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Harald maintained control of his nation through the use of his hird, a private standing army maintained by Norwegian lords. Harald's contribution to the strengthening of Norway's monarchy was the enforcement of a policy that only the king could retain a hird, thus centralising power away from local warlords. [91]
Finn was one of the eight children, seven brothers and a sister, of Árni Arnmódsson or Armódsson, a lendmann, and his wife Þora Þorsteinsdóttir (daughter of Thorstein Gallows). Finn was married to King Harald's niece Bergljót Halvdansdóttir, the daughter of Halfdan Sigurðsson ( Halfdan Hadafylke ) and sister of Sigurðr Sýr .
His son Harald was only ten years old at the time and Halfdan's various enemies attacked the kingdom. Through Guthorm's guidance, Harald managed to defeat all the invaders despite his young age, starting Harald's conquest of Norway. Guthorm did not take further part of the conquest, rather ruling Harald's original domains during the campaign.
Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre (Sigurðr), known as Sigurd Markusfostre (died 1163). Proclaimed king by Haakon the Broadshouldered's followers in 1162, captured and decapitated by king Magnus' supporters in 1163. Harald Sigurdsson (Haraldr), (died 1170s). Captured and executed by king Magnus' supporters, because his parentage made him a ...
Although the saga contains no Common Era dates, its chronology is fairly precise, allowing putative CE dates to be assigned to the events, as here. [2]Although in chapter 99 of Haralds saga, Heimskringla says that there are no tales of Haraldr before he was 15, Haraldr Sigurðarson is first mentioned in Heimskringla during Óláfs saga helga: in chapter 76, the infant Haraldr shows his ...
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: Halfdan Syr 935–1018: Tryggve Olafsson d. 963: Sweyn Forkbeard 960–999–1014: Haakon Sigurdsson r. 970/975–995: Harald Grenske b. 957: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter 977–1025 ...
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]
Harald had since then served under the protection of her father as well as that of the Byzantine monarch. [5] Elisaveta was the addressee of Harald's surviving poems where he lamented her suggested lack of affection towards him (no implications about their actual affections can be derived, as this might well be a poetic cliche). In 1045, she ...