Halfdan (Sigurthsson) Sigurdsson (abt. 1013 - 1047)

Born about 1013 in Ringerike, Norway

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Died 1047 at about age 34 in Rise, Yorkshire, England

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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.

Biography

Halfdan Sigurdsson was a son of Sigurd Halfdansson and Asta Guthbrandsdatter. Snorri places the children of Sigurd and Asta in the order Guttorm, Gunhild, Halfdan, Ingerid and Harald. ^{[1] [2]}

Halfdan is said by Snorri to have been the father-in-law of Finn Arnesson.^{[3] [4]}

His death was entered as Rise in Yorkshire in 1047. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: The Olaf Sagas. Translated by Samuel Laing. Revised with an Introduction and notes by Jacqueline Simpson MA. Everyman's Library Dent, London, Dutton, New York ISBN ) 460 00717 3 Page 138
2. ↑ Medieval Lands: Harald Sigurdsson
3. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 193 "Finn was married to Bergljot, a daughter of Halfdan, who was son of Sigurd Syr and brother of Olaf the Saint and of King Harald"
4. ↑ Medieval Lands: Descendants of Finn Arnesson
5. ↑ Unsourced and also unlikely as there appears to have been no problem in Yorkshire that year to account for his presence

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