What was the name of the father of the Norwegian king at the center of the Saga of Harald Fairhair?
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: "Halfdanr Svarti") (  810 –  860 ) was a ninth-century king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway.
Fridlevus II Fridleif (Ynglinga saga) was a son of Fróði of the Skjöldung (Scylding) lineage. In that work he was the brother of Halfdan and the father of Áli the Strong.