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Halfdan ("half Dane") is an Old Norse masculine given name. In Beowulf it is spelled Healfdene, and in Latin sources Haldan. It may refer to: Mythical
Halfdan_(name)
Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army (died 877)
Halfdan Ragnarsson (Old Norse: Hálfdan; Old English: Halfdene or Healfdene; Old Irish: Albann; died 877), was a Viking leader and a commander of the Great
Halfdan_Ragnarsson
Danish clan
second Fróði the father of Halfdan and of another son named Fridleif. Saxo in Books 4–5, long after the reign of Halfdan and the fall of the Skjöldung
Scylding
Ninth-century King of Vestfold
Íslendingabók, Heimskringla and Fagrskinna, Halfdan was the son of the Yngling King Gudrød the Hunter. Heimskringla also names his mother, as Åsa, daughter of King
Halfdan_the_Black
King of the Danes
Sigfred and Halfdan were two brothers who figured as Kings of the Danes in 873. Little is known about them; they are the last Danish rulers recorded by
Sigfred_and_Halfdan
Danish king (450 - 557)
Halfdan (Old Norse: Halfdan, Old English: Healfdene, Medieval Latin: Haldānus: "half Dane") was a late 5th and early 6th century legendary Danish king
Healfdene
Norwegian composer (1879–1951)
Halfdan Cleve born Halfdan Klewe (5 October 1879 – 6 April 1951) was a Norwegian composer, and father of the singer and composer Cissi Cleve. Cleve was
Halfdan_Cleve
Early 10th century Danish rulers of Northumbria
Eowils and Halfdan (Healfdan) were kings in Danish (Viking) ruled Northumbria in the early tenth century. Following the death of Alfred the Great in 899
Eowils_and_Halfdan
Method of execution in Norse literature
primary versions share certain commonalities: the victims are both noblemen (Halfdan Haaleg or "Long-leg" was a prince; Ælla of Northumbria a king), and both
Blood_eagle
Runic inscriptions that are left in Hagia Sophia
inscription is worn down so nowadays only -ftan, which is the Norse name Halfdan, is legible. The remainder of the inscription is considered to be illegible
Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia
Runic_inscriptions_in_Hagia_Sophia
Legendary king of Sweden and Denmark
entry is a strong indication that the name of Ivar's and Halfdan's father was really Ragnar or a similar name. The early 11th century Three Fragments
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Viking warrior
Harald Fairhair and a Sámi woman named Snæfrithr Svásadottir. Snorri Sturluson in Heimskringla states that Halfdan was one of Harald's many sons who
Halfdan_Long-Leg
Legendary king of Denmark
Denmark with his brother Halfdan, because Frankish sources mention certain Sigfred and Halfdan as rulers in 873 – the names Sigurd and Sigfred were often
Sigurd_Snake-in-the-Eye
Entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded
century Halfdan Hvitbeinn Eystein Halfdansson Son of Halfdan Halfdan the Mild Son of Eystein Gudrød the Hunter Son of Halfdan Sigtryg Eysteinsson Halfdan the
Petty_kingdoms_of_Norway
Legendary first king of Norway
and his parents Halfdan the Black and Ragnhildr. The text also describes Halfdan having another son called Harald by another woman named Ragnhildr, daughter
Harald_Fairhair
the Geats, who was a close friend to the Danish king Halfdan II, aka Halfdan Biargramm. When Halfdan died, he had no heirs, and therefore willed his treasures
Yngwin
Mythological Swedish and Norwegian royal dynasty
stock, mostly sprung from Nór's great-grandson Halfdan the Old. Almost all the lineages sprung from Halfdan are then shown to reconvert in the person of
Yngling
Legendary Scanian prince
Halfdan the Valiant (Hálfdan snjalli) (7th century?) was a legendary Scanian prince, who was the father of Ivar Vidfamne according to Hervarar saga, the
Halfdan_the_Valiant
Name list
Hakon, Hagen. Halfdan From an Old Norse personal name, originally a byname for ..." Hagen (surname), a Danish surname Hakan, a Turkish name This page or
Haakon_(given_name)
Danish leader
service. Onomastics links him to the Danish royal family since the name "Halfdan" was commonly employed both historically (as attested by the Annales
