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 Abt 800 - 840 (~ 40 years)
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| Name |
Ol?fr Geirstad-Alf GUDRODSSON |
| Prefix |
King |
| Born |
Abt 800 |
Vestfold, Norway  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
3010F0D4C25640F080EE223F6F4DACC548D7 |
| Died |
840 |
| Person ID |
I513 |
Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Father |
King Gudrod Vei?ikonung HALFDANSSON, b. Abt 780, Holtum, Vestfold, Norway , d. 821, Sogn, Oppland, Norway (Age ~ 41 years) |
| Mother |
?lfhild ALFARINSD?TTIR, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
1st Marriage |
| Family ID |
F326 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Olaf Gudrodson came to the kingdom after his father, but only to Vestfold, for King Alfgeir took all Vingulmark to himself, and placed his son Gandalf over it ? death in Geirstad.?He died, in his main residence, of a disease in his foot (gout). event ?a great warrior, and an able man; and was besides remarkably handsome, very strong and large of growth burial in Geirstad.?He was laid under a mound at Geirstad. So sings Thjodolf: -- "Long while this branch of Odin's stem Was the stout prop of Norway's realm; Long while King Olaf with just pride Ruled over Westfold far and wide. At length by cruel gout oppressed, The good King Olaf sank to rest: His body now lies under ground, Buried at Geirstad, in the mound." event ?about twenty years old when his father, Gudrod, died event?lost V?rmland, and it's scatt (tax revenue), to the Swedish king event ?divided the kingdom of his father's, now that his brother Halfdan was eighteen and had the kingdom with him, and Olaf got the eastern and Halfdan the southern part
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- [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.
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