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Besides becoming sole king after his father Harold's death, Eric Bloodaxe was king jointly with his father for three years before the latter's death. After Harald's death, Eric ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions. [3] Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his brothers. [4]
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Pages in category "Kings in Norse mythology and legends" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The name the Norse Greenlanders gave the previous inhabitants of North America and Greenland. Skuggifjord Hudson Strait Straumfjörð "Current-fjord", "Stream-fjord" or "Tide-fjord". A fjord in Vinland. Straumsey ("Current-isle") lies at the mouth of Straumfjörð. Suðreyjar "Southern islands". Hebrides. Suðrvegr "South way", Germany. [3 ...
The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (gunnr "war" and arr "warrior"). King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied , where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at ...
Sigurd was a petty king of Ringerike, and among the strongest and wealthiest chieftains in the Uplands. [14] Through his mother Åsta, Harald was the youngest of three half-brothers to King Olaf Haraldsson (later Saint Olaf). [15] In his youth, Harald displayed traits of a typical rebel with big ambitions, and admired Olaf as his role model.
The name Þorri has long been connected with that of Þórr, the name of the Norse thunder god Thor, or thunder personified. [ 3 ] A grandson of King Snow, and Frost before that, king Nór marries Hedda (Höddu) daughter of Svaða Jótun that may be seen as descending from the Scyldings , from the Kings of Lejre , the stronghold of the ...
Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), [3] or Háukon or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin).