Valdar

For the British newspaper editor, see Colin Valdar.

Valdar was the name of several legendary Danish kings.

The Hervarar saga tells the tale of a Valdar who was viceroy of Denmark under Ivar Vidfamne and by Ivar's daughter Alfhild he was the father of Randver and of Harald Wartooth who was a legendary king of Denmark and Sweden.

The Skjöldunga saga and Hversu Noregr byggdist tell the tale of a Valdar who succeeded Hrólfr Kraki as King of Scania. This Valdar was the father of Harald the Old.

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