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The German power-metal band Rebellion has a song dedicated to Harald Fairhair, from the album Sagas of Iceland. Leaves' Eyes, a symphonic metal band from Germany, wrote the album King of Kings about Harald and his conquests. In the video games Crusader Kings II and Crusader Kings III, Harald Fairhair is a playable character during the 867 start ...
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 Hafrsfjord in 872.
After Harald's death, the unity of the kingdom was not preserved. In following centuries, the kingdom was variously ruled, wholly or in part, by descendants of King Harald or by earls under the suzerainty of Denmark. [citation needed] Kings of Norway until King Olav IV, who died in 1387, commonly claimed descent from Harald Fairhair. [6] [7]
Harald Fairhair was the first king of all Norway, bringing the lands of what had previously been several distinct petty-kingdoms under his control. The foundation of this unified Norwegian kingdom is traditionally dated to 872, when he defeated the last petty kings who resisted him at the Battle of Hafrsfjord , though the consolidation of his ...
Gyda was proposed to by Harold Fairhair who was then the king of the petty kingdom of Vestfold. [2] She answered that she refused to marry Harald "before he was king over all of Norway". Harald was therefore induced to take a vow not to cut nor comb his hair until he was sole king of Norway. Ten years later, in 872, Harald became king of a ...
Woven into the saga is the story of Snæfrithr Svásadottir, a sami girl who had enchanted the King. According to the story, Harald and Snæfrithr had 4 sons among whom was Halfdan Hålegg. They are discussed in the Orkneyinga saga as controversial and puzzling individuals. [6] Chapter 32 relates Harald's mission to Orkney.
The most well-known source of the battle is Harald Fairhair's saga in Heimskringla written by Snorri Sturluson more than 300 years after the battle took place. Snorri gives a vivid and detailed description of the battle, although some historians continue to debate the historical accuracy of Snorri's work: [ 11 ]
The Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars was a long series of battles between the Fairhair dynasty and the Earls of Lade. The conflict started when Harald Greycloak was lured into Denmark by Haakon Sigurdsson , where he was killed in battle at Limfjord in Denmark ca. 970. [ 1 ]