Harald Fairhair
King of Norway
Harald Fairhair was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway. Supposedly, two of his sons, Eric Bloodaxe and... Wikipedia
Born: Eastern Norway, Norway
Died: 932 AD, Rogaland, Norway
Children: Eric Bloodaxe, Haakon the Good, Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, and more
Grandchildren: Harald Greycloak, Tryggve Olafsson, Halfdan Sigurdsson, King of Hadaflyke, and more
Spouse: Ragnhild Eriksdatter
Great grandchildren: Olaf I of Norway, Sigurd Syr, Harald Grenske, and more
Parents: Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter
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