Halfdan_(fl._782–807)
Norwegian king in mythology
Halfdan the Old (Old Norse: Hálfdanr gamli and Hálfdanr inn gamli) was an ancient, legendary king from whom descended many of the most notable lineages
Halfdan_the_Old
Historical fiction series
the story of Halfdan Hroriksson, a young Viking trying to avenge his brother's murder. The series weaves the story of the fictional Halfdan into the lives
The_Strongbow_Saga
Icelandic electronic music duo
[ˈvai:b], 'vibe') is an Icelandic electronic music duo consisting of brothers Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson (born 4 June 2003) and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson (born
Væb
Historic county of England
North-West Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Founded by the Dane Halfdan Ragnarsson in 875, ruled for the great part by Danish kings, and populated
Yorkshire
Daughter of Sigurd Hart, King of Ringerike in Norway
to king Halfdan and Atli the Slender was named jarl. Heimskringla then tells of Sigurd Hart, a great hero who had two children: a daughter named Ragnhild
Ragnhild_Sigurdsdotter
One or more legendary kings of the Danes
Dan (or Halfdan) is the name of one or more of the legendary earliest kings of the Danes and Denmark, as mentioned in medieval Scandinavian texts. The
Dan_(king)
Name list
Norwegian monarchs: Sigurd Hart, a king of Ringarike and contemporary of Halfdan the Black Sigurd Syr, petty king of Ringarike and father of Harald III
Sigurd_(name)
Legendary Danish kings
with Halfdan (or equivalent rendering, such as Healfdene, Haldanus, etc.), or the family of Halfdan. Father of Halfdan The son of a king named Friðleifr
Fróði
Norwegian petty King (died c. 1018)
Fairhair by a Sami girl named Snæfríðr Svásadottir. Sigurd Syr's father Halfdan may not have been King Harald's grandson Halfdan of Hadafylke. There are
Sigurd_Syr
King of Northumbria
Æthelweard's Chronicon he was a co-king of Northumbria along with Eowils and Halfdan, though the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle does not mention him. By Æthelweard's
Ingwær
take vengeance on Fróði for the killing of Hálfdan (or, as plural, the half-Danes). (Halfdan is the name of several Danish kings in other sources.) Skjöldr
List of legendary kings of Denmark
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Denmark
District in Akershus, Norway
Raum the Old Eystein Halfdansson Halfdan the Mild Sigtryg Eysteinsson Eystein Eysteinsson, brother of Sigtryg Halfdan the Black Erik Eymundsson Rakni's
Romerike
Battle fought in Ireland in 877
The Annals of Ulster describe "Albann", a figure usually identified with Halfdan Ragnarsson, a leader of the Great Heathen Army, as king of the "dark heathens"
Battle_of_Strangford_Lough
Norse petty king
Eystein Halfdansson (Old Norse: Eysteinn Hálfdansson) was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Norse tradition. He inherited
Eystein_Halfdansson
Old name for an area of Norway
that King Harald Fairhair inherited part of Vingulmark from his father Halfdan the Black. King Harald defeated King Gandalf, who had previously held half
Vingulmark
Germanic deity
"Genealogies" attached to Hversu Noregr byggðist, the name Skelfir appears instead of Yngvi in the list of Halfdan's sons. The Ynglinga Saga section of Snorri's
Yngvi
Fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien
and rival of Halfdan the Black. Gandalf is also the name of a Norse sea-king in Henrik Ibsen's second play, The Burial Mound. The name "Gandolf" occurs
Gandalf
Country in the Caribbean
106 Feinsilver 1989, pp. 4–5: "Its success has been acclaimed by Dr. Halfdan Mahler, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and
Cuba
Eponymous founder of Norway in mythology
saga. Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar ('Saga of Halfdan Eystein's son') states instead that Trondheim was named from King Thránd, the father of Eirek the Traveller
Nór
Medieval English kingdom
that Halfdan was able to take control of Deira and take a raiding party north of the River Tyne to impose his rule on Bernicia in 874, after Halfdan's death
Northumbria
