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EYSTEINSDOTTIR Åsa |
| Birth |
Abt 0708 |
Oppland, Norway  |
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Female |
| Death |
Norway |
| Notes |
- Note: The wife of Eystein Hardråde is often said to have been a Solveig Halvdansdotter, but this is an undocumented claim. She would not have been the same person as Solva, mother of Halvdan Kvitbein.
Asa Eysteinsdottir was born to King Eystein Trondsson "the Severe" and Solveig Halfdansdotter c.0708 in Oppland, Norway.[1]
She married Hálfdan "hvítbeinn," ("Whiteshanks"), King of Norway, in Vestfold, Norway.
Children of the marriage:
Eystein "Fretr" or "Fjert" Halfdansson
Gudrød Halfdansson
Ynglingasaga
Aasa Eysteinsdatter, daughter of Eystein the Severe king of the Upland people, ruler of Hedemark. Married Halfdan Hvietbein Olafsson. Two sons, Eystein and Gudrod [2] No other husbands for Aasa are mentioned in Ynglinga Saga.
Notes
Aasa Eysteinsdatter only has one husband named in Ynglinga Saga, Halfdan Hvitbein. Removing her as wife of Ingjald the Bad (who only had one named wife, Gauthild) and as mother of his son Eirik Ingjaldsson. Removing her as wife of Thrand Haraldsson.C 17 August 2018
- based on profile history, the relationships removed above were due to conflation with Gauthild Algautsdotter. Østenstad-1 07:45, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
Sources
↑ [[#click here for family history MedLands] Database online. Record for Halfdan "Hvitbein" 'White Legs' Olafsson, King In Uppsala; http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWAY.htm#_Toc360005216 This links to Halfdan the Mild
↑ 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 39
Wikipedia: Halfdan_Hvitbeinn
Albert F. Schmuhl, "Title: "Royal Lines & Adamic Genealogy: Genealogical Research
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I58717 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
OLAFSSON Halfdan, b. Abt 0704, Scandinavia (Norway) d. 0750, Scandinavia (Norway) (Age 46 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. HALFDANSSON Eystein, b. 0725, Raumariki, Vestfold, Norway d. 0780, Varna, Sweden (Age ~ 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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27 Jan 2026 |
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