Sigurd "Syr" Halfdansson 1 2 3
- Born: Cir 960-970, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway
- Marriage: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter after 995
- Died: 1018 aged 58
General Notes:
Sigurd var den siste småkongen i Norge. Han var konge på Opplandene, hadde gårdsbruk på Ringerike og bodde etter et gammelt sagn på gården Bønsnes. Han skildres som en fredsommelig mann som best likte å stelle på gården. Derfor fikk ha navnet "Syr", dvs. so eller purke. Forøvrig var han forstandig, sindig og måteholden. Han hjalp sin stesønn Olav den Hellige til å vinne overherredømmet etter slaget ved Nesjar.
From Snorre Sturlasson: King Olaf Trygvason's Saga:
"67. OLAF HARALDSON BAPTIZED.
Asta, the daughter of Gudbrand, soon after the fall of Harald Grenske married again a man who was called Sigurd Syr, who was a king in Ringerike. Sigurd was a son of Halfdan, and grandson of Sigurd Hrise, who was a son of Harald Harfager. Olaf, the son of Asta and Harald Grenske, lived with Asta, and was brought up from childhood in the house of his stepfather, Sigurd Syr. Now when King Olaf Trygvason came to Ringerike to spread Christianity, Sigurd Syr and his wife allowed themselves to be baptized, along with Olaf her son; and Olaf Trygvason was godfather to Olaf, the stepson of Harald Grenske. Olaf was then three years old. Olaf returned from thence to Viken, where he remained all winter. He had now been three years king in Norway (A.D. 998)."
From Snorre Sturlasson: Saga of Harald Hardrade:
"102. OF OLAF HARALDSON'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
... King Olaf gave Skule his female relative, Gudrun, the daughter of Nefstein, in marriage. Her mother was Ingerid, a daughter of Sigurd Syr and Asta, King Olaf the Saint's mother. Ingerid was a sister of King Olaf the Saint and of King Harald. ..."
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a Småkonge.
Sigurd married Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, daughter of Gudbrand "Kula" Olafsson and Gunhild Thorasdottir, after 995. (Åsta Gudbrandsdatter was born circa 970 in Vestfold, Norway, christened circa 998 and died circa 1020.)
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