Minor kingdom in ancient Norway
to Gudröd a son named Óláf (Óláfr) who was afterwards named Geirstada-Álf (Geirstaða-Álfr) and was the elder half-brother of Halfdan the Black. Álfgeir:
Álfheimr_(region)
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
"howes'-warder" (meaning "guardian of the graves") and as taking King Halfdan Hvitbeinn from life. In chapter 46, King Eystein Halfdansson dies by being
Hel_(mythological_being)
King of Dublin (possibly)
being identical to Ivar the Boneless: Halfdan and Ivar are named as brothers in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. If Halfdan and Oistin were indeed kin, then it
Oistin_mac_Amlaíb
Finnish actor (born 1980)
in the historical drama television series Vikings (2016–2018; 2020) as Halfdan the Black. His next roles were in Spike Lee's comedy-drama film BlacKkKlansman
Jasper_Pääkkönen
Figure in medieval Scandinavian romance
the uncle in his palace. Harald and Halfdan escape after their father's death by being brought up with dogs' names in a hollow oak, and subsequently by
Amleth
Surname list
poet and short story writer Camilla Holth (born 1978), Norwegian curler Halfdan Holth (1880–1950), Norwegian veterinarian Marie Spångberg Holth (1865–1942)
Holth
Danish oil field in the North Sea
Halfdan is a significant oil and gas field in the south-western part of the Danish sector of the southern North Sea. The field has been in production
Halfdan_field
Surname list
Jønsson may refer to: Finnur Jónsson, Danish philologist Halfdan Jønsson, Danish trade unionist Janni Jønsson, Danish cricketer Jens Jønsson, Danish footballer
Jønsson
Halfdan Wexel Freihow (born 7 May 1959) is a Norwegian literary critic, novelist, editor and book publisher. A son of diplomat Håkon Wexelsen Freihow
Halfdan_W._Freihow
Norwegian businessman
Halfdan Magnus Mustad (9 June 1874 – 21 January 1967) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in Vardal Municipality as the son of Hans Mustad and Marie
Halfdan_Magnus_Mustad
Norse invasion of England in 865
three of the five sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, including Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ivar the Boneless and Ubba. The campaign of invasion and conquest
Great_Heathen_Army
Battle between Scottish and Viking forces (875 AD)
Dollar was fought in 875 at Dollar, Scotland, between Viking invaders under Halfdan Ragnarsson and the defenders led by King Constantine I. The Vikings had
Battle_of_Dollar
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
severe defeat at the siege and the Battle of Reading by Ivar's brother Halfdan Ragnarsson on 5 January 871. Four days later, the Anglo-Saxons won a victory
Alfred_the_Great
County in Southern Norway
?–815, father of Åsa Åsa, between 815 and 834–838, mother of Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black, father of Harald Fairhair, from 838 Kjotve the Rich
Agder
Mythological Swedish kings
Danorum and the accounts in the Ynglinga saga' tales of a Danish king named Halfdan who became king of Sweden are at all related. Traditions of twin brothers
Alaric_and_Eric
Norwegian shipowner and consul
Halfdan Wilhelmsen (March 11, 1864 – November 18, 1923) was a Norwegian shipowner and consul. Wilhelmsen was born in Tønsberg, the son of the shipowner
Halfdan_Wilhelmsen
Brönufóstra c. 1300 is a legendary saga about Halfdan the son of the legendary king Hringr of Denmark. In the saga, Halfdan flees his father's kingdom after an
Hálfdanar_saga_Brönufóstra
District in Vestland, Norway
Harald Gullskjegg ("Goldbeard", father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black), Halfdan the Black, and Harald Fairhair. In 1662, Sogn fogderi was created
Sogn
Son of Sigurd Hart, King of Ringerike
Harald Fairhair. In Heimskringla, in the section labelled the "Saga of Halfdan the Black" tells of Sigurd Hart, the grandson of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
Guthorm_Sigurdsson
Country in the South Pacific Ocean
Clerk of the Parliament. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2025. Carstens, Halfdan (22 September 2022). "The very first licences for nodule exploration".
