ID: I582806466
Name: Harald I Harfager 'Fine Hair' UNKNOWN
Given Name: Harald I Harfager 'Fine Hair'
Surname: UNKNOWN
Sex: M
Birth: 858
Death: 934
Title: King Of Norway
Change Date: 13 Sep 2003 1 2
Note:
Name Suffix: King Of Norway
First overking of all Norway,883. He conquered the separate Fjord kingdoms. King of Vestfold. Also called Lura, The Slovenly for he refused to cut or comb his hair for 10 years; Cut his hair after the conquest and won Gytha.

He was the first to rule, at least nominally, the entire country. Harold inherited three small domains in Eastern, Central, and western Norway from his father, and set out to conquer to rest of the country, spurred by the refusal of another petty king's daughter to marry him until all of Norway was under his sway. In his old age Harold abdicated in favor of his eldest legitimate son, Eric Bloodaxe, who was deposed of by his half brother Hakon I after a few years of misrule.


Father: Halfdan III 'The Black' UNKNOWN b: 809
Mother: Ragnhild SIGURDSDOTTIR b: 840 in Vestfold, Norge

Marriage 1 Swanhild (Schwanhild) Of Norway EYSTEINSDOTTIR b: 859 in Norway
Note: CHAN13 Sep 2003
Children
Bjorn 'The Merchant' UNKNOWN b: 880
Bjorn HARALDSSON b: 892 in Underking of Vestfold
Olaf HARALDSSON b: 882
Ragnar Rykkil HARALDSDOTTIR b: 885
Haakon I 'The Good' KING OF NORWAY b: 887

Marriage 2 Ragnhilde ERIKSDOTTIR b: 860
Note: CHAN13 Sep 2003
Children
Halfdan Haaleg HARALDSSON b: 875
Sigurd HARALDSSON b: 888
Alofo HARALDSSON b: 892
Eric 'Blood Axe' KING OF NORWAY, YORK, & b: 885

Marriage 3 Gyda ERIKSDOTTIR
Note: CHAN13 Sep 2003
Children
Alof Arbot HARALDSDOTTIR

Marriage 4 Raganhild UNKNOWN
Note: CHAN13 Sep 2003

Sources:
Author: RYAN PEMBLE
Title: pemble
Author: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola
Title: The Pitt County McGowans and Sermons