Halfdan 'The Meek' Eysteinsson 
Halfdan 'The Meek' was born about 0678 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway. Halfdan 'The Meek''s father was Eystein Of Vestfold and his mother was Hild Erksdotter. His paternal grandparents were Halfdan Olafsson and Asa Eysteinsdotter; his maternal grandfather was Eric Agnarsson. He had a brother and a sister, named King Of Haithabu and Geva Of. He was the oldest of the three children. He died about 0800 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway.General Notes
Jarl of the Uplands in Norway 2
Note: The Scandinavian Earls of Orkney trace their descent from the noblest and most heroic of the ruling dynasties of the north. Ivar, Prince of the Uplands in Norway, who claimed a descent from the deified hero Thor, was father of Eystein
Sources: A. Roots 121E; RC 44; Kraentzler 1593; Memoirs of the House of
Russell (1833) by J.H. Wiffen (292.242, R911w, Vol. 1, Q Section).
RC: Halfdan "the Old." K: Halfdan (The Old) Sveidesson.
Roots: Halfdan, the Old.
Russell: Halfdan the Aged. Has date A.D. 800. Think this is a date they were
alive.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0636 in Sweden
- b.~ 0660 in Sweden
- b.~ 0682 in Vaermland, Sweden d.~ 0710
- b.~ 0634 in Sweden
- b.~ 0664 in Sweden
- b.~ 0704 in Romerike, , Norway
- b.~ 0684
- b.~ 0726 d.~ 0760
- b.~ 0678
- b.~ 0708
- b.~ 0678
- b.~ 0678 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway d.~ 0800 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway
- b.~ 0632
- b.~ 0662
- b.~ 0692
- b.~ 0722
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They had a son named Ivar "Oplaendinge".
Family Notes
CHAN17 May 2004
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