Gudrod "The Magnificent" Halfdansson 
Gudrod "The Magnificent" was born about 0771 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway. Gudrod "The Magnificent"'s father was Halfdan II Milldi Eysteinsson King of Vestfold and his mother was Hilf Dagsdottir. His paternal grandparents were Eystein I "Fart" Halfdansson , King of Vestfold and Hilda Eriksdottir. He had a brother named Ivar I Oplaendinge. He was the older of the two children. He died before 0827 in Vestfold, Norway (murdered-instigated by wife Asa). He was buried in King of Vestfold, Vermaland, & Vignulmark.General Notes
Gudrod, "the Magnificent", also called "the Hunting-King", son of Halfdan "White-Leg" and Asa (Moriarty) (Sturleson says great grandson of Halfdan "White-leg"), King of Vermaland, Vestfold and Vingulmark, murdered 810-827 at instigation of (2) wife Asa in revenge for forcibly abducting her and killing c 800 her father and brother; m. (1) Alfhilde, daughter of Alfrim, ruler of Vingulmark; m. (2) Asa, daughter of Harald "Red-Beard", King of Agdir. Asa is believed buried in the Oseberg ship, the richest Scandinavian archeological find. [Ancestral Roots]
Note: My line agrees with Sturleson (Gudrod is great grandson of Halfdan) and not Moriarty (where Gudrod is son of Halfdan).
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Following Information copied from Wayne Iverson, World Connect db=wiversrm, rootsweb.com
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Also recorded as Godefrid, the sixth king of Haithabu, murdered in 810.
He made war on King Harald Redbeard Herbrandsson and killed Harald and his son Gyrd and took a great booty and Harald's daughter, Asa, who he married. A year after the birth of son Halfdan, Gudrod was anchored in Stiflu Sound where a great banquet was given for him and he became very drunk. Upon going on land at the pier, a man leapt at him and speared him through, killing him. The killer was immediately slain and in the morning they found it was Queen Asa's page. Son Olaf succeeded his father and later he and Halfdan, Asa's son, divided the kingdom.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0704 in Romerike, Norway d.0750
- b.0725 in Raumariki, Vestfold, Norway d.0780 in (knocked overboard and drowned)
- b.~ 0668 in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway d.0710
- b.~ 0705 in Uppland, Norway
- b.~ 0670 in Norway
- b.~ 0746 in Western Scandinavia d.0800 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway
- b.~ 0705 in Vestfold, Norway
- b.~ 0730 in Vestfold, Norway
- b.~ 0771 in Holtum, Vestfold, Norway d.< 0827 in Vestfold, Norway (murdered-instigated by wife Asa)
- b.0753 in Holturn, Norway
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Gudrod "The Magnificent" and Asa were married in a religious ceremony before 0819 in 2nd wife. They had a son named Halfdan "The Black" King of.
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Children
Halfdan "The Black" King of Vestfold
Halfdan "The Black" King of was born about 0820 in Vestfold, Norway. He died about 0863 in Norway. He was buried in King of Vestfold, Agdir, Raumarike, & Sogn.
Gudrod "The Magnificent" and Alfthild were married in a religious ceremony in 1st wife. They had a son named Olaf.
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Children
Olaf Gudrodsson , King of Jutland & Vestfold
Olaf was born about 0790 in Vestfold, Norway. He died in 0840 in Jutland, Norway.
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