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Sigfred and Halfdan
King of the Danes
Reignc. 873
PredecessorHorik II
SuccessorHelge
Born9th century
Denmark
Died877 (?) and 891 (?)
Irish Sea (?) and Leuven(?)
DynastyLodbrok (?)
Fatherunknown, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok
ReligionNorse paganism

Sigfred and Halfdan were two brothers who figured as Kings of the Danes in 873. Little is known about them; they are the last Danish rulers recorded by contemporary sources before the 930s.

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