History - Fantasy Description
Vingulmark is the old name for the area which today makes up (in blue on the map) the counties of Østfold, western parts of Akershus (excluding Romerike), and eastern parts of Buskerud (Hurum and Røyken municipalities), and includes the site of Norway's capital, Oslo. According to medieval kings' sagas, it was a Viking Age petty kingdom . Archaeologists have made finds of richly endowed burials in the area around the estuary of the river Glomma, at Onsøy, Rolvsøy and Tune, where the remains of a ship, the Tune ship, was found. This indicates that there was an important center of power in this area.
There are indications that at least the southern part of this area was under Danish rule in the late 9th century. In the account of Ottar, which was written down at the court of the English king Alfred the Great, Ottar says that when he sailed south from Skiringssal, he had Denmark on the port side for three days. This would include parts of Vingulmark.Snorri Sturluson relates in Heimskringla that it was conquered from the Swedish king Erik Emundsson by king Harald Fairhair when he united Norway.
Some known kings of Vingulmark are:
Gudrød the Hunter, half of Vingulmark
Alfgeir (Old Norse: Álfgeir) (The 25th Great Grandfather to Chrisitan Ernst)
Gandalf Alfgeirsson (The 24th Great Grandfather to Chrisitan Ernst)
Halfdan the Black
Olaf Haraldsson
Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg. Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs through the district. Vestfold is mostly dominated by lowland and is among the best agricultural areas of Norway. Vestfold is known for shipping and sailing. Formerly a headquarters for whaling fleets, the coastal towns of Vestfold now engage in fishing and shipbuilding.
Kings of Vestfold include:
Erik Agnarsson
Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold)
Eystein Halfdansson (13th Cousin 25x removed to Christian Ernst)
Halfdan the Mild (14th Cousin 24x removed to Christian Ernst)
Gudrød the Hunter (15th Cousin 23x removed to Christian Ernst)
Halfdan the Black, together with his brother, Olaf Gudrødsson
Ragnvald the Mountain-High, Cousin of Harold Fairhair
Harald Fairhair
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