General Notes

Gudrod was King of Vestfold and Romerike until he was killed in 821. When his first wife Alvhilde died , Gudrrd sent his men westward to Agder to the King who ruled there. His name was Harald Granraude (red beard). They were to ask for Harald's daughter, Aase to marry Gudrrd. But Harald refused. The representatives came back and told the king what had happened. After a while king Gudrrd launched his ships, and with a big fleet he sailed out west to Agder. He came totally unexpected upon them, landed his ships and came to Harald's place at night. When Harald noticed that an army was attacking him, he went out with all the people he had, and there was a fight. But Harald's men were outnumbered. Harald and his son, Gyrd, Died . King Gudrrd took a large amount of loot, brought Aase, king Harald's daughter, home, and married her. They had a son named Halvdan.

The fall when Halvdan was about a year old, King Gudrrd went on a party-tour. His ships were in Stivlesund. There was a lot to drink there, and the king got loaded. In the evening, when it got dark, he wanted to go ashore. But when he came up on the gangway, a man ran up to him and ran a spear through the king, wounding him fatally. This man was killed immediately. In the morning, when there again was enough light, he was recognized as queen Aase's footman. In no way did she try to conceal that this was her idea. Aase ruled as Queen and is believed to have been buried in Oseberg Viking ship, excavated in 1904 and now is on exhibit in the Viking Ship Museum on Bygdoy in Oslo.

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