UNKNOWN Eysteinn Harðráða

Abt 0670 - Abt 0710  (40 years)

• Name	UNKNOWN Eysteinn Harðráða
  Birth	Abt 0670	Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0710	Norway
  Notes	Ynglinga Saga According to Ynglinga Saga, Eysteinn hinn harðráða was the king of Upplendene and ruled over Hedemark. His daughter, Ása, was married to Halfdan Hvitbein (Whiteleg). [1] Research Notes Disambiguation: Eysteinn hinn rika Ynglinga Saga places Opplendingekonge Eysteinn hinn harðráða several generations before Harald Fairhair. Haralds saga hins hárfagra and Saga Hákonar góða mention Opplendingekonge Eysteinn hinn rika, also known as Eysteinn hinn illa, who ruled Hedmark shortly before the reign of Harald Fairhair. According to Haralds saga hins hárfagra, Hogne and Frode were sons of Eysteinn king of Heiðmörk at the time of the death of Halfdan Svarte (abt. 860-870), and sought to claim their father's lands out of the kingdom that Halfdan had gathered. Harald Hárfagri killed them both in battle at Ringsaker. According to Saga Hákonar góða, he had a son, Önundur, whom he set to rule in Eynafylki and Sparbyggjafylki, but the people of Trøndelag killed him. Eysteinn then attacked Þrándheim and set a dog named Saur to rule as king there. The Dog King and Eysteinn hinn illráði Other sagas mentioning a dog king name the king as Eysteinn Beli or Eysteinn hinn illráði, from Upplandene in Sweden. This suggests both confusion and conflation of the sagas. Sources ↑ 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 39 Snorra Sturlusonar. Heimskringla: Ynglinga saga, 49. Frá Hálfdani hvítbein. Disambiguation sources: Snorra Sturlusonar. Heimskringla: Haralds saga hins hárfagra, 1. Orrosta Haralds við Haka ok Gandálf, föður hans. Snorra Sturlusonar. Heimskringla: Saga Hákonar góða, 13. Frá Eysteini illa. See also: https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øystein_Trondsson_Hardråde accessed 12 Mar 2023 https://www.geni.com/people/Eystein-the-Severe-king-of-Hedmark/6000000004197544895 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_king accessed 26 Jan 2025
  Person ID	I58718	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. EYSTEINSDOTTIR Åsa,   b. Abt 0708, Oppland, Norway d. Norway  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026