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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.
Kingdom of Norway (red) in 1020, with the territory of Finnmark. 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 ...
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]
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]
The Battle of Svolder, by Otto Sinding. In 995 there were rumors that began about a descendant of the first king of Norway Harald Fairhair, Olaf Tryggvason.Earl Haakon Sigurdsson had been the ruler in Western Norway, in Trøndelag and in Northern Norway for the last seven years after Harald Greycloak's death.
When King Harald V was born in 1937 at the royal estate of Skaugum, he became the first prince born in Norway in 567 years. He spent the first three years of his life in Norway, but when German ...
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.
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 ...