Rognvald Heidumhære Olafsson (abt. 790 - abt. 850)

Born about 0790 in Scandinavia (Norway)

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Died about 0850 at about age 60 in Scandinavia (Norway)

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Biografi

Ragnvald « Heidumhære » (høyt æret/hedret eller berømt) var en norsk sagnkonge eller høvding i Vestfold på slutten av 800-tallet.

RHan var etter sagntradisjonen sønn av Olav Geirstadalv/Geirstad-Alf Gudrødsson. Ragnvald var muligens far til en datter som ble gift med Øystein Glumra, far til Ragnvald Mørejarl.

I Ynglingatal nevnes Ragnvald som «Vognstyreren», og vogner hadde en kultisk funksjon i den norrøne religionen, og kan være en antydning om at Ragnvald fungerte som en gode (prest) i Vestfold. Ynglingatal, diktet av Ragnvalds skald "Tjodolv den kvinværske" synes å være diktet som bevis på at Ragnvald Heidumhære hadde like stor rett til kongemakten som Harald Hårfagre.

I Kongesugur fortale av Snorre Sturlason nämns även att "Rognvald var son aat Olav Geirstada-Alv, bror hans Halvdan Svarte".^[1]

Biography

Ragnvald "Heidumhære" (highly honored/revered or famous) was a Norwegian legendary king or chief in Vestfold at the end of the ninth century. The birth year is added in accordance with the one (currently) listed in Norwegian Wikipedia for Ragnvald Heidumhære.

MedLands mentions that he in The Ynglinga Saga is called "Rognvald Mountain-high", son of Olaf whom he succeeded as king of Vestfold. That would most likely be some mistake in translation. ^[2]

According to legend, Ragnvald Heidumhære was the son of Olav Geirstadalv/Geirstad-Alf Gudrødsson.. Ragnvald was possibly the father of a daughter who married Øystein Glumra, father of Ragnvald Mørejarl.

In Ynglingatal, Ragnvald is mentioned as "Vognstyreren", and wagons had a cultic function in the Norse religion, and may be a hint that Ragnvald functioned as a good (priest) in Vestfold. Ynglingatal, composed by Ragnvalds skald "Tjodolv den kvinværske" seems to have been composed as proof that Ragnvald Heidumhære had as great a right to the royal power as Harald Hårfagre.

A dubious, later pedigree[citation needed] attributes to Ragnvald a daughter, Åsa Ragnvaldsdatter (Aseda Rognvaldsdatter), who married Eystein Ivarsson. It is through this line that Ragnvald Heidumhære is a purported ancestor of William the Conqueror (and subsequent British royal houses).

Ynglingasaga

Rognvald Olafsson, the Mountain High, son of Olaf Gudrodsson. His mother is not named in Ynglinga Saga. King of Westfold after his father. He is the subject of the Ynglinga-tal composed by Thjodolf of Kvine, a poetic catalogue of the dynasty, probably composed between 880 and 900 AD. ^[3][4] He is the last King named in the Ynglingasaga which says he was very tall and a good seaman.

Research Note

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.

Sources

1. ↑ https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Fortale_av_Snorre_Sturlason
2. ↑ https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm#_ftnref34
3. ↑ 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 43
4. ↑ The Ynglinga Saga 55

• https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Prologus_(Norges_konungasagor)
• https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_Heidumh%C3%A6re
• https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/37523/1937-vol-1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y sid 172
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_Heidumh%C3%A6re

See also;

• https://gw.geneanet.org/geneta?lang=en&pz=geoffroy&nz=de+chateaudun&ocz=1&p=ragnvald+olavsson&n=de+vestfold
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=54585233&pid=3956

• DeVestfold-3 created through the import of Kristin Schmidt family tree.ged on May 24, 2013.
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-130410 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED