Re: Origin of the Surname Harrell
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Origin of the Surname Harrell
10/21/00
The surname, HARRELL, is one variant of the Norse Name, Harraldar. The first records I could find of the name appears in Norway and Denmark about 700 A.D. There was a petty King named Harraldar Wartooth.. This was at a time when people had only one name and were identified further by their deeds or physical appearances. Harraldar Wartooth had a large tooth which protruded from his mouth.
During a battle, he was killed and a warrior severed his head and hung it on his saddle to bring home and "show off".. During the ride home the large tooth scratched the warriorers leg, he took blood posion and died. Harraldars don't give up easily!
About 850 A.D., Harraldar Fairhair was born in Norway.. He was called Fairhair because he had beautiful blond hair.. His father was a petty King but was drowned when Fairhair was about ten.. The boy was brought up to be a great warrior King and when he was grown, he set about to gain control of all of Norway. About 872 he became the first king of all Norway and he reigned until 935.. He had many sons who traveled to the Ornkey islands, Scotland, Ireland, Normandy and England where they became petty Kings..
Fairhair Harrald sent his youngest son, Hakon, to England to be educated in the house of the King.. While he was there his father died and a few years later he returned to Norway and became King..
The Harralds were Vikings and traveled all over the known world during that period..
It was a Harrald who first discovered America, although he never set foot on land..
Leif Eriksson came to New Foundland after getting directions from Herjol..
So don't let anybody tell you the Harrell name came from someone being a herald or from Knights who came from Harel, France and filed land claims in England under the name Narel or from some one called little Harry...