Harald III (Hardrada) Sigurdsson
Harald III, known as Hardrada, was born about 1015 in
Ringerike,Buskerud,Norway. Hardrada's father was
Sigurd Syr Halfdansson and his mother was
Asta Astrid (Astrid) Gudbrandsdatter. His paternal grandfather was
Halfdan Sigurdsson; his maternal grandparents were
Gudbrand Kulasson and
Gunnhild Thorasdottir. He had two brothers and two sisters, named
Halfdan,
Guthorm,
Ingirid and
Gunnhild. He had a half-brother named
The Saint. He died on September 25th, 1066 in
Stamford Bridge,Yorkshire,England.
Hardrada were married in a religious ceremony in 1045.