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Ragnvald Heidumhære was a legendary, possibly historic, petty king or chieftain of Vestfold in what is today Norway in the 9th century, according to Ynglingatal and to Ynglinga saga in Heimskringla. He was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok or Olaf Geirstad-Alf. His name Heiðumhæri could be translated as highly honoured[1]

His greatest contribution to posterity was that he asked the skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir to compose a poem about his ancestry. This poem is known as Ynglingatal and is not only one of the oldest, but also one of the most famous and debated of the Old Norse poems.

About Ragnvald "Heidumhære" Óláfsson, King of Vestfold
SHORT SUMMARY:

Ragnvald Heidumhære, well documented historical figure of Norway; commissioner of the poem "Ynglingatal". His ancestry is described in Snorre.

COMMON OPINION ON GENI TREES:

- Wife: Thora Sigurdsdotter, or unknown. No documentation known.

- Daughter: Asdis , wife of Eystein Glumra. No documentation known.



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Alternate birthdates: 800, 801 and 816

Ragnvald Heidumhære ca ?-850, PAM



Son of Olaf [NOT Gudrød] Geirstadalv

http://lind.no/nor/index.asp?lang=gb&emne=nor&...6re%20%28Olavsson%29

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_Heidumh%C3%A6re

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnvald_the_Mountain-High

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Ragnvald "the Mountain-High" Olafsson was a petty king of Vestfold in what is today Norway. He was the son of Olaf Geirstad-Alf, a cousin of Harald Fairhair and the father of Aseda Rognvaldsdatter, who married Eystein Ivarsson.