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Åsa Haraldsdotter (born approx. 800 death approx. 834) was Queen of Vestfold, Romerike and Vin Gulmark. She was the daughter of Harald Granraude, a minor king from Agder. She was the mother of Halfdan. It has been a theory that it would be Queen Åsa who was buried in the Oseberg ship. This is now considered unlikely. She was married to Gudrød Halfdansson-King, who had stolen her. Gudrød had been told "No" by the father of Åsas when he proposed, and because of that, Gudrød killed both her father and his brother before he kidnapped Åsa. It is possible that Queen Åsa was behind the murder of her husband, Gudrød, about the year 821. After the death of Gudrød, she went to her father's kingdom and reigned there until her son, Halfdan, was old enough to take over.

Dendrochronological analysis of timbers in the grave chamber of the Oseberg Ship dates the burial to the autumn of 834 - which is said to be the year of Queen Åsa's death. It should also be noted that one of the women in the burial appears to be about 70 years of age at time of death - and the other appears to be 50 years of age at time of death.

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Marriage: about 820 2)

Children:

Halvdan (the black) GUDRÖDSSON (825 - 867)

But when Alfhild was dead, King Gudröd sent his men west to Agder, where a king named Harald the Redbeard red ruled. They were instructed to propose to his daughter Åsa on behalf of the king, but Harald said no. The envoys returned and slandered the king about the outcome of the case. A little later, King Gudröd's ship sank in the water and sailed with a large army to Agder, where he came quite unexpectedly and made a landing and attacked King Harald's farm at night. But when he became aware that an army was coming against him, he went out with as many men as he had. It was a battle, but the difference in strength was great and Harald fell with his son Gyrd. King Gudröd took a large booty and brought home King Harald's daughter Åsa and held a wedding with her. They had an only son, named Halfdan. The same autumn as Halfdan became a winter old for King Gudröd at the guild and lay with his in Stivlusund. There was a lot of drinking and the king was very drunk, and in the evening when it got dark the king went down from the ship. But when he reached the end of the gangway, a man ran towards him and ran a spear through him, and that was his path. The man was killed on the spot, but in the morning when it became light he was recognized again, and it was found to be Queen Åsa's shoemaker. She also did not deny that the council was hers.

length: 21.45 m

Width: 5.10 m

Depth (railing keel) 1.60, 15 pairs.

An elegant and slender ship. The wood carvings of the stave friezes (loops of very high artistic quality. In this ship, Queen Åsa, King Harald (Hårfager's) grandmother may have been buried during the latter half of the ninth century.

The Oseberg ship was found in 1903 in a burial mound on the west side of the Oslo Fjord.

Source: "Vikangatiden mythology and reality" by Nils Erik Hennix and Lennaart Denne.

Ã? Sa Haraldsdotter (born about 800 died about 834) was queen of Vestfold, Romerike and Vingulmark. She was the daughter of Harald Granraude, a little king from Agder. Mother of Halvdan Svarte.

Theories have been put forward that it should be Queen Åsa who was buried in the Oseberg ship. This is considered now? as unlikely.

She was married to GudrÃ? D Halvdansson Veidekonge, who had robbed her. GudrÃ? D had received no from Ã? Sa's father when he got engaged, and on? because of that he killed both his father and his brother before he robbed him. It is possible that Queen Ã? Sa stood behind the murder of? his husband ca. Year 821. After GudrÃ? D's death, she went to her father's kingdom and ruled there until her son, Halvdan, grew up enough to live. take over.

Åsa Haraldsdotter (born about 800 died about 834) was queen of Vestfold, Romerike and Vingulmark. She was the daughter of Harald Granraude, a little king from Agder. Mother of Halvdan Svarte.

Theories have been put forward that it should be Queen Åsa who was buried in the Oseberg ship. This is now considered unlikely.

She was married to Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, who had robbed her. Gudrød had been refused by Åsa's father when he got engaged, and because of that he killed both his father and brother before he robbed Åsa with him. It is possible that Queen Åsa was behind the murder of her husband approx. year 821. After Gudrød's death, she went to her father's kingdom and ruled there until her son, Halvdan, became old enough to take over.

