UNKNOWN Gudbrand b. Abt 0923 Opplandene, Østlandet, Norge d. Abt 0978 Gudbrandsdalen, Norge: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

Abt 0923 - Abt 0978 (55 years)

Name	UNKNOWN Gudbrand
Birth	Abt 0923	Opplandene, Østlandet, Norge
Gender	Male
Death	Abt 0978	Gudbrandsdalen, Norge
Notes	According to Grettirs saga, Gudbrand Kula is the son of Guðbjörg, daughter of Ófeig burlufót. He is the father of Ásta, the mother of St Olaf.[1] Gudbrand Kula is mentioned several times in St Olaf's Saga, first as father of Aasta and then as father of Isrid. In this Saga, Gudbrand has no parents or wife. [2] Research Note Previously given as son of Gudbiorg Ofeigsson and Cecilie Bjornsdottir which would have made him half brother of Harald Grenske who dishonoured Gudbrand's daughter Aasta and left Gudbrand to raise Harald Grenske's son, St Olaf. No parents are named for Gudbrand Kula in Heimskringla. For these reasons I am detaching the parents at least temporarily. C Mackinnon His mother, not his father, is given as Guðbjörg in Grettirs saga. His matronymic would be Guðbjargarson. Several wikipedia pages name him Olafsson, and suggest his father was Ólafur Einarsson, but this name is proving hard to locate in the sagas; he seems to be universally known only as Gudbrand Kula. Østenstad-1 17:52, 5 October 2024 (UTC) Sources ↑ Grettis saga, 1. kafli. Accessed 5 Oct 2024 ↑ Snorri Sturluson: The Olaf Sagas. Olaf Trygvesson's Saga: Translated by Samuel Laing. Revised with an Introduction and notes by Jacqueline Simpson MA. Everyman's Library Dent, London, Dutton, New York ISBN ) 460 00717 3 Pages 43 44 58 266 See also: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudbrand_Kula http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm
Person ID	I59463	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Mother	ÓFEIGSDÓTTIR Guðbjörg, b. Abt 0880, Iceland d. Norway
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F347478	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family THORASDOTTIR Ulfhild Gunhild, b. 0927, Opplandene, Norway d. 0978, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway (Age ~ 51 years)

Children

1. GUDBRANDSDOTTER Ásta, b. Abt 0978, Opplandene, Østlandet, Norge

d. Abt 1025, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway

(Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26406 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026