These traditions make Gudrød the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern scholars have suggested this pedigree was fabricated to link Saint Olaf to Harald Fairhair.
These traditions portray Gudrød as the father of Harald Grenske, and the paternal grandfather of Saint Olaf, but modern scholars have suggested that this lineage is a fabrication intended to connect Saint Olaf with Harald Fairhair.