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- Kula Lillehammer (Lillehammer "Kula" Olafsson) (born ca. 923) from Opplands. He is remembered as he was the father of Asta Gudbrand Daughter from Vestfold (born 970), and therefore grandfather of St. Olaf. He was married to Ulvhild.
He had a house in the current Hole, which Asta moved back to the days when her husband Harold Grenske was killed in 995, the same year as St. Olaf was born. Asta later married Sigurd Syr (Halvdansson) and born half brother of Olaf, the upcoming Harold Hardrada Sigurdsson. She also had sons Guttorm Sigurdsson and Halfdan Sigurdsson, and her daughter Ingerid Sigurd's daughter.
Gulbrand lived Opplands and have probably carried hersenavn. He probably belonged to a branch of the powerful herseætt on Hundorp in Fron the Dale-Gulbrand was head of.
Besides Asta, who after Harald Grenske death married Sigurd Syr, was Gulbrand two daughters. One of them was married to Tord for Steig called the most powerful man in the northern part of Gudbrandsdalen. The other married Vebjørn at Huseby in Lier.
Gulbrand survived by the year 1000
Gudbrand married Gunhild Thorasdottir, daughter of Thora "Moshals" Audunarsson and Unknown. (Gunhild Thorasdottir was born circa 927 in Norway.)
The Heimskringla: a history of the Norse kings, Volume 2
By Snorri Sturluson
THere are many references to Gudbrand in this book. Below is one excerpt.
King Olaf proceeded about harvest time to Viken and sent a message before him to the Uplands that they should prepare guest quarters for him as he intended to be there in winter Afterwards he made ready for his journey and went to the Uplands and remained the winter there going about in guest quarters and putting things to rights where he saw it needful advancing also the cause of Christianity wheresoever it was requisite It happened while King Olaf was in Hedemark that Ketil Kalf of Ringanes courted Gunhild a daughter of Sigurd Syr and of King Olaf's mother Asta Gunhild was a sister of King Olaf and therefore it belonged to the king to give consent and determination to the business He took it in a friendly way for he know Ketil that he was of high birth wealthy and of good understanding and a great chief and also he had long been a great friend of King Olaf as before related All these circumstances induced the king to approve of the match and so it was that Ketil got Gunhild King Olaf was present at the wedding From thence the king went north to Gudbrandsdal where he was entertained in guest quarters There dwelt a man by name Thord Guthormson on a farm called Steig and he was the most powerful man in the north end of the valley When Thord and the king met Thord made proposals for Isrid the daughter of Gudbrand and the sister of King Olaf's mother as it belonged to the king to give consent After the matter was considered it was determined that the marriage should proceed and Thord got Isrid Afterwards Thord was the king's faithful friend and also many of Thord's relations and friends who followed his footsteps From thence King Olaf returned south through Thoten and Hadaland from thence to Ringerike and so to Viken In spring 1025 he went to Tunsberg and stayed there while there was the market meeting and a great resort of people He then had his vessels rigged out and had many people about him
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Abt 923 - 1033 (50 years)