Gudrød the Hunter

According to the sagas, he was the father of Halfdan the Black, and thus the grandfather of Harald Fairhair, the first king of unified Norway.

Historians have in turn made a number of proposals seeking to identify him with various would-be contemporary historical figures.

[1] While Gudrød is portrayed as a king in Uppland in some older texts, Snorri writes that his royal estates are in Vestfold.

When Alfhild died, Gudrød sent his men to the king of Agder, Harald Granraude, to propose a marriage with his daughter Åsa.

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.