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Hálfdan Svarti
Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; ) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' and ''Fagrskinna'', Halfdan was the son of the Yngling King Gudrød the Hunter. ''Heimskringla'' also names his mother, as Åsa, daughter of King Harald of Agder, and his half-brother as Olaf Geirstad-Alf. Heimskringla relates that when Halfdan's father was killed, Åsa took the 1 year-old Halfdan and returned to Agder, where Halfdan was raised. When he was 18 or 19 years old, Halfdan became king of Agder. He quickly began adding to his kingdom, through political negotiation and military conquest. He divided the kingdom of Vestfold with his brother Olaf and, through military action, persuaded King Gandalf of Vingulmark to cede half his kingdom. Based on the formulaic nature of his ties to his predecessors, his strong affiliation with Agder, and the failu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfdan Haraldsson The Black
file:Peter-nicolai-arbo-gudtorm-sindre.jpg, The skald Gudtorm Sindre reconciling king Harald Fairhair with his son Halfdan. Halfdan Haraldsson or Halfdan the Black was a son of Harald I of Norway by his first wife, Åsa, the daughter of Jarl (title), Jarl Håkon Grjotgardsson of Jarls of Lade, Lade. He was made sub-king of the Trondelag by his father, along with his brother Halfdan the White. According to ''Heimskringla'', Halfdan the Black was poisoned, possibly at the behest of his sister in law Gunnhild, Mother of Kings. References * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Halfdan Haraldsson the Black Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Norwegian petty kings Fairhair dynasty 10th-century Norwegian nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raumarike
Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike), and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end (Øvre Romerike). Etymology The Old Norse form of the name was ', but the name must be much older (see below). The first element is the genitive plural of ' m ("person from Romerike"); the final element is ' n ("realm"; cf. Ringerike, Rånrike). In the '' Hversu Noregr byggdist'' and in '' Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar'', the name is attributed to the mythical king Raum the Old (''Raumr inn gamli''). According to the latter saga, the members of the family were big and ugly, and because of this big and ugly people were called "great Raumar". The linguistic similarity to Romerriket is entirely coincidental. History The name Romerike may be derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røykenvik Station
Røykenvik Station () was the terminal station of the Røykenvik Line. Located in Gran, Norway, it opened on 20 December 1900 as part of the North Line. The station was first called Røikenvik, but changed to the current spelling in April 1924. The station was a changeover from train to steam ship. It was eventually closed along with the Røykenvik Line. The name The station is named after a nearby inlet in Randsfjorden. The first element is the name of the old farm Røyken ( Norse ''Raukvin''), the last element is ''vik'' 'inlet, cove'. For the meaning of the farm name see Røyken. External linksEntryat the Norwegian Railway Club The Norwegian Railway Club () is an association which is involved in the preservation of Norwegian museum railways. NMT has its operating base at Hønefoss Station in Ringerike, Norway. The society was founded on 22 May 1969, and is based at ... Railway stations in Innlandet Railway stations on the Gjøvik Line Gran, Norway Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye () or Sigurd Ragnarsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th century and later, he is one of the sons of the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug. His historical prototype might have been the Danish King Sigfred who ruled briefly in the 870s. Norwegian kings' genealogies of the Middle Ages name him as an ancestor of Harald Fairhair and used his mother's supposed ancestry to Völsung in order to create an ancestry between Harald and his descendants and Odin. Early life "Snake-in-the-eye" as part of Sigurd's name denoted a physical characteristic. He was born with a mark in his eye, described as the image of the ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail). According to ''Ragnar Lothbrok's saga'', while Sigurd was just a boy, his half-brothers Eric and Agnar were killed by Swedish king Eysteinn Beli (also known as Östen). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringerike (traditional District)
Ringerike is a traditional district in Norway, commonly consisting of the municipalities Hole, Norway, Hole and Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike in Buskerud county. In older times, Ringerike had a larger range which went westward to the municipalities Krødsherad, Modum, and Sigdal, also in Buskerud. Ringerike has a rich history that is connected with one of the most notable kings in the history of Norway, the father of King Harald Fairhair Halfdan the Black, who subdued Gandalf Alfgeirsson, King of Alfheim and half of Vingulmork, and the Dagling clan. Gandalf was possibly the last king of Ringerike, whose name is given to the eponymous King Hring, son of Raum the Old (cf. Romerike), son of Nór (the eponymous ancestor of Norwegians), according to the Sagas of the ancient Northernlands, better known as the ''Orkneyinga saga''. It is possible that this, as the name suggests, was the legendary heartland of the House of Sigurd Hring and Ivar the Wide-Fathoming. There are also many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Hjort
