Herfast of Arque 
Herfast of was born about 0885 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark. Herfast of's father was Harald "Parcus" King of Sjaelland Denmark and his mother was Elfgifu Princess of Wessex. His paternal grandfather was Frodo (Frotho) King of Denmark; his maternal grandparents were Aethelred I King of Kent & Wessex and Wulfthryth. He had a brother named Gorm "The Old" Haraldsson King of. He was the younger of the two children. He died in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France.General Notes
Note: Many people have Herfast as son of Gorm, but the dates would indicate younger brother. In addition Gorm, according to the Royal Families of Scandinavia, is known to have only two sons: Knut, who died abt 936, & Harald Bluetooth, who possibly killed his older brother.
The general opinion of professional genealogists is that Herfast's ancestry is unknown, but probably the ancestors of Gunnora, wife of Richard I of Normandy were minor nobles, of Danish origin. Gorm was a powerful monarch of a united Denmark, while his father Harald was a minor king of the island of Sjaelland. Thus a younger son of Harald would fit the mold better than a son of Gorm.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0835 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d.0885
- b.~ 0858 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d.0899
- b.~ 0885 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d. in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0830 in Wessex, England d.23 Apr 0871 in Merton, Torrington, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 0860 in Wessex, England
- b.~ 0832 in England
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He had a biological son named Herbastus Forester of.
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Children
Herbastus Forester of Arque
Herbastus Forester of was born in 0911 in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. Herbastus Forester of is no longer alive.
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