Gudrod King of Westfold 738–810 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Gudrod King of Westfold, 738–810 (aged 72 years)

Name

Gudrod King of Westfold

Name: Gudrod King of /Westfold/
Surname: Westfold
Given names: Gudrod King of
Also known as: King of Westfold Vermaland Vingulmark /Roumarike/

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Death: 800 Unique identifier: 251864D823C55D47BF0F6E7E88741CDDB460 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Asa Eysteinsdottir Ivar Oplaendinge Jarl of Uplanders Gudrod King of Westfold Eyestein Halfdanson King of Roumerike Hildir Halfdansson Halfdan the Old King of Westfold …–800 Death: 800
mother	Links Unique identifier: 251864D823C55D47BF0F6E7E88741CDDB460 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Halfdan the Old King of Westfold Ivar Oplaendinge Jarl of Uplanders Gudrod King of Westfold Eyestein Halfdanson King of Roumerike Hildir Halfdansson Asa Eysteinsdottir …–…
brother	Links Death: after 790 Unique identifier: 5169877AE87418418A9B733A2DAFCE958133 Unique identifier: 78E62A09B1801A4F8E048E9F89F79C6167EF Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eystein Ivarsson Jarl of Hedemarken Family with spouse … Hognesdottir Eystein Ivarsson Jarl of Hedemarken Ivar Oplaendinge Jarl of Uplanders …–790 Death: after 790
himself	Links Birth: 738 — Vestfold, Norway Death: 810 Unique identifier: 1588D0E64AE8844F8DAAC229234291B42444 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Asa Haroldsdottir Storrada of Agdir Olaf Gudrodson King of Norway Halfdan the Black King of Vestfold Gudrod King of Westfold 738–810 Birth: 738 — Vestfold, Norway Death: 810
sister	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eyestein Halfdanson King of Roumerike …–…
brother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hildir Halfdansson …–…

Family with Asa Haroldsdottir Storrada of Agdir
himself	Links Birth: 738 — Vestfold, Norway Death: 810 Unique identifier: 1588D0E64AE8844F8DAAC229234291B42444 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Asa Haroldsdottir Storrada of Agdir Olaf Gudrodson King of Norway Halfdan the Black King of Vestfold Gudrod King of Westfold 738–810 Birth: 738 — Vestfold, Norway Death: 810
partner	Links Unique identifier: 1588D0E64AE8844F8DAAC229234291B42444 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gudrod King of Westfold Olaf Gudrodson King of Norway Halfdan the Black King of Vestfold Asa Haroldsdottir Storrada of Agdir …–…
son	Links Birth: about 770 32 Death: 840 Unique identifier: 63D62E870C40BC4DB1627E77244C081ADD91 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rognvald Olafsson of Norway Helgi of Norway Olaf Gudrodson King of Norway 770–840 Birth: about 770 32 Death: 840
son	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Halfdan the Black King of Vestfold …–…

Events of close relatives
Birth	738 Vestfold, Norway
Birth of a son	Olaf Gudrodson King of Norway about 770
Death of a paternal grandfather	Eystein King of Westfold 780
Death of a brother	Ivar Oplaendinge Jarl of Uplanders after 790
Death of a father	Halfdan the Old King of Westfold 800
Death	810 (aged 72 years)
Unique identifier	81BA4AC2FF1AA24B8D7113EC3B3F7BDD1CEE
Last change	23 January 2007 – 19:13:50

