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<ext>This person Halvdan Whiteshirt (Kvitsark) is often confused with Halfdan White-leg (Whitleg) who was a king of Dubin. This mistake is based on similar sounding names. Although contemporaries of each other they were not the same person. | <ext>This person Halvdan Whiteshirt (Kvitsark) is often confused with Halfdan White-leg (Whitleg) who was a king of Dubin. This mistake is based on similar sounding names. Although contemporaries of each other they were not the same person. | ||
This Kvitsark was likely the son of Randalin Kraka and her first husband Omordac Kubratos (of Bulgaria). He earned the name Halvdan by his association was the sons of Randalin's second husband Ragnar Lodbrok (the elder). It is to be noted that although Randalin Kraka is named in the sagas as Aslaug the daughter of Sigurd Fafnersbane, this identification is incorrect. Also to note that Ragnar Lodbrok the husband of Randalin also had a namesake nephew whose family (the sons of Lagertha) earned great fame in the viking raids in western Europe.</ext> | This Kvitsark was likely the son of Randalin Kraka and her first husband Omordac Kubratos (of Bulgaria). He earned the name Halvdan by his association was the sons of Randalin's second husband Ragnar Lodbrok (the elder)a viking chieftain in the North Dacian kingdom of Denmark. | ||
It is to be noted that although Randalin Kraka is named in the sagas as Aslaug the daughter of Sigurd Volsung Fafnersbane, this identification is incorrect. While it is possible that she was a descendant of Sigurd Volsung, it would have been very distant since the span that separates the two generations is approximately 300 years. | |||
Also to note that Ragnar Lodbrok the husband of Randalin also had a namesake nephew whose family (the sons of Lagertha) earned great fame in the viking raids in western Europe.</ext> | |||
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Revision as of 02:52, 4 June 2011
| Lineage | House of Dulo |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Zaoutzes (Zvinitsa) (Hvitserk) |
| Parents
♂ Omurtag of Bulgaria Kubratos [Krum's Dynasty] d. 831 | |
Events
child birth: ♂ Pressian I Kubratos [Krum's Dynasty] d. 852
child birth: ♂ Tzantzes Corvinus (Strategos) [Corvinus]
child birth: Ψ Person:360298 [?]
Notes
This person Halvdan Whiteshirt (Kvitsark) is often confused with Halfdan White-leg (Whitleg) who was a king of Dubin. This mistake is based on similar sounding names. Although contemporaries of each other they were not the same person.
This Kvitsark was likely the son of Randalin Kraka and her first husband Omordac Kubratos (of Bulgaria). He earned the name Halvdan by his association was the sons of Randalin's second husband Ragnar Lodbrok (the elder)a viking chieftain in the North Dacian kingdom of Denmark.
It is to be noted that although Randalin Kraka is named in the sagas as Aslaug the daughter of Sigurd Volsung Fafnersbane, this identification is incorrect. While it is possible that she was a descendant of Sigurd Volsung, it would have been very distant since the span that separates the two generations is approximately 300 years.
Also to note that Ragnar Lodbrok the husband of Randalin also had a namesake nephew whose family (the sons of Lagertha) earned great fame in the viking raids in western Europe.
From grandparents to grandchildren
title: between 831 and 836, Khan of Bulgaria
death: 836
