Eystein (the Fart) Halvdansson , Nickname: Eystein , son of Halfdan (White Leg) / King in Sweden and Asa Eysteinsdatter .BORN_SHORT 718 of, Vestfold, Norway, BURIED_SHORT 780 Borre, Vestfold, Norway "The fart" IDENTITY: Lost at sea. The lineage is improbable. Historia Norwegie says: "Halfdan Auri Prodigus Cibique Tenacissimus" was the son of "Eustein cognomento Bumbus." [Cawley, Medieval Lands.] A Norwegian Knight that ruled in the Upplands. King of Vestfold & Roumarike. Øistein was also called Gøte (meaning from Gotland in Sweden) and in the Orkneyingasaga "the Swede", since he was probably fostered in Sweden. In those days often a foster father (even in another country) raised a child. Øistein was king over greater part of Norway south of Dovre. He was buried in Borre. Marriage/ Related to: Hildi Eriksdatter , daughter of Erik Agnarsson and N.N..BORN_SHORT 720 of, Vestfold, Norway AKA: Hild Eiriksdatter of Vestfold Children: | |||
2) Halfdan (the Mild/the Meek/the Old) , Nickname: Halfdan BORN_SHORT 736 Holtum, Vestfold, Norway, DIED_SHORT 802 Holtum, Vestfold, Norway, 65 or 66 years, BURIED_SHORT Borre, Vestfold, Norway IDENTITY: Halfdan "the Mild" is named by the Ynglinga saga as the son of King Eystein, recording his death at Holtar in Vestfold and burial at Borre. [Cawley, Medieval Lands.] Also called Halfdan the Old or Halfdan the Generous. He was quite old when he died in 802. Halfdan's wife, Liv, was a daughter of Dag, King of Westmare. | |||
3) Harald / König von HaithabuBORN_SHORT 750 of, Hedeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, DIED_SHORT 804 In the river Irischen See, 53 or 54 years Died in battle. | |||
4) Sigurd I / König von Haithabu, Nickname: SigefridBORN_SHORT 750 of, Hedeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, DIED_SHORT 798, 47 or 48 years | |||
N.N. Marriage/ Related to: N.N. | |||
Eystein (the Fart) Halvdansson , Nickname: Eystein
Hildi Eriksdatter