Olav Geirstadalf Haraldsson (898 - 934)

Born 0898 in Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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Died 0934 at about age 36 in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway

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Biography

According to Haralds saga hins hárfagra, "Harald Fairhair was also married to Swanhild a daughter of Earl Eystein. Their sons were Olaf Geirstadaelf, Bjorn and Ragnar Rykkel." ^[1] "When Harald Fairhair divided his country he gave Vingulmark, Raumarike, Westfold and Thelemark to Olaf, Bjorn, Sigtryg, Frode and Torgils." ^[2] "When Eric Bloodaxe Killed Olaf's brother, Bjorn, Olaf swore to be avenged." ^[3] He took Bjorn's son, Olaf as foster son. Olaf's own son was called Tryggve. ^[4] "Olaf and his brother, Sigrod, were killed at Tunsberg in battle with eric Blood-axe" ^[5]

Research Notes

The problem points (points of broken genealogy) in the medieval royal lineage in the so-called Fairhair dynasty are:

whether either Olav I of Norway or Olav II of Norway descended from Harald I of Norway (Harald Fairhair)

whether Harald III of Norway descended from Harald I

whether Harald IV of Norway was son of King Magnus III of Norway

whether King Sverre was son of King Sigurd II of Norway,

whether Haakon IV of Norway was son of King Haakon III

Each of them came from "nowhere" and won the kingdom, the three latter claiming to be hitherto unknown natural sons of an earlier king.

Sources

1. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair Saga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 65 (Ch. 21)
2. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair Saga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 76 (Ch. 34)
3. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair Saga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 78 (Ch. 36)
4. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair Saga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 82 (Ch. 42)
5. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Harald Fairhair Saga. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 76(sic) (Ch. 46)

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