Gudrød was married twice, first to Alvhild, daughter of King Alvarin from Alvheim, and with her he got half Vingulmark, says Snorre Sturlason. Their son is Olav Geirstada-Alv. After Alvhild was dead, Gudrød married Åsa, daughter of Harald Granraude in Agder. Harald denied this, and Gudrød sailed to Agder and the ass Åsa. Harald and his son, Gyrd, fall in battle. Åsa was the mother of Halvdan Svarte.

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Harald was the father of Åsa Haraldsdatter and Gyrd Haraldsson.

When the king of Vestfold, Gudrød Veidekonge, sent men to propose to Harald's daughter Åsa, Harald refused. This led to after a while King Gudrød put ships on the water, and then he sailed with a large fleet west to Agder and KONGSGÅRDEN on TROMØYA, he came completely unexpectedly on them, made a landing and came to Harald's farm at night. When Harald noticed that an army had arrived, he went out with all the people he had. It was a hard fight, but the superiority was too great. Harald and Gyrd, his son, fell there. King Gudrød took a large army, he also took Åsa, daughter of King Harald, home with him and held a wedding with her.

A local legend says that Harald Granraude hid in an underground tunnel with Åsa, but they were found and Harald was beheaded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongshamn

Kongshamn is located on the east side of Tromøy, and extends from Sandnes in the west to Omdalsøra in the east. The place has a good safe harbor in Tromøysund. It is assumed that this was a harbor for the king's ships in Viking times, and Snorre tells about the king and the royal estate on Tromøy. The place name Kongshavn occurs in several places in Norway.

Kongshamn or Kongshavn was the beach resort that belonged to the farm SANDNES

Born: Cir 780, Agder, Norway

Marriage: Gudröd "Veidekonge" Halvdansson ca 810

Death: Cir 840, Norway 60 years

General references:
From "The Ynglinga Saga":

"53. BY Gudröd jägaren.

Gudröd, Halfdan's son, succeeded. He was called Gudröd Magnificent and also Gudröd the hunter. He was married to Alfhild, daughter of King Alfarin of Alfheim, and had with her half the district of Vingulmark. Their son Olav was afterwards called Geirstad - Alf. Alfheim, at that time, was the name of the country between the Glommen and Gotha rivers. But when Alfhild died, King Gudröd sent his men west to Agder to the king who ruled there, and whose name was Harald Redbeard. They were to make proposals to their daughter Aasa on the king's behalf, but Harald reduced the match, and the ambassadors returned to the king and told him about the outcome of their case. Shortly after King Gudröd hove his ships into the water and proceeded with great force in them to Agder. He landed immediately and arrived completely unexpectedly at night to King Harald's house. When Harald was aware that an army was at hand, he went out with the men he had about him, and it was a big blow, but he wanted the men so much. King Harald and his son Gyrd fell, and King Gudröd took a large booty. He carried away with him Aasa, the daughter of King Harald, and had a wedding with her. They had a son in their marriage called Halfdan, and last fall that Halfdan was a year old Gudröd went to a round party. He lay with his ship in Stiflesund, where they had drunk hard, so that the king was very drunk. In the evening, when dark, the king left on the ship, and when he came to the end of the aisle from the ship to the shore, a man ran towards him, stuck a spear through him and killed him. The man was immediately killed, and in the morning when it was light the man discovered that Aasa's side -boy: nor did she hide that it was done by her order. ... "

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The Oseberg ship's funeral is the most richly furnished Scandinavian tomb ever found. The clinker-built ships in oak with twelve on board planks and fifteen end up oars on each side, which indicates that she must have had a crew of 35-40 men. The trunk and stern are decorated with ornate wood carvings. The ship was probably to be used as a royal yacht, for voyages in the fjords and along the coasts of Norway, by people of high rank. One of the women may have been the legendary queen Åsa, founder of the Norwegian royal family, hence the name Oseberg: "Åsa's hill". 3

Åsa married Gudröd "Veidekonge" Halvdansson, son of Halvdan Milde og Mat- Ille and Liv Dagsdotter, about 810. (Gudröd "Veidekonge" Halvdansson was born around 775 in Vestfold, Norway and died around 826 in Vestfold, Norway.) The cause of his death was the murder by his second wife Åsa.

