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King Eysteinn Halfdansson

Eysteinn was born in 0736 in Vestfold, Norway. Eysteinn's father was King Halfdan Olafsson and his mother was Asa Eysteinsdoittir. His paternal grandfather was King Olaf Ingjaldsson and his paternal grandmother is Solveig Halfdansdoittir; his maternal grandparents were Eystein (the Severe) Throndsson and Solveig Halfdansdottir. He had a brother named Gudröd. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 44 in 0780.

General Notes
- Eystein Halfdansson (Old Norse: Eysteinn Hálfdansson) was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Heimskringla. He lived around 730, and inherited the throne of Romerike and Vestfold.
  
  His wife was Hild, the daughter of the king of Vestfold, Erik Agnarsson. Erik had no son so Eystein inherited Vestfold.
  
  Eystein went to Varna with some ships to pillage and carried away all livestock and other valuables. However, the king of Varna was king Skjöld who was a great warlock. Skjöld arrived at the beach and saw the sails of Eystein's ships. He waved his cloak and blew into it which caused a boom of one ship to swing and hit Eystein so that he fell overboard and drowned. His body was salvaged and buried in a mound.
  
  Eystein was inherited by his son Halfdan the Mild.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Ingvar Eysteinsson King Of Sweden ^*
  - b.  0610 in Sweden
  
  Onund Invarsson King Of Sweden
  - b.  0638 in Sweden
  
  King Ingald Onundsson
  - b.  0660 in Uppsala, Sweden
  
  King Olaf Ingjaldsson
  - b.  0682 in Vermaland, Sweden d.  0710 in Norway
  
  Gauthild Algautsdoittir
  - b.  0664 in Sweden
  
  King Halfdan Olafsson
  - b.  0704 in Romerike, NORWAY d.  0750 in Norway
  
  Solveig Halfdansdoittir
  - b.  0684
  
  King Eysteinn Halfdansson
  - b.  0736 in Vestfold, Norway d.  0780
  
     Eystein       (the Severe) Throndsson
  - b.  0668 in Trondheim, Trondelag, Norway
  
  Asa Eysteinsdoittir
  - b.  0708 in Uppland, Norway
  
  Halfdan (Gold Tooth) Guldand
  
  Solveig Halfdansdottir
  - b.  0670 in Trondheim, Norway
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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