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| Name |
ALFGEIRSSON Gandalf |
| Birth |
Abt 0708 |
Scandinavia (Norway) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Scandinavia (Norway) |
| 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
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