Cook_Islands
King of England (1040–42) and Denmark (1035–42)
formal arrangement: mints south of the Thames produced silver pennies in his name, while those to the north were almost all Harold's. There might have been
Harthacnut
Icelandic saga
Viking and his foster-brother Halfdan must contend. Eventually, Harek's family are defeated. Viking marries Hunvor, and Halfdan marries her handmaid Ingeborg
Þorsteins_saga_Víkingssonar
Surname list
Guðrøðarson or Gudrödarson may refer to: Halfdan Gudrödarson or Halfdan the Black, (9th century?) king of Vestfold Haraldr Guðrøðarson, mid thirteenth-century
Guðrøðarson
Old Norse skaldic poem
Halfdan died in his bed in Borre, where he was buried. Halfdan's son Gudrød was killed by the servant of his wife Åsa. The poem ends with Halfdan's son
Ynglingatal
10th-century King of Denmark and Norway
Harald Bluetooth with the legendary or semi-legendary Harald Klak, son of Halfdan. The byname is given as Blachtent and explicitly glossed as "bluish or
Harald_Bluetooth
2004 book by Bernard Cornwell
brother to Ivar and Halfdan Ivar Ragnarsson (Ivar the Boneless) – Danish warlord feared by many, brother to Ubba and Halfdan Halfdan Ragnarsson – Danish
The_Last_Kingdom
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
149.2.347. PMID 3300222. Kowall, Walter; Beattie, Owen B. & Baadsgaard, Halfdan (25 January 1990). "Did Solder Kill Franklin's Men?". Nature. 343 (6256):
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Danish political drama television series by Adam Price
of DR, made Borgen (Original TV Series Soundtrack), nineteen tracks of Halfdan E's original compositions for the show, available for digital download
Borgen_(TV_series)
Norwegian businessman (born 1948)
Petter Halfdan Rudolf Fredrik Olsen (born 7 February 1948) is a Norwegian businessman, former billionaire and member of the Olsen shipping family, who
Petter_Olsen
Swedish biologist and physician (1707–1778)
the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin
Carl_Linnaeus
King of East Anglia from 879 to 890
London in 871–872. Coins minted in London during this period bear the name Halfdan, identifying him as its leader. In the autumn of 872, the Great Army
Guthrum
Son of Vífil and Eimyrja in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar
sail home and Halfdan courts Ingeborg. In Sweden, Viking marries Hunvor and Halfdan Ingeborg. Viking and Hunvor has a son, which they name Ring after Hunvor's
Viking_(Norse_mythology)
Legendary Norse Viking and Swedish king
e. Ivar), Ubbe and Halfdan who, judging from the Irish Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, were sons of a Ragnall (Ragnar or a similar name). Björn is not mentioned
Björn_Ironside
Norwegian petty king (est. 816 – 856)
Ragnarssona þáttr ("The Tale of Ragnar's Sons") and in Halvdan Svartes saga ("Halfdan the Black's Saga"). Ragnarssona þáttr states that Sigurd Hart was the son
Sigurd_Hart
International song competition
The theme art, designed by the London-based agency Not Wieden+Kennedy and named "Unity Shapes Love", was built on variably-coloured miniatures of the "Eurovision
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2025
Island in Scotland
the 10th-century Norse Earl of Orkney, killed Hálfdan Longlegs on North Ronaldsay in revenge for Hálfdan and his brother Gudrød Ljome's slaying of Rögnvald
North_Ronaldsay
King of the Danes
probably not sons of Horik II. According to Rory McTurk, Halfdan may be identified with the Halfdan of the Great Heathen Army, while Sigfred might have been
Horik_II
Legendary Danish king
Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hrothgar is a Scylding, the son of Halfdan, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hrólfr Kraki. Moreover, in both
Hrothgar
Scandinavian warlord during the Viking era
Sons (Ragnarssona þáttr). He is not mentioned in any source that mentions Halfdan Ragnarsson, one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded the
Hvitserk
by kings: Eystein, father of Åsa who married Halfdan Hvitbeinn (see Ynglinga Saga, paragraph 49) Halfdan "the Aged" Sveidasson (c. 750) Ivar Halfdansson
Uplands,_Norway
Norwegian actress (born 1938)
collaborator. They had a daughter, writer Linn Ullmann (born 1966), whose son Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (born 1990) became a filmmaker. In 1985, Ullman married
Liv_Ullmann
Valkyrie
valkyrie couple; Helgi as Helgi Haddingjaskati and Sigrún as the daughter of Halfdan—the valkyrie Kára. According to the epilogue, further information about
Kára
Historical Norse colony in present-day England
876 part of the Great Army returned, headed by Halfdan Ragnarsson. York was retaken and although Halfdan was proclaimed King of Northumbria, in reality
Scandinavian_York
Legendary Danish king
This source makes Valdar the father of Harald the Old, the father of Halfdan the Valiant, the father of Ivar Vidfamne. If he is of the same origin as
Valdar
King of Dublin
