Härjulf Hornbrytra was a Norwegian believed to have lived in the
8th century
The 8th century is the period from 701 (represented by the Roman numerals DCCI) through 800 (DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar.
In the historiography of Europe the phrase the long 8th century is sometimes used to refer to the peri ...
. He was the main character in "Härjulfssagan", which tells how Härjedalen got its first permanent settlement. The name Härjulf is inextricably linked with
Härjedalen
Härjedalen () is a historical province (''landskap'') in the centre of Sweden. It borders the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, as well as the provinces of Dalarna, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Jämtland. The province originally belonged to Norway, ...
, and it is also claimed that the landscape is named after this burnt Viking.
References
Written sources
* Härjulf Hornbrytare in ''
Norrländsk uppslagsbok'', Band 2, 1994
External links
Lillhärdal – historiaHärjulf och Helga – de ”första” härjedalingarna
Further reading
* Nils-Erik Eriksson: "Sägnen om Kettil Jamte och Härjulf Hornbrytare" in Jamtlis årsbok '' Jämten'', 1993
* Olof Holm: "The Integration of Härjedalen into the Norwegian Kingdom" in ''The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World c.1100-1400'', ed. Steinar Imsen, Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press, 2010
* "The Herjólfr Legend from Härjedalen and Its Resemblances to the Stories of Landnámabók" in ''The 14th International Saga Conference'', page. 390, Uppsala, 9–15 August 2009, edited by Agneta Ney, Henrik Williams and Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist (Gävle University Press, 2009) Vol. 1
8th-century European people
Vikings
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