Gudrod "the Hunting King" was the father of Olaf Geirstada-Alf by his first wife (Alfhild?), and when she died, he abducted Asa, the daughter of Harald of Agdir, and by her had Halfdan "the Black" (Svart). Halfdan was some twenty years younger than Olaf. Asa got her revenge by having Gudrod killed, though neither son was too troubled because she was apparently buried very nicely. [Response: This is the tale told by Snorre. However, the fragments of Ynglingatal that he cites never refer to Halfdan being son of Gudrod. With the strained chronology, as well as the fact that Halfdan is placed in an entirely different geographic region than Olaf and Gudrod, it has all the appearance of a graft, of Halfdan's family into the heroic Ynglingas.] (from Gen-Medieval newsletter)
Gudrod is accepted as "semi-mythical" by some, and holds some
historical credence. [Response: Most attempts to give him historical credence come from attempts to identify him with the Godefrid of the Frankish annals, but there is really little reason for making this identification, so he is left supported only by Ynglingatal, and Kai has just suggested that it is less of a historical source than has been thought.] (from Gen-Medieval newsletter)
Gudrod ("the Proud" "the Hunter") Halfdansson 