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Note	Notes Per Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (243A:15), he was known as "the magnificent" and "the hunting king". He was king of Vermland, Vestfold, &Vingulmark. He was murdered at the instigation of his second wife, ASA,in revenge for forcibly abducting her and killing her father and brother.Gudrod's 1st wife was Alfhilde, dau of Alfrin, the ruler of Vingulmark. Regarding Gudrod's parentage, Moriarity calls him the son of Halfdan"white leg" and Asa wheras Sturleson says he was whiteleg's greatgrandson. Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:40) shows him as son of a differentHalfdan (RIN 4784*), citing Moncreiffe (chart 35, p.109), of whom hesays: "Though the work carries no bibliography, Moncrieff was anoutstanding authority, and pending proof otherwise, may well beconsidered correct. Moncrieffe is in agreement with Sturluson." Most sources omit this generation. Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:42) says of his great uncle of thesame name: "The magnificent"; King of Vestfold & Roumarike; ruled inNorway & Denmark; probably the "Godfrey the Proud" (and so identified byMontcrieffe) of the Franks who opposed the EMPORER CHARLEMAGNE. Todd A. Farmerie posted to soc.genealogy.medieval on 22 Jul 1998 (in part) Subject: Re: Ancestors of Harald Haragre to Olav Tretelgja ". . . That being said, I will comment on the missing generations. Thesource for this is a fragment of "Ynglingatal" repeated in Snorri's_Heimskringla_. Snorri wrote his work about 400 years after the events itis describing. It tells of Olaf Tree-Cutter founding Norway, and passingit to his son Halfdan Whiteleg. Halfdan had sons Eystein and Gudrod.Eystein had a son Halfdan. He was followed by Gudrod, son of Halfdan, andhe was father of Olaf, father of Ragnevald, for whom the original poemwas composed. . The classical reconstruction is that this is a straightshot (Olaf- Halfdan- Eystein- Halfdan- Gudrod- Olaf- Ragnevald). However,it has been suggested that Gudrod, son of Halfdan Whiteleg sticks outlike a sore thumb. He neither succeeded, nor is there any reason for himbeing mentioned at all (no other "other sons" are mentioned). Maybe, thespeculation runs, he is the Gudrod Halfdanson who later became king -that Halfdan Eysteinson was followed not by his son, but by his uncle."

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Per Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (243A:15), he was known as "the
magnificent" and "the hunting king". He was king of Vermland, Vestfold, &Vingulmark. He was murdered at the instigation of his second wife, ASA,in revenge for forcibly abducting her and killing her father and brother.Gudrod's 1st wife was Alfhilde, dau of Alfrin, the ruler of Vingulmark.
Regarding Gudrod's parentage, Moriarity calls him the son of Halfdan"white leg" and Asa wheras Sturleson says he was whiteleg's greatgrandson.
Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:40) shows him as son of a differentHalfdan (RIN 4784*), citing Moncreiffe (chart 35, p.109), of whom hesays: "Though the work carries no bibliography, Moncrieff was anoutstanding authority, and pending proof otherwise, may well beconsidered correct. Moncrieffe is in agreement with Sturluson." Most
sources omit this generation.

Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:42) says of his great uncle of thesame name: "The magnificent"; King of Vestfold & Roumarike; ruled inNorway & Denmark; probably the "Godfrey the Proud" (and so identified byMontcrieffe) of the Franks who opposed the EMPORER CHARLEMAGNE.

Todd A. Farmerie posted to
soc.genealogy.medieval on 22 Jul 1998 (in part)
Subject: Re: Ancestors of Harald Haragre to Olav Tretelgja
". . . That being said, I will comment on the missing generations. Thesource for this is a fragment of "Ynglingatal" repeated in Snorri's_Heimskringla_. Snorri wrote his work about 400 years after the events itis describing. It tells of Olaf Tree-Cutter founding Norway, and passingit to his son Halfdan Whiteleg. Halfdan had sons Eystein and Gudrod.Eystein had a son Halfdan. He was followed by Gudrod, son of Halfdan, andhe was father of Olaf, father of Ragnevald, for whom the original poemwas composed. . The classical reconstruction is that this is a straightshot (Olaf- Halfdan- Eystein- Halfdan- Gudrod- Olaf- Ragnevald). However,it has been suggested that Gudrod, son of Halfdan Whiteleg sticks outlike a sore thumb. He neither succeeded, nor is there any reason for himbeing mentioned at all (no other "other sons" are mentioned). Maybe, thespeculation runs, he is the Gudrod Halfdanson who later became king -that Halfdan Eysteinson was followed not by his son, but by his uncle."