Åsa Haraldsdotter (Ása Haraldsdóttir)

• Haraldsdotter Norrøn mytologi frå A til Å (Det Norske Samlaget)
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Åsa Haraldsdotter (født ca. 800 død ca. 834) var dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark. Hun var datter av Harald Granraude, en småkonge fra Agder. Mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vært fremført teorier om at det skulle være dronning Åsa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nå som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde røvet henne. Gudrød hadde fått nei av Åsas far da han fridde, og på grunn av det drepte han både faren og broren før han røvet Åsa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Åsa sto bak mordet på sin ektemann ca. år 821. Etter Gudrøds død dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sønn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til å ta over.

Familj med Gudröd HALVDANSSON (765 - 826)

Vigsel: omkring 820 2)

Barn:

Halvdan (den svarte) GUDRÖDSSON (825 - 867)

Men när Alfhild var död sände kung Gudröd sina män västerut till Agder, där det härskade en kung som är nämnd Harald den munskäggsröde. De hade i uppdrag att fria till hans dotter Åsa på kungens vägnar, men Harald sade nej. Sändemännen kom tillbaka och förtalte kungen om utgången av ärendet. Något senare sköt kung Gudröds skepp i vattnet och for med en stor här till Agder, dit han kom helt oväntat och företog landgång och överföll kung Haralds gård om natten. Men när denne blev varse att en här kom emot honom, då gick han ut med så mycket manskap han hade. Det vart strid, men skillnaden i styrka var stor och Harald stupade jämte sin son Gyrd. Kung Gudröd tog stort byte och förde med sig hem kung Haralds dotter Åsa och höll bröllop med henne. De fick en enda son, som hette Halfdan. Samma höst som Halfdan blev en vinter gammal for kung Gudröd på gillen och låg med sitt i Stivlusund. Där var mycket drickande och kungen var svårt drucken, och på kvällen när det blev mörkt gick kungen ned ifrån skeppet. Men när han nådde landgångens ände lopp en man emot honom och rände ett spjut igenom honom, och det vart hans bane. Mannen dräptes på fläcken, men om morgonen när det blev ljust kändes han igen, och det befanns vara drottning Åsas skosven. Hon förnekade då heller inte att rådet var hennes.

(Källa: Vikingen, Nordbok 1975)

Osebergsskeppet dateras till 830-talet och är 21,5 m långt och 5,1 m brett. Skeppet finns i en grav, som var rikt utrustad med en vagn, fyra slädar, husgeråd samt rester av husdjur, men graven innehäll inga smycken, eftersom den troligtvis plundrats redan under förhistorisk tid. Man antar att graven (Oseberghaugen) var uppförd över kung Harald 'Hårfagers' farmor, bestemor, Åsa, som åtföljdes i graven av en tjänarinna.

(Källa: Statens historiska museum, Lars G. Holmblad)

Osebergsgraven är en stor och påkostad grav. Själva graven bestod av ett skepp som förts till platsen via en å, dragits upp på land och placerats cirka 400 meter från ån. Midskepps fanns själv gravkammaren och i för och akter hade olika föremål placerats. Hela skeppet var täckt med stora stenar och grästuvor. En ny datering av fyndet med modern teknik säger att fyndet är från år 834. Graven upptäcktes år 1903. Vilka kvinnorna i Osebergsgraven var lär vi aldrig få veta. I graven fanns en mängd föremål som har med hemmet att göra; verktyg för textiltillverkning, möbler och köksutrustning. Men där fanns också saker som tidigare förknippats med manlig verksamhet; en sadel, hästbroddar, matlagningskärl för fältbruk, slädar, vagnar samt skelett efter femton hästar, fyra hundar och två oxar. I slutet av 1940-talet restaurerades graven och skeletten efter de två kvinnorna återbegravdes under högtidliga former. Det blev en uppmärksammad folkfest och på minnesstenen, som restes, kan man läsa att det här vilar en 'Vestfolddrottning'.

