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.General Notes
King of Vestfold, Agdir, Raumarike, and Sogn (827-860), d. ca. 860
MISC: He passed rulership of his three small domains in eastern, central, and western Norway to his son, Harald.
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Also recorded as king from 830-870 who first married Ragnhild, daughter of King Harald Gullskiegg of Sogn.
Halfdan was a year old when his father died.
He died by drowning after breaking through the ice while driving home from a feast across the Randsfjord. He was so popular that the leading men agreed to divide his body into four parts to be buried in four districts, Ringerike, Romerike, Westfold and Heithmork. The head or trunk of the body was buried at Stein, Ringerike where there still is a mound named for him.
‌Halfdan "The Black" King of and Ragnhild were married in a religious ceremony in 2nd wife. They had a son named Harald I "Haarfagri" 1st King of.
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Children
Harald I "Haarfagri" 1st King of Norway
Harald I "Haarfagri" 1st King of was born about 0850 in Buskerud, Norway. He died about 0940 in Hauko, Rogaland, Norway.
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