ALFGEIRSSON Gandalf

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  • Name ALFGEIRSSON Gandalf 
    Birth Abt 0708  Scandinavia (Norway) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Scandinavia (Norway) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gandalf Alfgeirsson (Old Norse: Gandálf Álfgeirsson) was a legendary king of the petty kingdom Vingulmark in south-eastern Norway and south-western Sweden.[1]

      Ynglinga Soga
      According to Ynglinga Soga, Gandalf was the son of king Álfgeirr, who conquered all of Vingulmǫrk og set Gandalf to rule as king there. Álfgeirr og Gandalf also conquered most of Raumarike.[2]

      Flateyjarbók
      According to a genealogy in Flateyjarbók, Gandálf was the son of Álfgeir, son of king Álf the old of Alfheim. He was the father of:

      Álfhildr, mother of
      Ragnar loðbrók, father of
      Sigurðr orms-í-auga, father of
      Áslaugr, mother of
      Sigurd Hjort, father of
      Ragnhildar, mother of
      Harald Hårfagre.
      Research Notes
      Some online family trees name his wife Gauthild Alfsdotter but there are no sources for this.

      Sources
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_Alfgeirsson
      http://www.heimskringla.no/wiki/Ynglinga-soga accessed 6 May 2024
      Flateyjarbók: Ættartölur, accessed 8 Jun 2024
      See also:

      Abbrev: Stuart (1992) Title: Royalty for Commoners Author: Stuart, R. W. Publication: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2nd. Ed. 1992 (firstEd. 1988). Page: pp. 175-176 (Line 240) 00
      https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vingulmark
    Person ID I58760  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father ALFSSON Alfgeir,   b. 0688, Vingulmark, Hedmark, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0738, Oslo, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F347259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Children 
     1. GANDOLFSDATTER Alfhild,   b. Abt 0735, Vingulmork, Hedmark, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 0778 (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F347258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 


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