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Halfdan (The Meek) Eysteinsson

Halfdan, known as The Meek, was born in 0750 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway.¹ The Meek's father was Eysteinn (Fart) Halfdansson and his mother was Hildi Eriksdatter. His paternal grandparents were Halfdan (Hvitbein White Leg) Olafsson and Asa Eysteinsdottir. He had a sister named Geva. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 50 in 0800 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway.¹

General Notes
- # Note:
  
  Eystein, we are told, was succeeded by his son Halfdan the Generous and the Stingy of Food. Halfdan gained this title by paying his men generously in coin but poorly in food. He died of a malady, was duly buried in a mound beside his father Eystein, and was succeeded by his son Gudrod. Gudrod is considered to be a historical personage, although the tales that are told about him are no doubt at least partly legendary.
  
  # Note: [Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, Flander & Kiev]
  
  # Note: Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
  # Note: Page: 121e-14
  # Note: Text: Halfdan, the Old

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Anund (The Cultivator) Ingvarsson ^*
  - b.0638 in Sweden
  
  Ingjald (Braut The Wicked) Anundsson
  - b.0660 in Sweden
  
  Olaf (The Wood Cutter) Ingjaldsson
  - b.0682 in Varmland, Sweden d.0710
  
  Algaut Gautreksson ^*
  - b.0639 in Vaerland, Sweden d. in Iceland
  
  Gauthild Algautsdotter
  - b.0664 in Vaerland, Sweden
  
  Alov Olafsdottir ^*
  
  Halfdan (Hvitbein White Leg) Olafsson
  - b.0704 in Romerike, Buskerud, Norway d.0750
  
  Halfdan (Guldand Goldtooth) Solfasson
  - b.0660 in Sweden
  
  Solveig Halfdansdottir
  - b.0684 in Soleyum, Sweden
  
  Eysteinn (Fart) Halfdansson
  - b.0725 in Raumariki, Vestfold, Norway d.0780
  
  Thrond
  - b.0625 in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
  
  Eystein (Haardaade The Severe) Throndsson
  - b.0668 in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
  
  Asa Eysteinsdottir
  - b.0702 in Uppland, Norway
  
  Halfdan (Guldand Goldtooth) Solfasson
  - b.0660 in Sweden
  
  Solveig Halfdansdottir
  - b.0684 in Soleyum, Sweden
  
  Halfdan (The Meek) Eysteinsson
  - b.0750 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway d.0800 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway
  
  Hildi Eriksdatter
  - b.0725 in Vestfold, Norway
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

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Click here for details of The Meek's family with Imhild de Engern

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