Eystein Hardråde
(-)
Åsa Eysteinsdatter
(680-718)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Halvdan "Hvitbeinn" Olofsson

Åsa Eysteinsdatter 1 2

  • Born: 680, Norway
  • Marriage: Halvdan "Hvitbeinn" Olofsson circa 700 in Norway
  • Died: 718, Norway aged 38

   Another name for Åsa was Åsa Øysteinsdatter av Oplandene.

  General Notes:

From "The Ynglinga Saga":

"49. OF HALFDAN HVITBEIN.
Halfdan Hvitbein became a great king. He was married to Aasa, a daughter of Eystein the Severe, who was king of the Upland people, and ruled over Hedemark. Halfdan and Aasa had two sons, Eystein and Gudrod. ..."

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was a Drottning in Norway.


Åsa married Halvdan "Hvitbeinn" Olofsson, son of Olav "Tretelgja" Ingjaldsson and Solveig Halvdansdatter av Solør, circa 700 in Norway. (Halvdan "Hvitbeinn" Olofsson was born about 680 in Norway and died about 715 in Toten, Oppland, Norway.)


Sources


1 Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/).

2 Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179 - 1241), http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/ (About 1225), "THE YNGLINGA SAGA".

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