Halfdan the Black

ninth-century king of Vestfold

Person human Q504932

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: 810, 830, 823^[6]^[7]
Date of death: 860, 870, 863^[8]^[9]
Place of birth: Vestfold
Place of death: Randsfjorden
Occupation: king
Father: Gudrød the Hunter^[10]
Mother: Åsa Haraldsdóttir^[11]
Spouse: Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter, Ragnhild Haraldsdatter^[12]^[13]
Child: Harald Fairhair^[14]
Sibling: Olaf Geirstad-Alf^[25]
Cause of death: drowning^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian^[22]
Family: Yngling^[16]
Given name: Halvdan^[20]
Manner of death: accidental death^[21]
Nickname: le Noir, Svarte^[23]^[24]
Noble title: king^[17]
Patronym or matronym: Wikidata item^[26]
Residence: Norway^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

en Hálfdan svarti en Halfdan svarti en Halfdan the Black cs Halfdan Černý da Halfdan den Sorte da Halvdan Svarte de Hálvdan svarti de Halfdan der Schwarze el Χάλφνταν ο Μέλας es Halfdan el Negro es Halfdan Svarte fi Halvdan Musta fr Halfdan III fr Halfdan III de Vestfold fr Halfdan le noir fr Hálfdan le Noir fr Hálfdan svarti he האלפדאן השחור it Hálfdan svarti it Halfdan il Nero

🔖 Identifiers · 16

VIAF cluster ID: 296149106164968491145
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Peter-nicolai-arbo-gudtorm-sindre.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID: 99023905
FamilySearch person ID: 99ZG-BB8
Freebase ID: /m/0lrwq
Genealogics.org person ID: I00120967
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000001200495470
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Halvdan_Svarte_-_norsk_småkonge
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID: Halvdan_Svarte
NE.se ID: halvdan-svarte
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID: Halvdan_Svarte
Rodovid ID: 107766

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Roglo person ID: p=halfdan;n=de jutland;oc=2
The Peerage person ID: p15059.htm#i150585
WeRelate person ID: Halfdan_Gudrødsson_(1)
WikiTree person ID: Gudrødsson-76

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🔗 Connections

Parent of 2

Gudrød the Hunter, Åsa Haraldsdóttir

Cause of death 1

drowning

Child 1

Harald Fairhair

Children (paternal) 1

Harald Fairhair

Family 1

Yngling

Father 1

Gudrød the Hunter

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Norwegian

Manner of death 1

accidental death

Mother 1

Åsa Haraldsdóttir

Noble title 1

king

Place of birth 1

Vestfold

Place of death 1

Randsfjorden

Residence 1

Norway

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Olaf Geirstad-Alf

Siblings 1

Olaf Geirstad-Alf

Spouse 1

Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter

Spouses 1

Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter

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Summary

Halfdan the Black was born in 810^[1] in Vestfold^[2]. He died in 860^[3] in Randsfjorden^[4]. He worked as a king^[5].

FAQs

Where was Halfdan the Black born?

Halfdan the Black's place of birth was Vestfold^[2].

Where did Halfdan the Black die?

Halfdan the Black died in Randsfjorden^[4].

Who were Halfdan the Black's parents?

Halfdan the Black's father was Gudrød the Hunter^[10]. Halfdan the Black's mother was Åsa Haraldsdóttir^[11].

Who was Halfdan the Black married to?

Halfdan the Black's spouses include Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter^[12] and Ragnhild Haraldsdatter^[13].

What did Halfdan the Black do for work?

Halfdan the Black worked as a king^[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Halfdan the Black — place of birth (P19): Vestfold. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Halfdan the Black — place of death (P20): Randsfjorden. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Halfdan the Black — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Halfdan the Black — father (P22): Gudrød the Hunter. Heimskringla. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Halfdan the Black — mother (P25): Åsa Haraldsdóttir. Heimskringla. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Halfdan the Black — spouse (P26): Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Halfdan the Black — spouse (P26): Ragnhild Haraldsdatter. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Halfdan the Black — child (P40): Harald Fairhair. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Halfdan the Black — family (P53): Yngling. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Halfdan the Black — noble title (P97): king. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Halfdan the Black — occupation (P106): king. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Halfdan the Black — cause of death (P509): drowning. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Halfdan the Black — residence (P551): Norway. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of birth (P569): 810. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of birth (P569): 830. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved 2018-01-25. fmg.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of birth (P569): 823. Heimskringla. Retrieved 2018-01-25. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of death (P570): 860. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2018-03-08. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of death (P570): 870. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved 2018-01-25. fmg.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Halfdan the Black — date of death (P570): 863. Heimskringla. Retrieved 2018-01-25. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Halfdan the Black — given name (P735): Halvdan. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Halfdan the Black — manner of death (P1196): accidental death. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Halfdan the Black — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Norwegian. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Halfdan the Black — nickname (P1449): le Noir. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Halfdan the Black — nickname (P1449): Svarte. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Halfdan the Black — sibling (P3373): Olaf Geirstad-Alf. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Halfdan the Black — patronym or matronym (P5056): Q141632501. wikidata.org.

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