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| Name |
HALFDANSSON Gudrød Veidekonge |
| Birth |
Abt 0780 |
Holt, Vestfold, Norway  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Stivlesund, Norway |
| Notes |
- Gudrød the Hunter (Old Norse: Guðrǫðr veiðikonungr, Norwegian: Gudrød Veidekonge), also known as the Magnificent (Old Norse: enn gǫfugláti, Norwegian: den gjeve), is a LEGENDARY CHARACTER portrayed in the Norse sagas as a Norwegian petty king in the early 9th century. According to the sagas, he was the father of Halfdan the Black, and thus the grandfather of Harald Fairhair, the first king of unified Norway. He is considered by modern historians to be of a more mythical nature than other ancestors of Harald and Halfdan, and he cannot be identified historically. Historians have in turn made a number of proposals seeking to identify him with various would-be contemporary historical figures.
According to Ynglingasaga, Gudrod is the son of Halfdan Eysteinsson, whose wife was Liv Dagsdatter. He married Alfhild daughter of Alfálrin of Alfheim and acquired half the district of Vingulmork through her. She bore him a son Geirstad-Alf.
After the death of Alfhild he sought to marry Asa, daughter of Harald Redbeard of Agder but was refused. Gudrod then went to Agder, killed Harald and his son, Gyrd, and took Aasa to wife. She bore him a son, Halfdan. Gudrod was soon murdered on Aasa's orders. [1][2]
Gudrød and Godfraidh
Parallels have been drawn between Gudrød in Norway and Godfraidh in Ireland, especially with their respective sons named Olav and Amlaib - but as Amlaib and Godfraidh were supposed to be in power in 871, defending their land from Harald Fairhair, grandson of Gudrød, the theory that Gudrød and Godfraidh are the same person has been generally rejected.
Gudrød Veidekonge of Hedeby
He must not be mistaken for Gudrød Sigfredsson Veidekonge, founder of Hedeby and father of Danish king Rørik I.[3]
Sources
↑ http://www.heimskringla.no/wiki/Ynglinge-saga pp. 47-48, accessed 3 Sep 2023
↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Ynglingasaga:Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 43
↑ https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudr%C3%B8d_Sigfredsson_Veidekonge accessed 3 Sep 2023
Krag, Claus: Gudrød Veidekonge i Norsk biografisk leksikon på snl.no. Hentet 3. september 2023 fra https://nbl.snl.no/Gudr%C3%B8d_Veidekonge
Norseng, Per G.: Gudrød den gjeve Veidekonge i Store norske leksikon på snl.no. Hentet 3. september 2023 fra https://snl.no/Gudr%C3%B8d_den_gjeve_Veidekonge
See also;
In Vestfold Alfarinsdatter
In John Kenneth Danielson (JKD) it states that Halfdan hvitbienn Olafsson is his father - not his great grandfather
The Viking Age, Gen. Hist. 19, v. 1, p. 67
Attarskra Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Ice FH 1, p. 431
Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt. 1, p. 137
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| Person ID |
I58708 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
EYSTEINSSON Halvdan Milde, b. Abt 0750, Holtum, Vestfold, Norway d. Abt 0802, Borre, Vestfold, Norway (Age 52 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
DAGSDATTER Hlif, b. Abt 0759, Norge d. Norge |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Holtum, Vestfold, Norway |
| Family ID |
F26137 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
ALFARINSDOTTIR Alfhild, b. Abt 0780, Scandinavia (Vestfold, Norge) d. 0815, Scandinavia (Vestfold, Norge) (Age 35 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. GUDRØDSSON Olav, b. Vestfold, Norway d. Abt 0840, Vestfold, Norway [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26136 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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