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Sigurth Syr (Halvdansson) Halfdansson (970 - 1018)

Sigurth Syr (Sigurd) "King of Ringerike" Halfdansson formerly Halvdansson
Born in Hringariki Ringerike, Norwaymap
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Died at about age 48 in Bosnes, Ringerike, Norwaymap
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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. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWEGIAN%20NOBILITY.htm click here for [1] Sweden Royalty on wikitree http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CONTENTS.htm

Biography

Sigurd "Syr" Halvdansson Född ca 970 Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats Oppland, Hadaflyke Kön Man Yrke Småkung i Ringerike, Norge Död 1018 Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats Buskerud, Hole, Stein Noteringar

Familj med Asta GUDBRANDSDOTTER (978 - 1045) Vigsel: omkring 995 3) Barn: Ingrid SIGURDSDOTTER (1015 - 1050) Harald (Hårdråde) av NORGE (1015 - 1066) Man vet inte om vikingarna kan ha känt till kompassen. Först omkring år 1300 dyker den upp inom historiebeskrivningen. Ett gåtfullt navigationsinstrument, en 'solsten', finns emellertid omtalat inågra sagor. En av dem berättar, att kung Olav 'den helige' och hövdingen Sigurd 'Syr' var ombord på ett skepp och vädret var tjockt och det snöade starkt. (Sigurd var styvfader till Olav 'denhelige'). Kung Olav lät se efter om himlen var helt molntäckt. Då bad han Sigurd säga sig, vart solen var kommen, och denne sade honom det, och då lät kungen taga fram solstenen och höll upp den ochsåg var det strålade från stenen. Han slöt därav, att det var som Sigurd hade sagt. Det var ett märkligt instrument Sigurd var i besittning av, men om solstenen varit en primitiv kompass, t.ex. ettstycke magnetisk järnsten flytande på ett stycke trä i vatten, och Sigurd ungefärligen vetat klockslaget, hade det inte varit svårt för honom att säga var solen stod. Hur det kunnat stråla frånstenen är en annan fråga, antagligen har sagoberättaren velat förse den med speciellt mystiska egenskaper för att göra historien bättre. (Källa: Vikingen, Nordbok 1975)Sigurd var den siste småkongen i Norge. Han var konge på Opplandene, hadde gårdsbruk på Ringerike og bodde etter et gammelt sagn på gården Bønsnes. Han skildres som en fredsommelig mann som bestlikte å stelle på gården. Derfor fikk ha navnet 'Syr', dvs. so eller purke. Forøvrig var han forstandig, sindig og måteholden. Han hjalp sin stesønn Olav den Hellige til å vinne overherredømmet etterslaget ved Nesjar. (Källa: Tore Nygaard, Linköping)Sigurd 'Syr', (d.v.s. svin), född cirka 960, död cirka år 1018, småkung i Ringerike, sonson av Harald 'Hårfagers' son Sigurd 'Rise', styvfar till Olav Haraldsson och far till Harald 'Hårdråde'.Sigurd var den siste småkungen i Norge. Han var kung på Opplandene, hade gårdsbruk på Ringerike och bodde efter en gammal sägen på gården Bönsnes. Han skildras som en fridsam man, som bäst tyckte omatt vara på gården. Därför fikk ha navnet 'Syr', d.v.s. so eller purke. Förövrigt var han förståndig, sinnlig och måttfull. Han hjälpte sin styvson Olav 'den helige' att vinna herradömet efter slagetvid Nesjar. (Källa: Kjell Høyer, Norge)Av Hårfagreætten var også småkongen Sigurd (Halfdansson) Syr (965/970-1018) vel 100 år senere. Han fikk tilnavnet Syr - gris - fordi han gikk og stelte med jordene sine på Stein - noe som var uvanligi de tider - framfor å bli en virkelig konge. Han giftet seg med dronning Aasta Gudbrandsdotter, enken etter Harald Grenske (han var sønn til Halfdan Grå og sønnesønn til Sigurd Rise, hvis far varHarald Hårfagre). Harald var far til Olav, men han døde før Olav ble født. Gjennom ekteskapet med Aasta ble Sigurd Syr stefar til Olav, den senere kjente St. Olav og far til Harald Hardråde. (Källa: De fire konger, Per Mandt, Norge)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Källor 1) Tom Björnstad, Norge (webbplats) 2) Erling Dolenius, Frösön 3) Tore Nygaard, Linköping

Person-ID 13282 Lindh Senast ändrad 29 Dec 2009

Far Halvdan (Grå) Sigurdsson, f. ca 935, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats, d. ca 1018, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats (Ålder ~ 83 år) Mor Ransedotter, f. ca 930, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats, d. ca 970, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats (Ålder ~ 40 år) Familjens ID 9274 Familjeöversikt

Familj Asta Gudbrandsdotter, f. ca 978, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats, d. ca 1045, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats (Ålder ~ 67 år) Barn + 1. Harald III "Hårdråde" Sigurdsson, f. 1015, Norge Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats, d. 1066, England Hitta alla personer med händelser på denna plats (Ålder 51 år) Senast ändrad 14 Jan 2007 Familjens ID 9273 Familjeöversikt