Sigurd Hart or Sigurd Hjort was a legendary king of Ringerike (modern central south Norway), during the late 9th or early 10th centuries. he is mentioned in ''Ragnarssona þáttr'' ("The Tale of Ragnar's Sons") and in '' Halvdan Svartes saga'' ("Halfdan the Black's Saga"). ''Ragnarssona þáttr'' states that Sigurd Hart was the son of Helgi the Sharp (the great-great-grandson of king Ring of Ringerike) of the Dagling dynasty and Helgi's wife Aslaug. Helgi was reportedly the son-in-law of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (one of Ragnar Lodbrok's sons) and Blaeja, the daughter of king Aelle II of Northumbria. Biography Traditional sources state that Sigurd Hart was only 12 years old when he slew a berserker named Hildibrand in a duel, and 11 other men. He married a woman named Ingeborg (supposedly the daughter of the historical Jutish chieftain Harald Klak, c. 785 – c. 852, although Harald was probably too old for that to be true). Sigurd Hart and Ingeborg had children named Guthorm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadeland
Hadeland () is a traditional district in the southeastern part of Norway. It is centered on the southern part of the large lake Randsfjorden in Innlandet and Akershus counties. The district consists of the municipalities Gran in Innlandet county and Jevnaker and Lunner in Akershus county. Hadeland occupies the area north of the hills of Nordmarka close to the Norwegian capital Oslo. The soil around the Randsfjorden is amongst the most fertile in Norway. Hadeland accounts for just 5% of the country's area, but it represents 13% of its agricultural land. Farmers harvest grains and potatoes. Pigs, dairy cattle, and horses are also bred at farms there. Jevnaker is located to the southern and western side of the Randsfjorden. Gran's rolling countryside is home to about two-thirds of the nearly 30,000 people living in Hadeland. The village of Jaren serves as the area's main center of commerce. The municipality of Gran is divided by the Randsfjorden, and its western part is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berserker
In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers () were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective ''wikt:berserk#Adjective, berserk'' . Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources. Etymology The Old Norse form of the word was (plural ), a compound word of ''ber'' and ''serkr''. The second part, ''serkr'', means (also found in Middle English, see ). The first part, ''ber'', on the other hand, can mean several things, but is assumed to have most likely meant , with the full word, ''berserkr'', meaning just , as in . Thirteenth-century historian Snorri Sturluson, an Icelander who lived around 200 years after berserkers were outlawed in Iceland (outlawed in 1015), on the other hand, interpreted the meaning as , that is to say that the warriors went into battle without armour, but that view has largely been abandoned, due to contradicting and lack of supporting evidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsing
Helsing or Hellsing may refer to: * Helsing (also spelled Hellsing) a Swedish surname referring to the Swedish province (''landskap'') Hälsingland. Someone from Hälsingland is called a "Hälsinge", with the old (from the 17th to the 18th century) spelling that is "Helsing" or "Hellsing" (from Helsingland/Helsingeland) * ''Hellsing'', a Japanese manga series * Helsing (company), a German defence company See also * Helsingborg, a town and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Sweden * Helsinge, the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark * Helsingør, a city in Denmark * Helsinki, the capital of Finland * Van Helsing (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hysing (1920–1989), Norwegian resistance member, pilot, industry manager and politician
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Hysing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ahlert Hysing (1793–1879), Norwegian educator and politician * Hans Hysing (1678–1752/1753), Swedish portrait-painter *Per Hysing-Dahl Per Hysing-Dahl, DFC & Bar (born 31 July 1920 in Bergen, died 7 April 1989) was a Norwegian resistance member, pilot, industry manager and politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogn
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (''Vestlandet''). It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal. The district covers . The largest urban area in Sogn is the village of Sogndalsfjøra (in Sogndal municipality), with 3,455 residents. The second largest urban area is the village Øvre Årdal (in Årdal municipality), with 3,397 people (this village used to be the largest, but recently it was passed by Sogndalsfjøra). The district of Sogn comprises the southern part of the former county Sogn og Fjordane. The districts of Sunnfjord and Nordfjord are the other two districts in the county. Etymology The name ''Sogn'' derived from the name of Sognefjord. The name of the fjord is from the root of ''súga'' "to suck", referring to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
