Halfdan the Vaillant (Hálfdan snjalli) (7th century) was the legendary father of Ivar Vidfamne according to the Saga of Hervor and King Heidrekr, the Saga of Ynglingar, the Saga of Njáll the Burned and Hversu Noregr byggdist. The genealogical work Hversu Noregr byggdist identifies his father as Harald the Elder, his grandfather as Valdar and his great-grandfather as Hróarr (ie the Hroðgar of the Beowulf legend). According to the Saga of Ynglingarmodify the code
Snorri Sturluson recounts that Swedish King Ingjald married his daughter Åsa to King Guðröðr of Scania. Åsa was his father's daughter, and pushed Guðröðr to kill his own brother Halfdan, Ivar Vidfamne's father. Later, she was responsible for Guðröðr's death, and had to escape and return to her father. People later called her Åsa the Bad Sovereign, as her father was called Ingjald the Bad Sovereign.
Ivar Vidfamne assembled a large army and besieged Ingjald and his daughter in Ræning, after which the two committed suicide by burning inside their hall. According to the Saga of Hervor and King Heidrekredit the code
While Hversu and the Ynglingar Saga do not give information about Halfdan's mother, the Saga of Hervor and King Heidrekr states that it was Hild, the daughter of the Gothic king Heiðrekr Ulfhamr, the son of Angantyr who defeated the Huns.
She goes on to say that Halfdan had as his son Ivar Vidfamne, who attacked Ingjald the Bad Ruler and pushed Ingjald to commit suicide by burning his own hall in Ræning with all of his suite. After that, Ivar Vidfamne conquered Sweden. change the code
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