OLAFSSON Rognvald Heidumhære

Abt 0790 - Abt 0850  (60 years)

• Name	OLAFSSON Rognvald Heidumhære
  Birth	Abt 0790	Scandinavia (Norway)
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0850	Scandinavia (Norway)
  Notes	Ragnvald « Heidumhære » (høyt æret/hedret eller berømt) var en norsk sagnkonge eller høvding i Vestfold på slutten av 800-tallet. RHan var etter sagntradisjonen sønn av Olav Geirstadalv/Geirstad-Alf Gudrødsson. Ragnvald var muligens far til en datter som ble gift med Øystein Glumra, far til Ragnvald Mørejarl. I Ynglingatal nevnes Ragnvald som «Vognstyreren», og vogner hadde en kultisk funksjon i den norrøne religionen, og kan være en antydning om at Ragnvald fungerte som en gode (prest) i Vestfold. Ynglingatal, diktet av Ragnvalds skald "Tjodolv den kvinværske" synes å være diktet som bevis på at Ragnvald Heidumhære hadde like stor rett til kongemakten som Harald Hårfagre. I Kongesugur fortale av Snorre Sturlason nämns även att "Rognvald var son aat Olav Geirstada-Alv, bror hans Halvdan Svarte".[1] Biography Ragnvald "Heidumhære" (highly honored/revered or famous) was a Norwegian legendary king or chief in Vestfold at the end of the ninth century. The birth year is added in accordance with the one (currently) listed in Norwegian Wikipedia for Ragnvald Heidumhære. MedLands mentions that he in The Ynglinga Saga is called "Rognvald Mountain-high", son of Olaf whom he succeeded as king of Vestfold. That would most likely be some mistake in translation. [2] According to legend, Ragnvald Heidumhære was the son of Olav Geirstadalv/Geirstad-Alf Gudrødsson.. Ragnvald was possibly the father of a daughter who married Øystein Glumra, father of Ragnvald Mørejarl. In Ynglingatal, Ragnvald is mentioned as "Vognstyreren", and wagons had a cultic function in the Norse religion, and may be a hint that Ragnvald functioned as a good (priest) in Vestfold. Ynglingatal, composed by Ragnvalds skald "Tjodolv den kvinværske" seems to have been composed as proof that Ragnvald Heidumhære had as great a right to the royal power as Harald Hårfagre. A dubious, later pedigree[citation needed] attributes to Ragnvald a daughter, Åsa Ragnvaldsdatter (Aseda Rognvaldsdatter), who married Eystein Ivarsson. It is through this line that Ragnvald Heidumhære is a purported ancestor of William the Conqueror (and subsequent British royal houses). Ynglingasaga Rognvald Olafsson, the Mountain High, son of Olaf Gudrodsson. His mother is not named in Ynglinga Saga. King of Westfold after his father. He is the subject of the Ynglinga-tal composed by Thjodolf of Kvine, a poetic catalogue of the dynasty, probably composed between 880 and 900 AD. [3][4] He is the last King named in the Ynglingasaga which says he was very tall and a good seaman. Research Notes Hrolfr nefja was connected to him as a son. There are no sources supporting such a relationship; it was probably caused by some form of conflation somewhere. Østenstad-1 14:59, 2 February 2025 (UTC) Sources ↑ https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Fortale_av_Snorre_Sturlason ↑ https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm#_ftnref34 ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Ynglinga Saga: Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York SBN 460 00847 1 Page 43 ↑ The Ynglinga Saga 55 https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Prologus_(Norges_konungasagor) https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_Heidumh%C3%A6re https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/37523/1937-vol-1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y sid 172 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_Heidumh%C3%A6re See also; https://gw.geneanet.org/geneta?lang=en&pz=geoffroy&nz=de+chateaudun&ocz=1&p=ragnvald+olavsson&n=de+vestfold http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=54585233&pid=3956
  Person ID	I58704	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	GUDRØDSSON Olav,   b. Vestfold, Norway d. Abt 0840, Vestfold, Norway
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. ROGNVALDSDOTTIR Ascrida,   b. Abt 0812, Scandinavia d. 0890, Scandinavia (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026