Valdis Isbrandsdottir, born 966
Father: Isbrand, born 935 to Iarngard and ? -
Head of the House at Eidsvoll
Mother: Haldis, born 935
Brother: Isgar, born 961 - Head of the House at (Scotland ?)
Early ancestors of the family were thought to have
come from the northern lands of Norway. Other than their descendants,
all that is left of their legacy is that Isbrand's fathers were from the
Land of the Midnight Sun. Throughout the many years they slowly and
eventually migrated further and further south (During the Bronze Age, up
to 400 A.D.) till they reached Southeastern Norway near Lake Mjøsa.
Eidsvoll or Eidsvoldboth is one of the oldest confederacies, the
Eidsivalag, held its assemblies there from the 1st century. The
ancestors who made it that far south had come from a long line of
farmers (like everyone else during that time). Eventually, during the
following years (by the 5th and 6th centuries), Isbrand's fathers'
fathers had established a good sized fort. Some of his sons left to help
establish more towns and cities in Norway, including Stavenger which was
founded in the 8th century; and some became warriors for Harold and were
among those who fought alongside him in Hafrsfjord in 872 which
established him as the first King of Norway.
During the 9th and 10th Centuries, when the
Norsemen established settlements throughout west and southwest Europe,
and established Trade Routes, Isbrand's fathers' fathers took up a
variety of tradeskills. Eventually, sons of the House became seamen,
explorers, lumberers, crafters, shipbuilders, merchants and some
helped to colonize other lands.
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Throughout the years it was rumored that one of
Haldis's ancestors
was the half human great-granddaughter of the Goddesss Sif. Impossible
to prove, yet believed to be truth by her family. All of the women of
Haldis's family who were thought to be descended of Sif were believed to
hold special gifts which included knowledge of herbs, healing and
sometimes prophecy.
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