Eysteinsson, Halfdan
| Birth Name | Eysteinsson, Halfdan |
| Nick Name | The Meek |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 50 years |
Narrative
# Note:
Eystein, we are told, was succeeded by his son Halfdan the Generous and the Stingy of Food. Halfdan gained this title by paying his men generously in coin but poorly in food. He died of a malady, was duly buried in a mound beside his father Eystein, and was succeeded by his son Gudrod. Gudrod is considered to be a historical personage, although the tales that are told about him are no doubt at least partly legendary.
# Note: [Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, Flander & Kiev]
# Note: Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
# Note: Page: 121e-14
# Note: Text: Halfdan, the Old
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 750 | Holtum, Vestfold, Norway | 1 | |
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| Death | 800 | Borre, Vestfold, Norway | 1 | |
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Age: 50y |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Halfdansson, Eysteinn I | 725 | 780 | |
| Mother | Eriksdatter, Hildi | 725 | ||
| Eysteinsson, Halfdan | 750 | 800 | ||
| Brother | of Haithabu, Harald Oysteinsson | 750 | 804 | |
| Sister | Eysteinsdottir, Geva | 750 |
Families
Family of Eysteinsson, Halfdan and Dagsdottir, Hlif |
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| Married | Wife | Dagsdottir, Hlif ( * 753 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Halfdansson, Ivar Oplaendinge | 770 | |
| Halfdansson, Gudrod | 780 | 811 |