Norwegian petty king of Ringerike, a region in Buskerud. His nickname "Syr" can be translated as meaning "sow". The reason for this is unknown; P.A. Munch suggested that it was because his attention was so focused on farming that he "rooted the ground like a pig", but it could equally be for some other reason. The traditional view of Sigurd Syr's pedigree, as presented in various Icelandic poems and historical sagas culminating in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, is that he was a great-grandson of King Harald Fairhair, through Harald's son Sigurd Hrise. However, many modern historians regard the Fairhair genealogy as in large part invented. Sigurd's father Halfdan may not have been Halfdan of Hadafylke, Harald's grandson; there are no contemporary attestations of such a Halfdan. Doubt has also been cast on Sigurd Rise, a relatively obscure son of Harald Fairhair by a Sami girl named Snæfrid. source: [1]


Sigurd Syr Halfdansson (sometimes spelled "Halvdansson") (c. 970-1018) was a petty king in Northern Ostlandet of Norway. The traditional view of his pedigree has been that he was a great-grandson of Harald I of Norway, however this is questioned by recent historians and genealogists. He was subking of Ringerike, an ancient territory in the county of Buskerud, southern Norway. Sigurd was stepfather of King Olav II of Norway and father of Harald III of Norway, through his marriage with Åsta Gudbrandsdatter.


The identification that Sigurd's father would have been Halfdan of Hadafylke, a putative male-line grandson of Harald I of Norway (via Harald's son Sigurd Rise), is based on Icelandic saga material.

Sigurd Syr was baptized into the Christian faith in 988. According to the Heimskringla, "...King Olaf Trygvason came to Ringerike to spread Christianity, Sigurd Syr and his wife allowed themselves to be baptized."

His nickname Syr means "sow", and was not complimentary.

Sigurd Syr was a prudent man, taciturn and generally modest, although very wealthy. He was known as a good caretaker of his peoples' businesses, personally involved in their oversight, and he was knowledgeable about the local Norwegian economy. He was not fond of the pomp and ceremony of nobility, but participated in his role.

Sigurd Syr wasn't personally very ambitious, but he fully supported his stepson, King Olaf Haraldsson's ambitions of leadership and command. In 1014, he successfully petitioned his peers, the other Norwegian district Kings, to garner their support for a new war against Sweden, Denmark and England that commenced in 1015. This war was his stepson's cause.

13th century historian and mythographer Snorri Sturluson is the author of the Heimskringla, the source of the information in this description.

Sigurd was born in 0958. Sigurd Halfdansson ... He passed away in 1018. [2] Sigurd Syr, King of Ringeringe d. 1018 Last Edited=28 May 2008 Sigurd Syr, King of Ringeringe was the son of Halfdan Sigurdsson, King of Hadaflyke. He died in 1018. He gained the title of King of Ringeringe. Children of Sigurd Syr, King of Ringeringe and Asta (?) Ingerid Sigurdsdottir+ Halfdan Sigurdsson+ Harald III Hardrade, King of Norway+ b. 1015, d. 1066

Småkongen Sigurd Syr (død ca 1018) og knyttes av sagaen til en storgård på Ringerike, men er kanskje best kjent som stefar til Olav den hellige (995-1030) og far til Harald Hardråde (1015-1066), som begge ble konger over Norge på 1000-tallet.

Sigurd Syr var i følge sagaen sønnesønn av Harald Hårfagres sønn Sigurd Haraldsson Rise. Nyere historikere og slektsforskere mener at det er tvilsomt.

Name: Sigurd Halvansson Syr //
Given Name: Sigurd Halvansson Syr

--- Man vet inte om vikingarna kan ha känt till kompassen. Först omkring år 1300 dyker den upp inom historiebeskrivningen. Ett gåtfullt navigationsinstrument, en solsten, finns emellertid omtalat i några sagor. En av dem berättar, att kung Olav den Helige och hövdingen Sigurd Syr var ombord på ett skepp och vädret var tjockt och det snöade starkt. Kung Olav lät se efter om himlen var helt molntäckt. Då bad han Sigurd säga sig, vart solen var kommen, och denne sade honom det, och då lät kungen taga fram solstenen och höll upp den och såg var det strålade från stenen. Han slöt därav, att det var som Sigurd hade sagt. Det var ett märkligt instrument Sigurd var i besittning av, men om solstenen varit en primitiv kompass, t. ex. ett stycke magnetisk järnsten flytande på ett stycke trä i vatten, och Sigurd ungefärligen vetat klockslaget, hade det inte varit svårt för honom att säga var solen stod. Hur det kunnat stråla från stenen är en annan fråga, antagligen har sagoberättaren velat förse den med speciellt mystiska egenskaper för att göra historien bättre. (Vikingen, Nordbok 1975)

Halfdansson, Sigurd Sow. Died: 1018. Father: Sigurdsson, Halfdan. Married to Gudbrandsdottir, Asta. Child 1: Sigurdsson, Guthorm. Child 2: Sigurdsdottir, Gunnhild. Child 3: Sigurdsson, Halfdan, b. 995. Child 4: Sigurdsdottir, Ingirid. Child 5: Sigurdsson, Harald III Hardrada of Norway, King of Norway, b. 1015. (Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England)

Sigurd Syr var fosterfar till Olav den Helige. (Olav, viking och helgen, Morten Myklebust, 1997)

Sigurd Syr är stamfader till norska kungaätten. Ringerike är området mellan Randsfjord och Tyrifjord i Buskeruds fylke i södra Norge, dvs södra delen av Norge och Bohuslän, Bohuslän kallades vid den tiden för Viken.

