Norway 2

Yngling family
The main family of early Norwegian kings was founded by one Gudrod Halfdansson Veidelkonge, King of Westfold; m.Asa Haraldsdottir. They were parents of:

Halfdan III "the Black", King of Westfold (830-863), +863/870; 1m: Ragnhild, dau.of King Harald Gullskiegg of Sogn; 2m: Ragnhild, dau.of King Sigurd Hjort Helgasson of Ringerike; by her he was father of:

King Harald I "Fairhair" of Norway (863-930) abdicated, *858/860, +934/940; 1m: Asa Hakonsdotter, dau.of Hakon Ladejarl; 2m: Gyda, dau.of King Eirik of Hoerdeland; 3m: Svanhild, dau.of Eystein, Jarl in Hedemarken; 4m: Snaefried, dau.of Finnen Svase; 5m: Alvhild, dau.of Ring Dagsson of Ringerike; 6m: Pss Ragnhild "the Rich" of Haithabu; He had issue as follows:

A1. [1m.] Guttorm, King of Viken
A2. [1m.] Halfdan "the Black", King of Trondelagen
A3. [1m.] King Sigroed of Trondelagen
A4. [1m.] Halfdan Hvide, +in Estonia
A5. [2m.] Alof Aarbod; m.ca 890 Thore Ragnvaldsson
- B1. Bergljot Thoresdatter; m.Sigurd Jarl (+ca 962)
A6. [2m.] Roerek
A7. [2m.] Sigtrygg
A8. [2m.] Frode
A9. [2m.] Thorgils
A10. [3m.] King Olav in Vigen
- B1. Tryggve Olavsson, King in Vigen and Romerike, +murdered ca 968; m.ca 960 Astrid Eiriksdatter, dau.of Eirik Bjordaskalle
  - C1. Olav Tryggvesson, King of Norway (995-1000), *968, +ca 1000; 1m: Geira, a Wendish princess; 2m: Gyda of Ireland; 3m: ca 995 Gudrun Skeggesdatter; 4m: 998 Pss Thyra of Denmark (+1000)
    - D1. Tryggve Olavsson, +k.a.1033
    - D2. Harald Olavsson, *999, +1000
  - C2. Ingibjorg Tryggvesdatter; m.1000 Jarl Ragnvold Ulfsson of Vaestergotland
  - C3. Astrid Tryggvesdatter; m.996 Erling Skjalgsson (+k.a.1028)
    - D1. Aslak Eriksson, +1028; m.1015 Sigurd Svendsdatter (+1016)
      - E3. a daughter
        F1. Hakon Maw
    - D2. Skjalg Erlingsson, +1062
    - D3. Sigurd
    - D4. Lodin, +after 1098
    - D5. Thorer
    - D6. Ragnhild Erlingsdotter; m.Thorberg Arnesson of Giske
      - E1. Eystein-Orre, +k.a.1066
      - E2. Ogmund Thorbergsson
        F1. Skopti Ogmundsson, +1103
        G1. Thora; m.Asulf Skulesson, of Rein
      - E3. Thora, concubine of King Harald Hardrade and King Svend II of Denmark
      - E4. Jorunn; m.Ulf Ospaksson Stallare (+1066)
        F1. Jon Ulfsson "the Strong"
        F2. Brigida
A11. [3m.] King Bjorn in Vestfold
- B1. Gudroed Bjornsson; m.Cecilia N
  - C1. Harald Grenske, King of Vestfold, +ca 995; m.Asta Gudbrandsdatter
    - D1. Saint Olav II Haraldsson "the Stout", King of Norway (1016-28), +k.a.1030; m.1019 Astrid of Sweden, illegitimate dau.of King Olof of Sweden
      - E1. [illegitimate by Alvhild N] Magnus I "the Good", King of Norway (1035-47) and Denmark (1042-47), *1024, +1047
        F1. [illegitimate] Ragnhild Magnusdatter; m.1062 Hakon Ivarsson, Jarl in Denmark (+after 1065)
      - E2. Wulfhild, +1071; m.1042 Duke Ordulf of Saxony (+28.3.1072)
A12. [3m.] Ragnar Rykkil, King in Hedemarken and Gudbrandsdalen
- B1. Agnar