(Källa: Populär Historia nr 7/1999)

Osebergaskeppet

Längd: 21,45 m

Bredd: 5,10 m

Djup (reling-kölen) 1,60, 15 årpar.

Ett elegant och smäckert skepp. Stävfrisernas träsniderier (slingor av mycket hög konstnärlig kvalitet. I detta skepp har eventuellt drottning Åsa, kung Harald (Hårfagers) farmor begravts under 800-talets senare hälft.

Osebergsskeppet hittades år 1903 i en gravhög på västra sidan om Oslofjorden.

Källa: "Vikangatiden mytologi och verklighet" av Nils Erik Hennix och Lennaart Denne.

Ã?sa Haraldsdotter (fÃ?dt ca. 800 dÃ?d ca. 834) var dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark. Hun var datter av Harald Granraude, en smÃ?konge fra Agder. Mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vÃ?rt fremfÃ?rt teorier om at det skulle vÃ?re dronning Ã?sa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nÃ? som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med GudrÃ?d Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde rÃ?vet henne. GudrÃ?d hadde fÃ?tt nei av Ã?sas far da han fridde, og pÃ? grunn av det drepte han bÃ?de faren og broren fÃ?r han rÃ?vet Ã?sa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Ã?sa sto ba k mordet pÃ? sin ektemann ca. Ã?r 821. Etter GudrÃ?ds dÃ?d dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sÃ?nn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til Ã? ta over.

Åsa Haraldsdotter (født ca. 800 død ca. 834) var dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark. Hun var datter av Harald Granraude, en småkonge fra Agder. Mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vært fremført teorier om at det skulle være dronning Åsa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nå som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde røvet henne. Gudrød hadde fått nei av Åsas far da han fridde, og på grunn av det drepte han både faren og broren før han røvet Åsa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Åsa sto bak mordet på sin ektemann ca. år 821. Etter Gudrøds død dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sønn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til å ta over.

Gudrød var gift to gonger, først med Alvhild, dotter av kong Alvarin frå Alvheim, og med henne fekk han halve Vingulmark, fortel Snorre Sturlason. Sonen deira er Olav Geirstada-Alv. Etter at Alvhild var daud, bela Gudrød til Åsa, dotter til Harald Granraude i Agder. Harald nekta dette, og Gudrød for med herskip til Agder og røva Åsa. Harald og sonen hans, Gyrd, fall i slaget. Åsa vart mor til Halvdan Svarte.

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85sa_Haraldsdatter

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Granraude

Harald var far til Åsa Haraldsdatter og Gyrd Haraldsson.

Da kongen av Vestfold, Gudrød Veidekonge, sendte menn for å fri til Haralds datter Åsa, takket Harald nei. Dette førte til at etter en stund satte kong Gudrød skip på vannet, og så seilte han med stor flåte vest til Agder og KONGSGÅRDEN på TROMØYA, han kom helt uventet på dem, gjorde landgang og kom til Haralds gard om natta. Da Harald merket at en hær var kommet gikk han ut med alt det folk han hadde. Det ble en hard kamp, men overmakten var for stor. Der falt Harald og Gyrd, sønn hans. Kong Gudrød tok stort hærfang, han tok også Åsa, datter til kong Harald, med seg hjem og holdt bryllup med henne.

En lokal legende sier at Harald Granraude gjemte seg i en underjordisk tunnel med Åsa, men de ble funnet og Harald ble halshugget.

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongshamn

Kongshamn ligger på Tromøys østside, og strekker seg fra Sandnes i vest til Omdalsøra i øst. Stedet har god trygg havn i Tromøysund. Man antar at dette har vært havn for kongens skip i vikingtid, og Snorre forteller om konge og kongsgård på Tromøy. Stedsnavnet Kongshavn forekommer flere steder i Norge.

