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Carney & Wehofer Family
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 Abt 795 - 850 (~ 55 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
| 5. | Kunhilde Of RUGEN was born about 760; and died. Other Events:
- _UID: C047DB86C87247C7BB861FC41BDCEE15CEFD
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| 6. | King Eyestein "The Fart" HALFDANSSON was born about 736 in Raumike, Vestfold, Norway (son of King Halfdan Hvitbeinn O'L?FSSON, Of The Uplanders and Asa Eysteinsdottir Of UPPLAND); died in 780. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJNF-5HY
- Name: The Fart
- _UID: 112F7E1A14B14EA08A5462150777C7CCF16A
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King of Raumerike and Vestfold
? death ?King Skjold of Varna came to the strand with his army, just as Eystein was at such a distance over the fjord that King Skjold could only see his sails. Then he took his cloak, waved it, and blew into it. King Eystein was sitting at the helm as they sailed in past Jarls, and another ship was sailing at the side of his, when there came a stroke of a wave, by which the boom of the other ship struck the king and threw him overboard, which proved his death. event ?given Vestfold to rule over after his father took possession of Eystein's deceased father-in-law's territory burial in Borre, Raden, near Vodle, Vestfold. ?His men fished up his body, and it was carried into Borre, where a mound was thrown up over it, out towards the sea at Raden, near Vodle. So says Thjodolf: -- "King Eystein sat upon the poop Of his good ship: with sudden swoop The swinging boom dashed him to hell, And fathoms deep the hero fell Beneath the brine. The fury whirl Of Loke, Tempest's brother's girl, Grim Hel, clutched his soul away; And now where Vodle's ocean bay Receives the ice-cold stream, the grave Of Eystein stands -- the good, the brave!" event ?went with some ships of war to Varna, the land of King Skjold, and plundered there, and carried away all he could find of clothes or other valuables, and of peasants' stock, and killed cattle on the strand for provision, and then began his return home
Eyestein married Hildi ERIKSDOTTIR. Hildi (daughter of King Eric Of AGNARSSON, Of Vestfold) was born about 740 in Vestfold, Norway; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 12. | King Halfdan Hvitbeinn O'L?FSSON, Of The Uplanders was born about 705 in Romerike, Norway (son of Olafr Tretelgju INGJALDSSON and Solveig Of Soleyar HALFDANSDOTTIR); died in 745 in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GCWY-1Z7
- _UID: 5CFDF79358DC4014AAA613A5DB7A477F8EC0
Notes:
Olafsson "Huitbein" (white leg), King of theUplanders of Sweden. King of Salver and Vestfold. ConqueredRoumarike. Founded the pagan temple at Skiringssal, 8thcentury. K: Halfdan Olafsson.
in Skaereid, Skiringsale.?founded a pagan temple ? death ?He lived to be an old man, and died in his bed at Toten. event ?subdued Soleyar (his foster father's homeland), and then proceeded with his army into Raumarike, plundered there, and laid that district also in subjection by force of arms burial in Skaereid, Skiringsale, V?stfold. ?After he had died, his body was transported to Westfold, and was buried under a mound at a place called Skaereid, at Skiringsale. So says Thjodolf: -- "Halfdan, esteemed by friends and foes, Receives at last life's deep repose: The aged man at last, though late, Yielded in Toten to stern fate. At Skiringsale hangs o'er his grave A rock, that seems to mourn the brave Halfdan, to chiefs and people dear, Received from all a silent tear." event?captured by the Swedes who'd killed his Uncle, and made their Chief (in deference to his Yngling blood?) event ?brought up in Soleyar, in the house of his mother's brother Solve event?subdued a great part of Hedemark, Toten, Hadeland, and much of Westfold event ?took possession of V?rmland after his brothers death, raised scatt (tax) from it, and placed earls over it as long as he lived
Halfdan married Asa Eysteinsdottir Of UPPLAND. Asa (daughter of King Hogne Eystein HARDRADE, of Trondheim and Solveig Of Soleyar HALFDANSDOTTIR) was born about 708 in Upland, Norway; died in in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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