The Heimskringla on Halfdan
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 30. Earl Ragnvald Burnt In His House.
attestation: Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome attacked Earl Ragnvald of More, surrounded his house, and burned him alive along with sixty men.
"Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome set off one spring with a great force, and came suddenly upon Earl Ragnvald, earl of More, and surrounded the house in which he was, and burnt him and sixty men in it."
attestation: After the burning, Halfdan Haleg took three longships and sailed west, while Gudrod seized Ragnvald's former territory.
"Thereafter Halfdan took three long-ships, and fitted them out, and sailed into the West sea; but Gudrod set himself down in the land which Ragnvald formerly had."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 31. Halfdan Haleg'S Death.
attestation: Halfdan Haleg arrived unexpectedly at Orkney, forcing Earl Einar to flee immediately.
"Halfdan Haleg came very unexpectedly to Orkney, and Earl Einar immediately fled"
attestation: Halfdan's brothers in Norway considered his death worthy of vengeance, prompting Einar to compose a defiant verse.
"when these tidings came to Norway, Halfdan's brothers took it much to heart, and thought that his death demanded vengeance"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 75. King Olaf'S Half-Brothers.
- attestation: Halfdan wished for so many cows that they would stand packed around the entire lake.
"When they went to the lake to be watered I would have so many, that they stood as tight round the lake as they could stand"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 99. History Of The Earls Of Orkney.
- attestation: Halfdan Haleg, a son of Harald Harfager, drove Torf-Einar from Orkney, but Einar returned and killed Halfdan in Ronaldsha.
"Halfdan Haleg, a son of Harald Harfager, assaulted Torf-Einar, and drove him from the Orkney Islands; but Einar came back and killed Halfdan in the island Ronaldsha"