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- Berle-Kari was a viking chieftain who lived in ninth-century Norway. His home was at Berle (Ber?la). Ari the Learned's "Landn?mab?k" (The Book of the Settlement of Iceland) names him as the son of Vemund, and brother of Skjoldolf, one of the early settlers of Iceland. According to Egil's Saga, Kari was a berserker. He had three children: Olvir Hnufa, Eyvind Lambi and a daughter, Salbjorg, who marred Kveldulf Bjalfasson and had two children, Thorolf Kveldulfsson and Skallagrim Kveldulfsson, with him.
Olvir Hnufa (or ?lvir hn?fa) was a Norwegian hersir and skald of the late ninth and early tenth centuries, known from, among other sources, Egil's Saga, Skaldatal and the Prose Edda. Olvir was the son of the viking Berle-Kari and brother-in-law of Kveldulf Bjalfason, who married Olvir's sister Salbjorg Karadottir; he was thus uncle to Skallagrim and Thorolf Kveldulfsson and great uncle to the famous poet Egil Skallagrimsson. Olvir was a prominent member of the court of King Harald Fairhair, who united Norway under his rule in the late ninth or early tenth century. Among other famous skalds, he served as one of King Harald's court poets. He also served as a warrior in Harald's retinue, and fought at the pivotal Battle of Hafrsfjord on the king's flagship. He is best known for his involvement in the conflict between Harald and Olvir's kinsman Thorolf Kveldulfsson, which ended with the latter's death. Only a few fragments of Olvir's poetry survive.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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850 - 880 (> 32 år)
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