Harald (son of Harald)

Also known as: Harald · Role: son of Harald and Signe · First appears: Book Seven · Part 1

In Book Seven · Part 1, Frode (son of Olaf) attempted to kill Harald and his brother Halfdan (son of Harald). Their guardians made it appear that the boys had been devoured by wolves, then hid them in a hollow oak and fed them in secret. Harald was the son of Harald (son of Olaf) and Signe (daughter of Karl).

About three years later, in Book Seven · Part 3, Halfdan handed his sovereignty to Harald as deputy; Witolf had served Harald of old. In Book Seven · Part 4, Erik (son of Frode) defeated Harald in three battles and slew him in the fourth.

Relationship record

Life events

• Frode attempted to kill Harald and Halfdan, but their guardians faked their deaths and hid them in an oak.(Book Seven · Part 1)
  • With: Frode (son of Olaf) Halfdan (son of Harald)
  • “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle. But the guardians devised a cunning method of saving their wards. For they cut off the claws of wolves and tied them to the soles of their feet; and then made them run along many times so as to harrow up the mud near their dwelling, as well as the ground (then covered with, snow), and give the appearance of an attack by wild beasts. Then they killed the children of some bond-women, tore their bodies into little pieces, and scattered their mangled limbs all about. So when the youths were looked for in vain, the scattered limbs were found, the tracks of the beasts were pointed out, and the ground was seen besmeared with blood. It was believed that the boys had been devoured by ravening wolves; and hardly anyone was suffered to doubt so plain a proof that they were mangled. The belief in this spectacle served to protect the wards. They were presently shut up by their guardians in a hollow oak, so that no trace of their being alive should get abroad, and were fed for a long time under pretence that they were dogs; and were even called by hounds' names, to prevent any belief getting abroad that they were hiding.”
• Halfdan handed his sovereignty to Harald as deputy.(Book Seven · Part 3)
  • With: Halfdan (son of Harald)
  • “and then, handing over his sovereignty to his brother Harald as deputy,”
• Erik beat Harald in three battles and slew him in the fourth.(Book Seven · Part 4)
  • With: Erik (son of Frode)
  • “When Halfdan heard that his brother Harald had been beaten by Erik in three battles, and slain in the fourth,”

Book Seven · Part 1

• parent: Harald (son of Olaf) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
• parent: Signe (daughter of Karl) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
• siblings with Halfdan (son of Harald) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”
• enemies with Frode (son of Olaf) “After this, the lives of Harald and Halfdan, the sons of Harald by Signe the daughter of Karl, were attempted by their uncle.”

Book Seven · Part 3

• siblings with Halfdan (son of Harald) “handing over his sovereignty to his brother Harald as deputy”
• vassal: Witolf “to one Witolf (who had served of old with Harald)”

Book Seven · Part 4

• siblings with Halfdan (son of Harald) “When Halfdan heard that his brother Harald had been beaten by Erik in three battles, and slain in the fourth, he was afraid of losing his empire.”
• enemies with Erik (son of Frode) “When Halfdan heard that his brother Harald had been beaten by Erik in three battles, and slain in the fourth, he was afraid of losing his empire;”

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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.