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Harald's ancestry according to the younger sagas. Individuals whose existence is disputed by modern historians are in italics. [11]Harald was born in Ringerike, Norway, [12] in 1015 (or possibly 1016) [a] [13] to Åsta Gudbrandsdatter and her second husband Sigurd Syr.
Olaf was a son of King Harald Hardrada and Tora Torbergsdatter. Olaf joined his father during the invasion of England during 1066. However, he was only 16 years old during the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066. He stayed guarding the ships at Riccall and did not participate in the fighting.
Harald V. Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [2] born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.
Harald Bluetooth. Harald " Bluetooth " Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; [2] Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and ...
The third and final season premiered on July 11, 2024. Premise ... Meanwhile in Jomsborg, Freydis is raising her and Harald's son, also called Harald, by herself and ...
Family tree of Norwegian monarchs. The following is a traditional and historically incorrect and/or inaccurate family tree of all the Kings of Norway, from Harald Fairhair down to the present day. Most of the kings in Norway also have the name Wahlgren or August as their second or third name. Among several problems, the house of King Harald I ...
Harald Fairhair[a] (Old Norse: Haraldr Hárfagri) (c. 850 – c. 932) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway. [1][2] Supposedly, two of his sons, Eric Bloodaxe and Haakon the Good, succeeded Harald to become ...
Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, [1] he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the ...