Kongshamn eller Kongshavn var strandstedet som hørte til gården SANDNES

Född: Cir 780 , Agder , Norge

Äktenskap: Gudröd " Veidekonge " Halvdansson ca 810

Död : Cir 840 , Norge 60 år

 Allmänna hänvisningar: 

Från "The Ynglinga Saga " :

" 53 . AV Gudröd jägaren.

Gudröd , Halfdan son, lyckades. Han kallades Gudröd Magnificent och även Gudröd jägaren. Han var gift med Alfhild , dotter till kung Alfarin av Alfheim , och fick med henne halv distriktet Vingulmark . Deras son Olav var efteråt kallades Geirstad - Alf . Alfheim , på den tiden , var namnet på landet mellan Glommen och Gotha floder. Men när Alfhild dog , skickade kung Gudröd sina män västerut till Agder till kungen som styrde där, och som hette Harald Redbeard . De skulle lämna förslag till sin dotter Aasa på kungens räkning, men Harald minskade matchen , och ambassadörerna tillbaka till kungen och berättade för honom om resultatet av deras ärende . Strax efter kung Gudröd hove ner sina skepp i vattnet och gått vidare med en stor kraft i dem till Agder . Han landade omedelbart och kom helt oväntat på natten för att kung Harald hus. När Harald var medveten om att en armé var för handen , gick han ut med de män han hade om honom, och det var ett stort slag , men han ville männen så mycket. Kung Harald och hans son Gyrd föll , och kung Gudröd tog ett stort byte . Han bar iväg med honom Aasa , kung Haralds dotter , och hade ett bröllop med henne. De hade en son i sitt äktenskap kallas Halfdan , och i höstas att Halfdan var ett år gammal Gudröd gick på en runda fester. Han låg med sitt skepp i Stiflesund , där de hade druckit hårt, så att kungen var mycket berusad . På kvällen , om mörka , lämnade kungen på fartyget, och när han kom till slutet av mittgången från fartyget till stranden, sprang en man mot honom, stack ett spjut genom honom och dödade honom . Mannen blev omedelbart dödad , och på morgonen när det var ljust mannen upptäcktes att Aasa sida -boy : inte heller hon dölja att det gjordes av hennes order. ... "

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Den Osebergsskeppet begravning är den mest rikt möblerade skandinaviska graven någonsin hittats. De klinkbyggda fartyg i ek med tolv ombord plank och femton hamnar åra på varje sida , vilket tyder på att hon måste ha haft en besättning på 35-40 man. Stammen och akter är dekorerade med utsmyckade träsniderier . Fartyget var förmodligen att användas som en kunglig yacht , för resor i fjordarna och längs kusterna i Norge, av människor av hög rang . En av kvinnorna kan ha varit den legendariska drottning Åsa , grundare av den norska kungafamiljen , därav namnet Oseberg : " Åsas kulle " . 3

Åsa gift Gudröd " Veidekonge " Halvdansson , son till Halvdan Milde og Mat- Ille och Liv Dagsdotter , cirka 810 . ( Gudröd " Veidekonge " Halvdansson föddes omkring 775 i Vestfold , Norge och dog cirka 826 i Vestfold , Norge. ) Orsaken till hans död var mord av en förskottsbetalning av hans andra hustru Åsa.

Källor

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

2 Snorre Sturlasson (ca 1179 till 1241 ), http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/ ( Om 1225 ), The Ynglinga Saga .

3 Viking Heritage ( http://viking.hgo.se/ ).

Åsa Haraldsdotter (født ca. 800 død ca. 834) var dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark. Hun var datter av Harald Granraude, en småkonge fra Agder. Mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vært fremført teorier om at det skulle være dronning Åsa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nå som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde røvet henne. Gudrød hadde fått nei av Åsas far da han fridde, og på grunn av det drepte han både faren og broren før han røvet Åsa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Åsa sto bak mordet på sin ektemann ca. år 821. Etter Gudrøds død dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sønn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til å ta over.

Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (Floruit 834) was a semi-legendary Norwegian Viking age Queen regnant of the petty kingdom Agder and mother of Halfdan the Black and grandmother of Harald Fairhair, according to the sagas of the Ynglinge clan.

Åsa was the daughter of King Harald Granraude of Agder and a reputed beauty. King Gudrød the Hunter of Borre in Vestfold proposed marriage to her after the death of his first wife, but her father refused the marriage. Gudrød Veidekonge then killed her father and her brother, abducted her and married her. One year later, she became the mother of Halfdan the Black. One year after this, Åsa took her revenge and had her servant kill her husband. She left the kingdom of Borre to her stepson Olaf Geirstad-Alf and took her own son with her to the kingdom of Agder, her birth country, were she took power. Åsa ruled Agder for twenty years, and after this she left the throne to her son. He also demanded half of his father's kingdom from his halfbrother.

There are theories that queen Åsa is the woman buried with the famous Oseberg ship from 834, but this is not confirmed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%C3%85sa

Gudrød the Hunter (Old Norse: Guðrǫðr veiðikonungr, Norwegian: Gudrød Veidekonge) was a semi-legendary king in south-east Norway, during the early Viking Age. He is mentioned in the skaldic poem Ynglingatal. Snorri Sturluson elaborates on Gudrød's story in Heimskringla, written c. 1230; however, this is not considered to be a historical account by modern historians. The following account is taken from Heimskringla.

Gudrød was the son of Halfdan the Mild of the House of Yngling and Liv Dagsdotter of Vestmar. He married Alfhild, a daughter of Alfarin the king of Alfheim (Bohuslän), which was the name of the area between Glomma and Göta älv, and inherited half the province of Vingulmark. They had a son, Olaf Gudrødsson.

When Alfhild died, Gudrød sent his warriors to Agder and its king, Harald, to propose a marriage with his daughter Åsa. However, Harald Granraude declined, so Gudrød decided to take his daughter by force.

They arrived at night. When Harald realised that he was being attacked, he assembled his men and fought well, but died together with his son Gyrd. Gudrød carried away Åsa and married her. He raped her and she gave him a son named Halfdan who would be called Halfdan the Black.

In the fall, when Halfdan was a year old, Gudrød was having at a feast in Stiflesund. He was very drunk and in the evening, as he was walking on the gangway to leave the ship, an assassin thrust a spear through Gudrød, killing him. Gudrød's men instantly killed the assassin, who turned out to be Åsa's page-boy. Åsa admitted that the page-boy had acted on her behalf.

Fra Wikipedia (2009):

Åsa Haraldsdotter (født ca. 800 død ca. 834) var dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark. Hun var datter av Harald Granraude, en småkonge fra Agder. Mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vært fremført teorier om at det skulle være dronning Åsa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nå som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde røvet henne. Gudrød hadde fått nei av Åsas far da han fridde, og på grunn av det drepte han både faren og broren før han røvet Åsa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Åsa sto bak mordet på sin ektemann ca. år 821. Etter Gudrøds død dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sønn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til å ta over.

• Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (died ca. 834?) was a semi-legendary Norwegian Viking age Queen regnant of the petty kingdom Agder and mother of Halfdan the Black and grandmother of Harald Fairhair, according to the sagas of the Yngling clan.

Åsa Haraldsdotter. dronning over Vestfold, Romerike og Vingulmark fra 821 til 829

Åsa født ca 800 død ca. 834) var datter av Harald Granraude, en småkonge fra Agder. Hun var mor til Halvdan Svarte.

Det har vært fremført teorier om at det skulle være dronning Åsa som var gravlagt i Osebergskipet. Dette regnes nå som lite sannsynlig.

Hun var gift med Gudrød Halvdansson Veidekonge, som hadde røvet henne. Gudrød hadde fått nei av Åsas far da han fridde, og på grunn av det drepte han både faren og broren før han røvet Åsa med seg. Det er mulig dronning Åsa sto bak mordet på sin ektemann ca. år 821. Etter Gudrøds død dro hun til sin fars rike og regjerte der til hennes sønn, Halvdan, ble voksen nok til å ta over

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