Editing Harald Fairhair (section)

===Later life===
[[File:Norwegian petty kingdoms ca. 930.png|thumb|Harald I's division of Norway {{circa}}&nbsp;930 CE.{{legend|#db3318|The domain of the [[King of Norway|High King of Norway]].}}{{legend|#eeff52|Petty kingdoms assigned to Harald's kinsmen.}}{{legend|#d72bf6|The domain of the [[Trondejarls|jarls of Hlaðir]].}}{{legend|#eec440|The domain of the jarls of [[Møre og Romsdal|Møre]].}} Not shown: the domains of the jarls of [[Norðreyjar]] and [[Kingdom of the Isles|Suðreyjar]].]]
According to the saga sources, the latter part of Harald's reign was disturbed by the strife of his many sons. The number of sons he left varies in the different saga accounts, from 11 to 20. Twelve of his sons are named as kings, two of them ruled over the whole of Norway. He gave them all the royal title and assigned lands to them, which they were to govern as his representatives; but this arrangement did not put an end to the discord, which continued into the next reign. When he grew old, Harald handed over the supreme power to his favourite son [[Eirik I of Norway|Eirik Bloodaxe]], whom he intended to be his successor.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} Eirik I ruled side by side with his father when Harald was 80 years old. In the [[Gray Goose Laws]], a person above the age of 80 was not allowed to make financial decisions or decisions about inheritance. This co-rulership likely reflected similar laws and would also been way for Harald to force his intended succession. Harald died three years later due to old age in approximately 933.

Harald Harfager was commonly stated to have been buried under a mound at Haugar by the Strait of Karmsund near the church in [[Haugesund]], an area that later would be named the town and municipal [[Haugesund]]. The area near Karmsund was the traditional burial site for several early Norwegian rulers. The national monument of [[Haraldshaugen]] was raised in 1872, to commemorate the [[Battle of Hafrsfjord]] which is traditionally dated to 872.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heimskringla, by Snorri Sturluson |url=http://koti.kontu.la/jsalonen/jani/main_saaga_010.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722143745/http://koti.kontu.la/jsalonen/jani/main_saaga_010.html |archive-date=2011-07-22 |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/598/598-h/598-h.htm#2H_4_0057 Heimskringla, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway]</ref>