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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.
Besides gaining direct control of Viken in south-eastern Norway, he let Harald Greycloak rule the rest of Norway as king, nominally under himself. [citation needed] Harald Bluetooth later switched his support to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled ...
Haraldr and Magnús make peace and share Norway, albeit tensely, until Magnús's death from sickness (chs 21-30; 1046-47), after which Haraldr is Norway's sole king. Meanwhile, Sveinn establishes himself as king of Denmark (chs 26, 31; 1047). Haraldr and Sveinn vie for the rule of Denmark until finally making peace (ch 71; 1064).
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 became patrilineally extinct already when Harald's grandson Harald II died in 970. [1] Another example is that King Sverre's claim of being the son of King Sigurd II is disputed by modern scholars. [2]
The Hardrada dynasty (Norwegian: Hardrådeætta) [1] was a powerful royal dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, and the Earldom of Orkney. The royal house was founded, albeit unknowingly, by Harald Sigurdsson when he was made king of Norway.
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald received a pacemaker implant on Tuesday in a scheduled operation to help compensate for a low heart rate, the royal court said. The 87-year-old was ...
Norway's King Harald, 87, will permanently scale back the number of official activities in which he takes part, the royal household said on Monday. The monarch was hospitalised in February for an ...
Sigurd Haraldsson (Old Norse: Sigurðr Haraldsson; 1133 – 10 June 1155), or Sigurd II, also called Sigurd Munn, [1] was king of Norway from 1136 to 1155. He was son of Harald IV Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Thora Guttormsdotter (Þóra Guthormsdóttir). He served as co-ruler with his half-brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Eystein II ...