  - C1. Ragnar
A13. [4m.] Sigurd Hrise, King of Hadaflyke
- B1. Halfdan Sigurdsson, King of Hadaflyke
  - C1. Sigurd Syr, King of Ringeringe, +1018; m.Asta Gu12:57 25.2.2003dbrandsdatter, dau.of Gudbrand Kula
    - D1. King Harald III "Haard Raade" of Norway (1047-66), *1015, +k.a.during his invasion in North England 25.9.1066; m.ca 1045 Elizabeth of Kiev (+after 1045)
      - E1. Ingegerd; 1m: King Oluf I Hunger of Denmark (+1095); 2m: King Filip of Sweden (+1118)
      - E2. Maria, +1066
      - E3. [illegitimate by Thora Thorbergsdotter] Magnus II Haraldsson "Barefoot", King of Norway (1066-69), +28.4.1069
        F1. [illegitimate] Hakon Toresfostre, co-king of Norway (1093-95), +1095
      - E4. [illegitimate by Thora Thorbergsdotter] Olav III "the Gentle", King of Norway (1069-93), *ca 1050, +22.9.1093; m.ca 1070 Pss Ingrid of Denmark
        F1. [illegitimate] Magnus III "Bareleg" "Bear-foot", King of Norway (1095-1103), *ca 1073, +k.a.Connaugt, Ireland 24.8.1103; m.ca 1101 Margareta of Sweden (+before 1130); for their descendants see HERE
    - D2. Halfdan Sigurdsson
      - E1. Thorberg; m.Fin Arnesson, Jarl in Halland (+ca 1065)
    - D3. Guttorm Sigurdsson
    - D4. Gunhild; m.ca 1025 Kattil Kalf, of Ringenes
      - E1. Guttorm
      - E2. Sigrid; m.Eindrid Einarsson (+k.a.ca 1050)
    - D5. Ingerid; m.Nefstein N
      - E1. Sigurd
        F1. Sigurd Sigurdsson, +ca 1135
      - E2. Tore
      - E3. Gudrun; m.Skuli Tostesson Kongsfostre
A14. [4m.] Halfdan Haaleg
A15. [4m.] Godroed Ljome
A16. [4m.] Ragnvald, King in Hadeland
- B1. a son
  - C1. Eyvind Kelda, +drowned 998
A17. [4m.] Ring, King of Hedemarken and Gudbrandsdalen
- B1. Dag Ringsson, King of Hedemarken
  - C1. King Roerek in Hedemarken, +1021
  - C2. King Ring in Hedemarken
    - D1. Dag Ringsson, fl 1030
    - D2. Emund Ringsson, an official in Polotzk
  - C3. Ragnhild; m.Raud N
A18. [5m.] King Dag in Hedemarken and Gudbrandsdalen
A19. [5m.] Gudroed Skirja
A20. [5m.] Ingegerd
A21. [6m.] Erik "Blood-axe", King of Norway (930-945) and Northumbria, *ca 895, +murdered 954; m.Gunhild of Denmark (+after 970)
- B1. Ragnvald Eriksson, +murdered ca 940
- B2. Gorm Eriksson, +k.a.before 960
- B3. Guttorm Eriksson, +k.a.before 960
- B4. Harald Eriksson Graufell, King of Norway, +k.a.970
- B5. Ragnfred Eriksson, co-king in Norway, +after 970
- B6. Erling Eriksson, co-king in Norway, +murdered before 970
- B7. Gudroes Eriksson, co-king of Norway, +murdered ca 999
- B8. Sigurd Eriksson Sleva, co-king of Norway, +murdered before 970
- B9. Ragnhild; 1m: Arnfin Torfinnsson, Jarl of Orkney; 2m: Havard Torfinnsson, Jarl of Orkney; 3m: Ljot Torfinnsson, Jarl of Norway
A22.
[illegitimate] Haakon I "the Good", King of Norway (945-960), +k.a.960
- B1. Thora
A23. [illegitimate] Ingeborg; m.Halfdan Jarl
- B1. Gunhild; m.Fin Skjalge
  - C2. Njal Finnsson
    D1. Astrid; m.Ragnvald "the Old"

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