Kjotve the Rich

{{Short description|Norwegian petty king}}

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Kjotve the Rich (Old Norse: Kjǫtvi hinn auðgi, Norwegian: Kjøtve den Rike) was a king of Agder, then one of the petty kingdoms of Norway during the late 9th century. Kjotve led the western Norwegian kings against King Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre) at the Battle of Hafrsfjord (Slaget i Hafrsfjorden). Defeated by Harald, Kjotve fled; many of his allies were killed in the battle.{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Harald_1_H%C3%A5rfagre|title = Harald 1 Hårfagre |publisher = Norsk biografisk leksikon |author= Claus Krag|accessdate= December 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Slaget_i_Hafrsfjorden|title = Slaget i Hafrsfjorden |publisher = Store norske leksikon |author= Leif Inge Ree Petersen|accessdate= December 15, 2016 }}{{cite web|url= http://islendingasogur.net/saga/grettis-saga/kafli/2|title = Grettis saga

|publisher = islendingasogur|accessdate= December 15, 2016}} His son Thorir Haklang was a berserker who fell during the Battle of Hafrsfjord.