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Halfdan after 807 and he probably died not long thereafter, possibly already old at the time. A conversion to
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Frisian fief had been inherited from his father. If the identification of Hemming as a son of Halfdan is correct, then Halfdan was also the father of
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A leader of the
Northmen, called Halfdan, submitted to the great Emperor, accompanied by a host of others and strove to keep lasting faith.
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Northmannorum dux, Alfdeni dictus, / Augusto magno sese comitante caterva / Subdidit, atque fidem studuit firmare perennem.
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