Lofdi Halfdansson, {Hversum Noreg byggdist}

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About Lofdi Halfdansson, {Hversum Noreg byggdist}

He is named in the Ættartolur, the genealogy section of Hversum Noreg byggdist.

Ættartolur: "Lofdi was a great king. The troops, which he commanded, are called Lofdar. He plundered in Reidgotaland and became king there. His sons were Skekkill the Sea-king, and Skyli, father of Egdis, father of Hjalmthes, father of Eylima, father of Hjordi, mother of Sigurdar Fafnisbana, father of Aslaug, mother of Sigurd Serpent-Eye, father of Aslaug, mother of Sigurd Hjarta, father of Ragnhild, mother of Harald Fair-haired. These relatives of Harald are called Lofdungs."

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Lofdi was a great king who raided Reidgotaland (Reiðgotaland) and became king there. Lofdi's sons were Skekkil Sea-king (Skekkill sækonungr) and Skyli. Skyli was father of Egdir (Egðir), the father of Hjálmthér (Hjálmþér), the father of Eylimi, the father of Hjördís (Hjǫrdís), the mother of Sigurd Fáfnir's-bane, father of Áslaug (Áslaugr) by Brynhild whose ancestry appears below in the Budling discussion. This Áslaug was a wife of Ragnar Lodbrok and by him the mother of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (Sigurðr ormr í auga) who was father of a second Áslaug who was mother of Sigurd Hart. Sigurd Hart was father of Ragnhild (Ragnhildr), mother of Harald Fairhair as already stated.

But stanza 26 of the Hyndluljód identifies Eylimi the father of Hjördís as an Ödling.

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Om Lofdi Halfdansson, {Hversum Noreg byggdist} (Norsk)

Lofde, konge i Reidgotaland og stamfar for Lofdingene

Lofde var sønn av Halvdan den gamle og Almveg.

Hans kone er ukjent. De hadde sønnene Skekkil sjøkonge og Skyli,

Lofdi var en stor konge. Det hærfølget som fulgte ham ble kalt Lofdir. Han herjet i Reidgotaland og ble konge der. Sønnene hans var Skekkil sjøkonge og Skyli, far til Edge, far til Hjalmthes, far til Eylima, far til Hjørdis, mor til Sigurd Fåvnesbane, far til Åslaug, mor til Sigurd orm i øyet, far til Åslaug, mor til Sigurd hjerte, far til Ragnhild, mor til Harald hårfagre. Disse ættmennene til Harald blir kalt Lofdunger.

http://www.norsesaga.no/hvorledes-norge-ble-bosatt.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfdan_the_Old