Harald fled to Oppland and from there to Sweden, where he stayed with the powerful strongman Skagul Toste.
Harald subsequently abandoned Åsta to woo Sigrid the Haughty, the daughter of Skagul Toste.
Harald's widow, Åsta, promptly gave birth to a son, Olaf Haraldsson, later king of Norway and patron saint of the nation.
According to Snorri Sturluson in Olav Trygvasons saga, he was a king of Vingulmark, Vestfold and Agder.
This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.