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Harald Sigurdsson (Old Norse: ... Harald and his men were welcomed by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, whose wife Ingegerd was a distant relative of Harald.
Elisaveta was the sister of Anastasia who married the future Andrew I of Hungary, Anne who married Henry I of France, and possibly Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile. [2] Her brothers included Vladimir, Iziaslav, Sviatoslav, Vsevolod and Igor. [3] [4] During the winter of 1043–44, Elisaveta was married to Prince Harald Sigurdsson of Norway.
Haraldr and Sveinn vie for the rule of Denmark until finally making peace (ch 71; 1064). During this period, Haraldr takes a second wife, Þóra Þorbergsdóttir, with whom he has the sons Magnús and Óláfr (ch 33; 1048). After the peace treaty with Denmark, Haraldr campaigns in Upland (chs 72-74; 1065).
She was also a niece of Kings Olaf II and Harald Hardrada of Norway. [2] She is also known as Ingibiorg, the Earls'-Mother. [3] The dates of her life are not known with certainty. She married Earl Thorfinn Sigurdsson of Orkney. The Orkneyinga Saga claims that Kalf Arnesson, Ingibiorg's uncle, was exiled in Orkney after her marriage to Thorfinn.
Olaf rescues Harald, but occupies Vestfold. Harald's men beg Bjorn for help, and Bjorn repays his debt. When Olaf tries to have Bjorn elected as over-king of Norway, Harald defeats Bjorn in the election, but Harald's men fail to kill Bjorn. Olaf refuses to recognise Harald, so Harald has him put away and sends warriors to secure his borders.
King Harald of Norway was implanted with a temporary pacemaker Saturday at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi, where Europe’s oldest monarch was being treated for an infection ...
Harald Bluetooth r. 961–980 d. 987: Ålov Haraldsdatter b. Ca. 865: Bergljot Torresdatter: KNÝTLINGA: EARLS OF LADE: Gudrød Bjørnsson d. 968: Harald II r. 961–970: Halfdan Syr 935–1018: Tryggve Olafsson d. 963: Sweyn Forkbeard 960–999–1014: Haakon Sigurdsson r. 970/975–995: Harald Grenske b. 957: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter 977–1025 ...
When King Harald V was born in 1937 at the royal estate of Skaugum, he became the first prince born in Norway in 567 years. He spent the first three years of his life in Norway, but when German ...