Saga of Harald Fairhair

Saga of Harald Fairhair is the third of the sagas in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, after Ynglinga saga and the saga of Halfdan the Black. Snorri sagas were written in Iceland in the 1220s. The saga is about the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.

The saga is divided into 44 chapters.

The saga begins with Harald takes over the kingdom after his father, 10 years old. Halvdan probably had his royal seat at Ringerike or Hadeland, and the kingdom included inner Eastern parts of Norway. After Halfdan's death several local kings tried to take over his empire, but Harald defended it with the help of his uncle Guttorm. The saga tells us about Harald's proposal to the princess Gyda Eiriksdatter who refused to marry someone who was king of a small kingdom. She is thereby given credit for having spurred to Harald's collection works.

Snorre goes on about Harald's mission to Trøndelag, his victories there, and his further journey to Möre. Here citing Snorre from poet en Þorbjörn Hornklofi's poem Glymdråpa. A little later in the saga quoted also scald Eyvindr skáldaspillir.

Chapter 13 tells that Harald was back in Viken having laid under the whole west country. He added now under his kingship Vingulmark. Chapter 16 and 17 tells about Haralds matches in Götaland (Sweden), before the saga of Chapter 18 recounts Battle of Hafrsfjord that gave Harald a definitive position as king of all Norway. Þorbjörn Hornklofi made this poem about the battle:

Heyrðir í Hafrsfirði,
hvé hizug barðisk
konungr enn kynstóri
við Kjǫtva enn auðlagða;
knerrir kómu austan,
kaps of lystir,
með ginǫndum hǫfðum
ok grǫfnum tinglum.

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