Halvdan "den Milde och Matsnåle" Eysteinsson

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Halvdan (den milde) EYSTEINSSON
Yrke: Halvdan 'Gold Kind' and 'Food Evil', småkung i Vestfold, Norge
Far: Eystein (Fart) HALVDANSSON (702 - 755)
Mor: Hildur ERIKSDOTTER (710 - 755)

Född: omkring 750 Norge, Vestfold 1)
Död: omkring 802 Norge, Vestfold, Borre 1)

Familj med Liv DAGSDOTTER (740 - )
Barn: Gudröd (Veidekonge) HALVDANSSON (765 - 826)

Noteringar
Enligt sagorna var Halvdan en vänlig man med sitt guld, men extremt omsorgsfull med sin mat; därför fick han smeknamnet Halvdan 'den milde och matsnåle'. (Källa: Tom Björnstad, Norge)

Halfdan was the name of King Eystein's son who succeeded him. He was called Halfdan the Mild, but the Bad Entertainer; that is to say, he was reported to be generous, and to give his men as much gold as other kings gave of silver, but he starved them in their diet. He was a great warrior, who had been long on viking cruises, and had collected great property. He was married to Liv, a daughter of King Dag of Westmare. Holtar, in Westfold, was his chief house; and he died there on the bed of sickness, and was buried at Borre under a mound. (Källa: Heimskringla, Ynglingasagan)

Källor
1) Tom Björnstad, Norge (webbplats)

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Halfdan den milde. Övertog kungadömet efter sin far. Han var stor krigare och var länge i viking och samlade rikedom. Hans huvudgård var Holtan i Vestfold. Dog i sjukdom.
(YS, sid 70).