Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Haraldr Fairhair
Also “Haraldr Yngling”, “Chieftain Haraldr”
Vestfold on 867.1.1
Haraldr Fairhair is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Haraldr Yngling and Chieftain Haraldr): a man of Norse culture of the Ásatrú faith of the Yngling dynasty, born 850.1.1, died 933.1.1. On the start dates: 867 — Vestfold (2 counties). Playable on the bookmark challenge_character_haraldr_vestfold (867.1.1, rated Medium). The game's script names him by ID in 4 places, among them the event A King for Norway. History ID 144000. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/norse.txt.
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Quick answers (3)
- What is Haraldr Fairhair's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 144000 — console: hello_history 144000.
- Can you play as Haraldr Fairhair in CK3?
- Yes: challenge_character_haraldr_vestfold, 867.1.1 (the game rates it Medium).
- Which CK3 start dates is Haraldr Fairhair alive on?
- 867.1.1 (age 17).
Playable · challenge_character_haraldr_vestfold · 867.1.1 · Medium (the game's rating)
A hero of the sagas, Haraldr is remembered as a great king who brought together the feuding chieftains of Norway beneath a single banner.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Haraldr Fairhair by ID — character:144000 — with the lines as written.
Events 3
A King for Norway
fp1_major_decisions.1011- 1288: this = character:144000
- 1301: this = character:144000
- 1317: this = character:144000
game/events/dlc/fp1/fp1_major_decision_events.txt · 5 lines
- 1460: exists = character:144000
- 1461: NOT = { this = character:144000 }
- 1462: character:144000 = { is_alive = yes }
game/events/dlc/fp1/fp1_major_decision_events.txt · 4 lines
fp1_scandinavian_adventurers.0021
- 1109: character:144000 = { add_character_flag = prioritised_scandinavian_adventurer }
game/events/dlc/fp1/fp1_scandinavian_adventurer_events.txt
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_title_gain
- 2062: exists = character:144000
- 2063: this = character:144000
game/common/on_action/title_on_actions.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Haraldr Fairhair on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
867 867.1.1
Age 17
2 titles, 2 counties in the realm counting vassals
- Vestfold
- Vingulmörk
Married to Rögnhildr (850–910)
Traits and skills
7Diplomacy
7Martial
6Stewardship
5Intrigue
5Learning
–Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 2
- Halfdan Yngling (father, 825–866)
- Rögnhildr Hjort (mother, 830–888)
Spouses and concubines 3
- Rögnhildr (from 867.1.1, 850–910)
- Gyda Horðalandi (concubine, from 872.1.1, 854–935)
- Svanhildr Orkneyjar (concubine, from 893.1.1, 870–905)
Children 6
- Froði Yngling (891–938)
- Björn Yngling (894–927)
- Eirikr Yngling (895–954)
- Sigurdr Yngling (895–929)
- Olafr Yngling (897–934)
- Hakon Yngling (920–961)
Brothers and sisters 1
- Sigurðr Yngling (849–858)
In his history file
- 850.1.1Nickname → Tanglehair
- 872.1.1Nickname → Fairhair
Family and house
From game/history/characters/norse.txt, history id 144000, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.