Biorn "The Merchant" Underking of Vestfold 
Biorn "The Merchant" Underking of was born about 0875 in Norway. Biorn "The Merchant" Underking of's father was Harald I "Haarfagri" 1st King of Norway and his mother was Swanhilda Eysteinsdottir. His paternal grandparents were Halfdan "The Black" King of Vestfold and Ragnhild Sigurdsdottir; his maternal grandparents were Eystein "Glumra" Ivarsson , Jarl of the Upplands and Aseda Rognvaldsdottir. He had a brother named Olaf. He was the older of the two children. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Erik "Bloodaxe" King of Northumberland &, Sigurd "Rese", Alof "Aarbod" Haraldsdottir Princess of and Ingeborg. He died about 0927 in Murdered by brother Eric "Bloodaxe" at Sacheim, Norway.General Notes
Under-king in Vesfold, owned merchant ships. [Anceatral Roots]
DEATH: Murdered by his brother Eric "Bloodaxe"
MISC: He ruled over Westfold, and usually resided in Tnsberg where many merchant ships came and went. He had merchantmen who sailed to other lands and brought things back for him. The medieval historian, Snorri Sturluson describes him as a shrewd man with a calm disposition who engaged in little warfare. He is said to have had a good marriage.
Bjrn's half-brother, Eric ("Bloodaxe"), while on the road and in need of provisions, came to Bjrn, demanding to be given the taxes due their father, saying he would deliver the taxes to their father for Bjrn who usually took care of that himself. Bjrn refused to give him the revenue. The two fought, and Bjrn was killed. The name of his wife is unknown.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0820 in Vestfold, Norway d.~ 0863 in Norway
- b.~ 0850 in Buskerud, Norway d.~ 0940 in Hauko, Rogaland, Norway
- b.~ 0830 in Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway
- b.~ 0875 in Norway d.~ 0927 in Murdered by brother Eric "Bloodaxe" at Sacheim, Norway
- b.~ 0810 in Denmark d.0862 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0855 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0825 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
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