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Halfdan the Black

810 - 860

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Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: Halfdanr Svarti; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halfdan the Black is the 4,691st most popular politician (down from 4,114th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Norway (down from 56th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Halfdan the Black was a Viking who became the King of Vestfold. He is most famous for his raids on England and Ireland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halfdan the Black ranks 4,691 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lu Xun, Dawit II, Tukulti-Ninurta I, and Bahram III. After him are Maria Pia of Savoy, Phraortes, John Corvinus, Demetrius II Aetolicus, Andrej Hlinka, and Mithridates I of Pontus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, Halfdan the Black ranks 7. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari, John Scotus Eriugena, Pope Benedict III, Abbas ibn Firnas, Kenneth MacAlpin, and Kassia. After him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hastein, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Eulogius of Córdoba, and Malamir of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 860, Halfdan the Black ranks 3. Before him are Æthelbald, King of Wessex, and Pribina. After him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, and Guy I of Spoleto.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Halfdan the Black ranks 80 out of 1,039. Before him are Sverre of Norway (1145), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Max Manus (1914), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Johan Halvorsen (1864). After him are Eric II of Norway (1268), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), Morten Harket (1959), Dag Solstad (1941), and Alf-Inge Håland (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Halfdan the Black ranks 36. Before him are Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Michelsen (1857), and Sverre of Norway (1145). After him are Eric II of Norway (1268), Haakon Ericsson (995), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Lars Korvald (1916), and Magnus II of Norway (1048).

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