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Halvdan

's upper gallery. (9th century) Halvdan is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Halvdan Aarsrud (1878–1925), Norwegian bailiff and politician for the Labour Party *Halvdan the Black (c. 810 – c. 860), ninth-century king of Vestfold *Halvdan Wexelsen Freihow (1883–1965), Norwegian priest and culturist *Halvdan (runemaster), runemaster in mid-11th century Södermanland, Sweden *Lie, Trygve Halvdan (1896–1968), Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author *Halvdan Holbø (1907–1995), Norwegian painter *Halvdan Koht (1873–1965), Norwegian historian and politician representing the Labour Party *Halvdan Ljøsne (1929–2006), Norwegian painter *Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950), Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist *Halvdan Skard (born 1939), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Halvdan Eyvind Stokke (1900–1977), Norwegian railway director and politician

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's upper gallery. (9th century) Halvdan is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Halvdan Aarsrud (1878–1925), Norwegian bailiff and politician for the Labour Party *Halvdan the Black (c. 810 – c. 860), ninth-century king of Vestfold *Halvdan Wexelsen Freihow (1883–1965), Norwegian priest and culturist *Halvdan (runemaster), runemaster in mid-11th century Södermanland, Sweden *Lie, Trygve Halvdan (1896–1968), Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author *Halvdan Holbø (1907–1995), Norwegian painter *Halvdan Koht (1873–1965), Norwegian historian and politician representing the Labour Party *Halvdan Ljøsne (1929–2006), Norwegian painter *Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950), Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist *Halvdan Skard (born 1939), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Halvdan Eyvind Stokke (1900–1977), Norwegian railway director and politician

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1180065588

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