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Harald Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Sigurðarson; c. 1015 – 25 September 1066), also known as Harald III of Norway and given the epithet Hardrada in the sagas, [2] was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066. He unsuccessfully claimed the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066.
Articles related to the Hardrada dynasty, consisting of Harald Hardrada and his descendants. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Harald I r. 872–930 lived 849–933: Bjørn Farmann d. 927: Eric I r. 930–934 d. 954: Sigurd Rise 912–937: Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf d. 934: Haakon I 920–934–961: 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 ...
His descendants would expand the influence, wealth and power of the dynasty after his death at Stamford Bridge September 25, 1066. It is very unlikely that the rulers ever referred to their dynasty as the "House of Hardrada", this is a term coined for the dynasty by modern historians.
Kingdom of Norway (red) in 1020, with the territory of Finnmark. The Fairhair Dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first royal dynasty of the united kingdom of Norway.It was founded by Harald I of Norway, known as Haraldr hinn hárfagri (Harald Fairhair or Finehair), the first King of Norway (as opposed to "in Norway"), who defeated the last resisting petty kings at the Battle of ...
Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the film of the same name. [36] The soundtrack and lead single, "Ways to Be Wicked", was announced on April 12, 2017. The soundtrack was released on July 21, 2017.
Magnus was born in 1048 [1] or 1049. [2] He was the first of two sons of King Harald Hardrada, by his consort Tora Torbergsdatter. [2] There are no known skaldic poems written about Magnus, and he appears only briefly in the Norse sagas. [2] The author of Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum describes him in passing as "a most handsome man."
The jarls of Lade and various descendants of Harald Fairhair would spend the next century interlocked in feuds over power. As well as power politics, religion also played a part in these conflicts, as two of the descendants of Harald Fairhair, Haakon the Good and Olaf Tryggvason attempted to convert the then heathen Norwegians to Christianity.