He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair , the first king of Norway .
Halfdan the Black ( Old Norse : Halfdanr Svarti ) ( c. 810 -- c. 860 ) was a ninth - century king of Vestfold .
Halfdan the Black belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair , the first king of Norway .
Halfdan the Black ( Old Norse : Halfdanr Svarti ) ( c. 810 -- c. 860 ) was a ninth - century king of Vestfold .