UNKNOWN Eysteinn Harðráða

Male Abt 0670 - Abt 0710  (40 years)

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  • Name UNKNOWN Eysteinn Harðráða 
    Birth Abt 0670  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 0710  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F347245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 


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