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Norwegian: Harald Grenske, Underkonge i Grenland
Note: "Today's historians assume that Snorre's ( /https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorri_Sturluson ) sagas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimskringla ) are not historical facts when it comes to the kings living before 11th century (...). That depends on the historian. The Sagas might not be 100% and sometimes contradict each other but that is generally the problem with sources from that timeframe (...) " Anette Guldager Boye
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Harald Grenske (10th century) was a petty king in Vestfold in Norway.[1]
Harald Grenske was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød is claimed to have been grandson of Harald Fairhair and the king of Vestfold. Harald's cognomen Grenske is due to his being raised in the district of Grenland, Norway. When Harald was only 11 years old, his father was slain by the sons of Gunnhild Gormsdóttir (i.e. Harald Greyhide and his brothers). Harald fled to Oppland and from there to Sweden, where he stayed with the powerful strongman Skagul Toste. They went on Viking expeditions together, principally within areas of the Baltic Sea.
When the sons of Gunnhild had been banished, Harald Grenske followed Haakon Sigurdsson who ruled Norway as a vassal of the Danish king Harald Bluetooth. Harald became the king of Vestfold and Agder. He married Åsta, the daughter of Gudbrand Kula.
Harald subsequently abandoned Åsta to woo Sigrid the Haughty, the daughter of Skagul Toste. She was the wealthy widow of Eric the Victorious and owned several farms in Svithjod. Sigrid found him too eager with his entreaties. She had him burnt to death inside a great hall following a feast to discourage other suitors. Harald died together with another suitor, Vissevald (Wsevolod) from Gardarike (Novgorod).
His widow, Åsta, promptly gave birth to a son, Olaf Haraldsson, later Olaf II of Norway and patron saint of the nation. Åsta subsequently remarried to Sigurd Syr, the king of Ringerike.[2]
No contemporary sources said anything about Harold, and the sagas only mention him in connection with St. Olaf's history. According to Snorri Sturluson in Olav Trygvasons saga, he was a king of Vingulmark, Vestfold and Agder. Recent scholarship has questioned the historicity of Harald.
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Harald Grenske utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
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Gudrød Bjørnsson was, in late tradition, the son of Bjørn Farmann, the king of Vestfold, and a grandson of Harald Fairhair. These traditions make Gudrød the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern scholars have suggested this pedigree was fabricated to link Saint Olaf to Harald Fairhair.
After Gudrød's father had been killed by Eric Bloodaxe, he lived with his uncle Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, the king of Vingulmark. Olaf rebelled against Bloodaxe, but was killed in battle, and so Gudrød had to escape to Oppland.
When Haakon the Good became king, Gudrød was given Vestfold, his father's kingdom, as a fief.
Gudrød was slain in the vicinity of Tønsberg, by Harald Greyhide, who feared a rebellion from his subordinate kings.
This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain. ([1], [2]) https://runeberg.org/nfbj/0297.html , https://runeberg.org/nfbj/0298.html
Harald Grenske, King of Westfold
M, #42885, d. 995
Last Edited=9 Aug 2004
Harald Grenske, King of Westfold was the son of Gudroed Bjornsson and Cecilie (?). He died in 995.
Harald Grenske, King of Westfold gained the title of King of Westfold.
Child of Harald Grenske, King of Westfold and Asta Gudbransdotter
-1. Saint Olav II Haraldsson, King of Norway+ b. 995, d. 1030
Forrás:
http://www.thepeerage.com/p4289.htm#i42885
His surname "Grenske" Harald got because he was raised in Greenland. In his youth he was a viking together with the swedish chieftan Skoguls-Toste, the father of Sigrid Storråde. In the 970's Harald sat as king in Viken under the Danish king Harald Blåtann (Bluetooth). ( souce=http://nygaard.howards.net/files/189.htm )
Harald Grenske (10th century) was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød was a grandson of Harald Fairhair, and the king of Vestfold.
Harald's cognomen Grenski is due to his being raised in the district of Grenland, Norway. His father was slain when Harald was only 11 years old, by the sons of Gunnhild (i.e. Harald Greyhide and his brothers). Harald fled to Oppland and from there to Sweden, where he stayed with the powerful strongman Skagul Toste. He spent the summers pillaging as a Viking.
When the sons of Gunnhild had been banished, Harald Grenske followed Harald Bluetooth and Haakon Sigurdsson to Norway, and under Danish sovereignty, Harald became the king of Vestfold and Agder. He married Asta, the daughter of Gudbrand Kula, but abandoned her to woo Sigrid the Haughty, the daughter of Skagul Toste.
As Sigrid found him too eager with his entreaties, she had him burnt to death inside a house. His widow, Asta, promptly gave birth to the son Olaf the Stout, a future king of Norway, and was later remarried to Sigurd Syr, the king of Ringerike.
Harald Grenski (10th century) was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød was a grandson of Harald Fairhair, and the king of Vestfold.
Harald's cognomen Grenski is due to his being raised in the district of Grenland, Norway. His father was slain when Harald was only 11 years old, by the sons of Gunnhild (i.e. Harald Greyhide and his brothers). Harald fled to Oppland and from there to Sweden, where he stayed with the powerful strongman Skagul Toste. He spent the summers pillaging as a Viking.
When the sons of Gunnhild had been banished, Harald Grenske followed Harald Bluetooth and Haakon Sigurdsson to Norway, and under Danish sovereignty, Harald became the king of Vestfold and Agder. He married Asta, the daughter of Gudbrand Kula, but abandoned her to woo Sigrid the Haughty, the daughter of Skagul Toste.
As Sigrid found him too eager with his entreaties, she had him burnt to death inside a house. His widow, Asta, promptly gave birth to the son Olaf the Stout, a future king of Norway, and was later remarried to Sigurd Syr, the king of Ringerike.
After his father Guthröth's fall Harald who was called Grenski, (the Grenlander) fled first to the Uppland district, togheter with his foster brother Hrani and a few men. There he stayed for a while with kinsmen of his.The sons of Eirik searched diligently for the men who were bound by agreements with them, and most of all for those who could be suspected of rising against them. Harald's kinsmen and friends advised him to leave the country. Then Harald the Grenlander went east to Sweden and looked for a place on board a ship to join men who wished to go on viking expedition to acquire possessions. Harald was a most accomplished man. Tosti was the name of a man in Sweden, one of the noblest and most powerful there of those who were not of princely birth. he was a great warrior and had been for a long time on viking expeditions. He was called Skoglar Tosti. Harald the Grenlander joined his company, following Tósti in his expeditions in summertime; and Harald was esteemed highly by everybody. In the winter following, Harald stayed with Tósti.
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway