Harald Granraude
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Haraldr hinn granrauði was a king of the district Agder
, Norway
, and lived in the 9th century.
He was married to Gunnhild Ragnvaldsdottir, daughter of Ragnvald Sigurdsson
, Lord of Huseby on Lista. He was father to Åsa Haraldsdottir and Gyrd Haraldsson, and great-grandfather of Haraldr Hárfagri, the first king of Norway.
When the king of Vestfold
, Gudrød the Hunter
, sent men to propose to Harald's daughter Åsa, Harald answered no. This made Gudrød angry and he sailed with his ships the king's farm on Tromøy
. He arrived at night and attacked Harald's farm in a surprise attack. When Harald saw an army was coming he retaliated with all his men. It was a hard battle, and Harald lost. He and his son were killed. King Gudrød looted Harald's treasure, and took and married Åsa.
A local legend says that Harald hid in an underground tunnel with his daughter Åsa during the attack, but was found and beheaded.
Agder
Agder is a historical district of Norway in the southernmost region of Norway, corresponding to the two counties Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. Today, the term Sørlandet is more commonly used.-Name:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and lived in the 9th century.
He was married to Gunnhild Ragnvaldsdottir, daughter of Ragnvald Sigurdsson
Ragnvald Sigurdsson
Ragnvald Sigurdsson was a Lord on Huseby in Lista. Harald Granraude was king of Agder. He had 2 children: Gunhild Ragvaldsdatter and Olve Ragnvaldsson. He is most known for marrying his daughter Gunnhild to Harald Granraude, who was killed by Gudrød the Hunter. What happened to Ragvald after is...
, Lord of Huseby on Lista. He was father to Åsa Haraldsdottir and Gyrd Haraldsson, and great-grandfather of Haraldr Hárfagri, the first king of Norway.
When the king of Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
, Gudrød the Hunter
Gudrød the Hunter
Gudrød the Hunter was a semi-legendary king in Vingulmark in south-east Norway, during the early Viking Age from 804 until 810...
, sent men to propose to Harald's daughter Åsa, Harald answered no. This made Gudrød angry and he sailed with his ships the king's farm on Tromøy
Tromøy
Tromøy is the largest island in Southern Norway, a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, and is currently an important part of the present-day municipality of Arendal.-Location:...
. He arrived at night and attacked Harald's farm in a surprise attack. When Harald saw an army was coming he retaliated with all his men. It was a hard battle, and Harald lost. He and his son were killed. King Gudrød looted Harald's treasure, and took and married Åsa.
A local legend says that Harald hid in an underground tunnel with his daughter Åsa during the attack, but was found and beheaded.