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 800her 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
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Also recorded as Godefrid, thesixth 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 fatherand
later he and Halfdan, Asa's son, divided the kingdom.
Called "Mikillati"(the magnificent), King of Vestfold and Roumarike;
ruled in Norway and in Denmark; probably the "Godfrey the Proud" (and so
identified by Moncreiffe, I.1982) of the Franks who opposed the Emperor
Charlemagne. [Roderick W. Stuart,Royalty for Commoners, 3rd ed.,
Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore MD, 1998]. NOTE: Unlike many
other sources I have used, Moncreiffe, I. 1982 (chart 35, p. 109) adds
two generations between Halfdan Olafsson and Gudrod Halfdansson: Halfdan
"the Stingy," King of Vestfold, as father of Gudrod (Guthroth), whom he
calls "Godfrey the Proud;" whose father was Eystein "the Fart,"King of
Roumarike. Though the work carries no bibliography, Moncreiffe was an
outstanding authority, and pending proof otherwise, may well be
consideredcorrect. Moncreiffe is in agreement with Sturluson, S. 1991
(pp. 47-48) butSturluson is not highly regarded by many authorities.
[Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, 3rd ed., Genealogical
Publishing Company, Baltimore MD,1998].