frode.
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by David Hine
see explanation of patryomic naming: http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Surnames#Patronyms.2FMatronyms
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Categories: Ynglingasagan | Hversu Noregr Byggðist | Hervarar saga | Uncertain Existence | Early Scandinavia, Uncertain Existence | Estimated Birth Date | Early Scandinavia Project
FAMILY Moalda 'Digri' Kinriksdottir wife
Ivar Vidfamne, King of Sweden son
Auda Digre daughter
Hraerek* Halfdansson, of Lethra son
Solveig Halfdansdotter, Eysteins Hardråde's wife daughter
Halvdan son
Radbard of Russia son
Harald Valldarssøn, King of Denmark father
Hildur Heidreksdatter mother
Gudröd Haraldsson, konge i Skåne brother
NN King (legendary) of Roeskilde and Sweden brother
Hraerekur Haraldsson half brother
Halfdan, sagokung av Skåne - multiple call-names, including "the Valiant", "Snälle", "Kloke" (Hversu).
Basics •Father: Harald the Old, son of Valdar •Mother: Unnamed (see below) •Wife: Moalda "Digri" Kinriksdotter (unsourced) •Child: Ivar Vidfamne
Sources
Wikipedias: •English: Halfdan the Valiant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfdan_the_Valiant •Danish: http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halvdan_Snjalle •Swedish: Halvdan snälle http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halvdan_sn%C3%A4lle
Haldan the Valiant (Hálfdan snjalli) (7th century) was the legendary father of Ivar Vidfamne according to Hervarar saga, the Ynglinga saga, Njal's Saga and Hversu Noregr byggdist. The genealogical work Hversu Noregr byggdist gives his father as Harald the Old, his grandfather as Valdar and his great-grandfather as Hróarr (i.e. the Hroðgar of Beowulf).
Snorri Sturluson related that the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler married his daughter Åsa to king Guðröðr of Scania. Åsa was her father's daughter and made Guðröðr murder his own brother Halfdan, the father of Ivar Vidfamne. Later, she was the cause behind Guðröðr's death as well, and had to escape back to her father. People afterwards called her Åsa Ill-ruler like her father Ingjald.
Ivar Vidfamne mustered a large army and besieged Ingjald and his daughter at Ræning, whereupon the two committed suicide by burning themselves to death inside the hall.
Whereas Hversu and Ynglinga saga don't inform about Halfdan's mother, Hervarar saga provides the information that she was Hild, the daughter of the Gothic king Heiðrekr Ulfhamr, the son of Angantyr who defeated the Huns. (This needs verification, since the name Hild does not occur in the copy of Hervarar saga at http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/Hervor.htm).
It then tells that Halfdan had the son Ivar Vidfamne, who attacked Ingjald Ill-ruler, which led to Ingjald's suicide by burning down his own hall at Ræning together with all his retinue. After this, Ivar Vidfamne conquered Sweden.
Other stuff
Hálfdán 'snjalli' Haraldsson
Halfdan 'den voldsomme' den gamle & Stingy Haroldsson (590), Konge i Skáney, Svíþjód
Mólada (Maolda) (Moalda)
fikk også sønnen Godfrey 'the noble'
Harald Valdarsson - was born about 0568, lived in Jutland, Denmark. He is the son of Valdar Hroarsson.
Harald married Hildur Heidreksdatter about 0589 while living in Jutland, Denmark. Hildur was born about 0572, lived in Jutland, Denmark. She is the daughter of Heidrek "Ulfhamr" Angantyrsson.
Children:
i. King Ivar Halfdansson "Vidfame" In Sweden was born about 0612, lived in Denmark and died in 0647 while living in Denmark . See #45. below.
ii. King Halfdan Haraldsson of Lethra was born about 0590, lived in Jutland, Denmark and died about 0650
Name: Halfdan HARALDSSON , King Of Sweden
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 590 in Jutland
Death: ABT 650
Name: Halfdan HARALDSSON , King Of Sweden
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 590 in Jutland
Death: ABT 650
Hafldan Haroldsson King of Sweden (590-) [Pedigree]
Son of Harold Valdarsson (568-)
b. c. 590, Jutland, Denmark
Married Maolda
Children:
1. Ivar Halfdansson King of Lethra (612-)
Sources:
1. "Royalty for Commoners",
Roderick W. Stuart, 1992, 2nd edition.
This book lists all of the known ancestors of John of Gaunt,
which amounts to most of the Medieval royalty of Europe. Also
see the following article: "A Mediaeval Miscellany:
Commentaries on Roderick W. Stuart's Royalty for Commoners,"
The American Genealogist 69 (April 1994)
Halfdan Haroldsson kung av Sverige
King Halfdan Haraldsson of Lethra - was born about 0590, lived in Jutland, Denmark and died about 0650 . He was the son of Harald Valdarsson and Hildur Heidreksdatter.
King Halfdan married Moalda Kinriksdatter about 0650. Moalda was born about 0594, lived in Jutland, Denmark.
King Halfdan - King in Sweden & Denmark.
Children:
i. Hraeric of Lethra S
King of Roeskild
Killed by his brother, Gudrod, who did it at the urging of his wife, Aasa, daughter of Ingjald "the Evil-Advisor."
"A Guide to Irish Roots," William & Mary Durning (La Mesa, CA: Irish Family Names Society, 1995), p. II-112, gives this ancestry of Halfdan (backwards in time): Heiti, Gor, Snow ("The Old One"), Frosti, Karl, Fornjot of Finland.
Haldan the Valiant (Hálfdan snjalli) (7th century) was the legendary father of Ivar Vidfamne according to Hervarar saga, the Ynglinga saga, Njal's Saga and Hversu Noregr byggdist. The genealogical work Hversu Noregr byggdist gives his father as Harald the Old, his grand-father as Valdar and his great-grand-father as Hróarr (i.e. the Hroðgar of Beowulf).
[edit] Ynglinga saga
Snorri Sturluson related that the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler married his daughter Åsa to king Guðröðr of Scania. Åsa was her father's daughter and made Guðröðr murder his own brother Halfdan, the father of Ivar Vidfamne. Later, she was the cause behind Guðröðr's death as well, and had to escape back to her father. People afterwards called her Åsa Ill-ruler like her father Ingjald.
Ivar Vidfamne mustered a large army and besieged Ingjald and his daughter at Ræning, whereupon the two committed suicide by burning themselves to death inside the hall.
[edit] Hervarar saga
Whereas Hversu and Ynglinga saga don't inform about Halfdan's mother, Hervarar saga provides the information that she was Hild, the daughter of the Gothic king Heiðrekr Ulfhamr, the son of Angantyr who defeated the Huns.
It then tells that Halfdan had the son Ivar Vidfamne, who attacked Ingjald Ill-ruler, which led to Ingjald's suicide by burning down his own hall at Ræning together with all his retinue. After this, Ivar Vidfamne conquered Sweden.