"Albann", a figure generally agreed to be Halfdan Ragnarsson, supposed son of the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Halfdan is sometimes considered a brother of
Bárid_mac_Ímair
King of the Danes
suggested, could have been the Halfdan who was King Sigfred's envoy to the Franks in 782, and a chief of the same name who submitted to Charlemagne in
Anulo
Norwegian petty king
Glumra was the son of Ivar Halfdansson and grandson of Halfdan the Old. The Orkneyinga Saga also named Eystein Glumra as the father of Rognvald Eysteinsson:
Eystein_Glumra
Norse mythical character
appears in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar. In this, he is the foster-father of Halfdan, sworn brother of Viking. After Dís, daughter of King Kol Kroppinbak of
Litr
Medical procedures that involve incisive or invasive instruments into body cavities
population, with its core belief as the issues of need, access and quality". Halfdan T. Mahler, the 3rd Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Surgery
Season of television series
Viking ambitious to become the first King of Norway Jasper Pääkkönen as Halfdan the Black, Harald's violent younger brother Kevin Durand as Harbard, a
Vikings_season_4
Figures in Norse mythology
valkyrie couple; Helgi as Helgi Haddingjaskaði and Sigrún as the daughter of Halfdan; the valkyrie Kára. The epilogue details that further information about
Valkyrie
Racial term for the Khoekhoe people of South Africa
Hottentot is now considered deeply offensive, with one preferred alternative name for the non-Bantu speaking indigenous people of the Western Cape area being
Hottentot_(racial_term)
expedition to the Mediterranean. They form a close friendship which leads Halfdan to join Lagertha's side when Ivar and Harald declare war. Faced by Harald
List of Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla characters
List_of_Vikings_and_Vikings:_Valhalla_characters
9th-century Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army
Bagsecg and Halfdan, who campaigned against the Mercians and West Saxons. In 873, the Great Army is recorded to have split. Whilst Halfdan settled his
Ubba
Historical province of Sweden
According to legend, Härjedalen is named after a powerful Norseman who had to flee east from the Norwegian court of King Halfdan Svarte after killing one of
Härjedalen
2020 video game
from the Order of the Ancients; befriends the Sons of Ragnar led by Ivar, Halfdan, and Ubba Ragnarsson; helps install Ceolwulf and Oswald as Kings of Mercia
Assassin's_Creed_Valhalla
Shipping company
Tønsberg. The company's first vessel was the barque Mathilde in 1886. Halfdan Wilhelmsen was forward thinking and realised that steamboats were the future
Wilh._Wilhelmsen
saga, Snorri Sturluson wrote that Harald's son Halfdan the Valiant was the father of Ivar Vidfamne. Halfdan's brother was king Guðröðr of Scania. Guðröðr
Harald_the_Old
Set of runestones in Sweden
Føri frøkn drængʀ Asmundr, ændaðis Assurr austr i Grikkium, varð a Holmi Halfdan drepinn, Kari varð at Uddi(?) ok dauðr Boi. Translation: The good man Gulli
Runestones_of_Högby
Name list
Bøgh (1876–1955), Norwegian jurist, tourism promoter and theatre critic Halfdan Gran Olsen (1910–1971), Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist
Gran_(name)
HALFDAN NAME
HALFDAN NAME
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Half Dane; Half-danish
Girl/Female
Biblical
One without judgment.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Haldane.
Boy/Male
English
From Denmark.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian, Muslim
The Praised One
Biblical
one without judgment;
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements halfr "half" and Danr "Dane," hence "half Dane."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hallman.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Scandinavian
From Denmark; Half-danish
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Half Dane.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Halfdanr, HALVDAN means "half Dane."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Much Praise; A Tribe in Arabia
Boy/Male
Norse
Half Dane.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Change.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Change.
Girl/Female
Norse
Half Dane.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Hill of Heather
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant at a hall (see Hall).English : topographic name for someone who lived in a hollow or nook, Middle English hale, Old English halh.Swedish : compound of hall ‘hall’ + man ‘man’.Respelling of German Hallmann, a variant of Hellmann.
Boy/Male
English Norse Teutonic
From Denmark.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Halfdanr, HÃLFDAN means "half Dane."
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HALFDAN NAME
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HALFDAN NAME
HALFDAN NAME
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