HARALD "Grenske" ([947]-murdered 995). The Historia Norwegie names "Haroldum Grensca" as son of "Gudrodus", commenting that he acquired his nickname from having been brought up "in Grenlandia"[238]. Snorre names Harald as son of Gudröd & his wife, recording that, after his father's death, he fled to the Uplands and from there eastwards into Svithjod[239]. He supported the invasion of Norway by Harald King of Denmark in 965, and was rewarded with Vingulmark, Vestfold and Agder with the title of king[240]. He was murdered on the orders of Sigrid "Storrada/the Haughty", widow of Erik King of Sweden, to whom Harald "Grenske" proposed marriage (despite already being married to Asta)[241]. m as her first husband, ASTA Gudbransdatter, daughter of GUDBRAND Kula. The Historia Norwegie records the marriage of "Haroldum Grensca" and "Asta filiam Gudbrandi Culu", and her second marriage to "Siwardus Scroffa rex montanus" who was the son of Halfdan, son of "Siwardus Risi…filius Haraldi Comati"[242]. She and her father are also named by Snorre, which also records both her marriages[243]. She returned to her father after learning that her husband had visited Sigrid "Storrada/the Haughty", widow of Erik King of Sweden, with a view to proposing marriage to her[244]. She married secondly Sigurd Syr King in Ringerike. Morkinskinna records that "Sigurdr sýr" married "Ásta daughter of Gudbrandr", previously wife of "Haraldr grenski"[245]. Harald & his wife had one child
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