--- Little is known about the Vikings may have known about the compass. Only around 1300 does it show up in the description of past events. An enigmatic, navigational instruments, a sunstone, there are underlined in some stories. One of them tells that King Olav the Holy and chieftain Sigurd Syr was on board a ship and the weather was thick and it was snowing heavily. King Olav had to see if the sky was completely overcast. Then he asked Sigurd to say, where the sun had come, and he told him that, and then let the King take the Sun Stone and held it up and saw it was beamed from the stone. He closed hence, it was as Sigurd had said. It was a strange instrument Sigurd was in possession of, but if the Sun Stone was a primitive compass, for example. a piece of magnetic iron stone floating on a piece of wood in water, and Sigurd roughly knew the time, had it not been difficult for him to say where the sun was. How it could radiate from the stone is a different issue, probably the storyteller wanted to provide it with special mystical properties to make the story better. (Viking, Nordbok 1975)

Halfdan's son, Sigurd Sow. Died: 1018th Father: Sigurdsson, Halfdan. Married to Gudbrandsdottir, Asta. Child 1: Sigurdsson, Guthorm. Child 2: Sigurdsdottir, Gunhild. Child 3: Sigurdsson, Halfdan, b. 995th Child 4: Sigurdsdottir, Ingirid. Child 5: Sigurdsson, Harald III Hard Line of Norway, King of Norway, b. 1015th (Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England)

Sigurd Syr was foster father to Olav the Holy. (Olav, Vikings and the weekend, Morten Myklebust, 1997)

Sigurd Syr is the ancestor of the Norwegian royal family. Ringerike is the area between Rand Fjord and Tyrifjord of Buskerud in southern Norway, ie the southern part of Norway and Bohuslän Bohuslän was called at the time of the Gulf.

http://www.espell.se/saga/p82c8c3f2.html --- Sigurd Syr ("suggan") fylkeskung i Ringerike, Norge, i början av 1000-talet, gift med Harald Grenskes änka Åsta och alltså styvfar till Olav Haraldsson, som han gjorde allt för att förhjälpa till makten. Heimskringla skildrar Sigurd Syr närmast som en klok storbonde: "Han bar blå kjortel och blå hosor, skor bundna vid benet, grå kappa och en grå vidhatt som skuggade för ansiktet /han var ute på åkern/ samt i handen en stav med silverholk och silverring i toppen. Han var en mycket driftig man, en som själv skötte sina bestyr och sörjde för gårdsbruket. Han var ingen praktälskande man och rätt fåordig, men han var den klokaste av de män som den tiden fanns i Norge och den rikaste på lösöre, fredlig och aldrig påträngande". Med Åsta blev Sigurd Syr far till den blivande konung Harald Hårdråde, som alltså var Olav Haraldssons halvbror.

Källor: Fornordisk Lexikon s. 291 -------------------- Konge i Oppland

Sources

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Syr
  2. Entered by Tom Bredehoft, Aug 30, 2011


Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Halfdansson '-1 created through the import of jefflorrie(1).ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Jeff Johnson. See the '-1 Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others. Adopted Bairfield-1 06:21, 31 May 2018 (UTC)





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I removed the Uncertain Existence RNB, as he's well documented from the sagas. Whether those are reliable as genealogical sources, is a quite different matter.
posted by Leif Biberg Kristensen
Unless the rules have changed, I thought that profiles known by sagas still had to carry a warning that it may be a fictional character. Many saga characters are a combination of more than one historical person. As long as the information is somewhere on the page, I suppose it is ok.
posted by Sheri (Petersen) Sturm
edited by Sheri (Petersen) Sturm
Didn't live to 110. Removing death date.
posted by C. Mackinnon
Halfdansson-303 and Halvdansson-11 appear to represent the same person because: Same man, father of Harald Hadrada. Not sure which way it should go.
posted by C. Mackinnon
Halfdansson-334 and Halfdansson-303 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates. There’s only one Sigurd Syr Halfdansson, noted as a Norwegian petty King of Ringerike, that is also married to Asta Guthbrandsdatter. Just because some dates do not match up perfectly doesn’t negate that 334 is a redundant profile on wikitree
Halfdansson-334 and Halfdansson-303 are not ready to be merged because: Possible match, good likelihood. However, the wife's last name would not be ending in "-son." Further, the actual existence of this person is only known through legend. Many legendary characters are an amalgam of several distinct separate persons.
posted by Sheri (Petersen) Sturm
Halfdansson-334 and Halfdansson-303 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates
http://www.espell.se/saga/p82c8c3f2.html is a great starting source for this profile. It lists his marriage & 5 children.
posted by Debra (Downs) Allison

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