Harald Grenske
Harald Grenske (10th century) was a
Harald Grenske was the son of
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
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.
References
- ^ "Harald Grenske (Family Links)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ Harald Grenske – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
Other sources
- Bergljot Solberg Jernalderen i Norge (Oslo, 2000)
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]