685:. Skule and Haakon increasingly drifted apart in their administration, and Skule focused mainly on governing Eastern Norway after 1220, which he had gained the right to rule in 1218 as his third of the Norwegian kingdom. From 1221 to 1223, Haakon and Skule separately issued letters as rulers of Norway, and maintained official contacts abroad. In 1223 a great meeting of bishops, clergy, secular nobles, and other high-ranking figures from all across the country was held in Bergen to decide finally on Haakon's right to the throne. Other candidates to the throne were present either personally or through attorneys, but Haakon was in the end unanimously confirmed as King of Norway by the court.
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Haakon's supporters in the years immediately after 1217, and that this may suggest some limited abilities. While neither giving a clear picture of Haakon, Helle maintains that Haakon "obviously" learned to master the political game in his early years. He interprets Haakon as an independent and strong-willed ruler to whom he assigns a "significant personal responsibility" for the policies pursued during his reign: notably regarding the internal consolidation of the kingship, the orientation towards
European culture and the aggressive foreign policy. In his article in
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by the pope due to his illegitimate birth. He nonetheless had a strong personal desire to be approved fully as a
European king. Several papal commissions were appointed to investigate the matter, and Haakon declared his legitimate son Haakon the Young his successor instead of an older living illegitimate son. Although Haakon had children with his mistress Kanga the Young prior to his marriage with Margrete, it was his children with Margrete who were designated as his successors in accordance with a papal recognition. The Catholic principle of
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setback despite his military victory. In 1224, Sigurd escaped from Skule's custody, and Haakon was left to fight him alone as the new ruler of
Eastern Norway. Skule remained passive throughout the rest of the war, and his support for Haakon was lukewarm at best. Assuming the military lead in the fight, Haakon nevertheless defeated Ribbung through comprehensive and organisationally demanding warfare over the next few years. As part of the campaign, Haakon additionally led a large army into the
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the 1230s, and attempted settlements at meetings in 1233 and 1236 only distanced them more from each other. Periodically, the two nonetheless reconciled and spent a great amount of time together, only to have their friendship destroyed - according to the saga, by intrigues derived from rumours and slander by men who played the two against each other. Skule was the first person ever in Norway to be titled duke (
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against Inge, he rejected it in part because of his young age and its bad prospects, as well as because he believed it would be morally wrong to fight Inge and thus split the
Birkebeiner. He instead said that he prayed that God would give him his share of his father's inheritance when the time was right.
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fleet of at least 120 ships. He had become accustomed to negotiating while backed by an intimidating fleet. The fleet left Bergen in July, and reached
Shetland and Orkney in August, where they were joined by chieftains from the Hebrides and Man. Alexander started negotiations after Norwegian landings
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scattered across the whole of Norway. This was part of an attempt by Haakon to limit Skule's power. In 1239 the conflict between the two erupted into open warfare when Skule had himself proclaimed king. Although he had some support in TrĂžndelag, Opplandene, and eastern Viken, he could not stand up to
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eventually won him the favour of Magnus and his men. The saga is considered the most detailed and reliable of all sagas concerning
Norwegian kings, building on both written archive material and oral information from individuals who had been close to Haakon. It is nonetheless written openly in support
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received backing overseas from North Africa). Haakon could thus potentially also fulfill his papal vow of crusade, although he likely did not intend to. He sent an embassy to
Castile in 1255. A Castilian ambassador to Norway returned with the embassy, and proposed to establish the "strongest ties of
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After King Inge's death in 1217, a succession dispute erupted. Haakon was supported by the majority of
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Haakon has often been compared with Skule BĂ„rdsson, and historians have taken sides in the old conflict. While Munch saw Skule as a traitor to the rightful
Norwegian king, Koht viewed Skule as a heroic figure. On more sketchy grounds, Kinck praised Skule as representing the original and dying Norse
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was a cornerstone of Haakon's foreign policy. As they had become kings around the same time, Haakon wrote to Henry in 1224 that he wished they could maintain the friendship that had existed between their fathers. Haakon sought to defend the Norwegian sovereignty over islands in the west, namely the
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While the Church in Norway initially had refused to recognise Haakon as King of Norway, it had largely turned to support his claim to the throne by the 1223 meeting, although later disagreements occurred. Despite being the undisputed ruler of Norway after 1240, Haakon was still not approved as king
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in 1219. Haakon accepted the proposal (although he did not think it would change much politically), but the marriage between Haakon and Margrete did not take place before 1225, partly due to the conflict with Sigurd. The relationship between Haakon and Skule nevertheless deteriorated further during
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have in turn professed a reaction against Koht's view. According to Sverre Bagge, modern historians tend to follow Koht when it comes to see Skule's rebellion as a last desperate attempt to stop Haakon from encroaching on Skule's power, but lean closer to Munch's overall evaluation of the two men.
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was thus established in the Norwegian order of succession, although Haakon's new law still maintained that illegitimate children could be designated as successor in the absence of any legitimate children or grandchildrenâcontrary to Catholic principles. While his strong position allowed him to set
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after the Earl's death in 1214. Haakon was brought up alongside Inge's son Guttorm, and they were treated as the same. When he was eleven, some of Haakon's friends provoked the king by asking him to give Haakon a region to govern. When Haakon was approached by the men and was urged to take up arms
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Knut Helle interprets the saga to leave an impression of Skule as a skilled warrior and politician, while noting that the author of the saga purposely created a diffuse image of his role in the conflict with Haakon. On the other hand, Helle notes that Skule was outmaneuvered with relative ease by
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as the Baglers formerly had done. In the summer of 1223, Skule forced the Ribbungar to surrender. However, The great meeting in Bergen soon after renewed the division of the Norwegian kingdom, with Skule gaining control of the northern third of the country instead of the east, in what marked a
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In Scandinavia, Haakon regularly met with neighbouring rulers in the border-area around Elven from the late 1240s through the 1250s. He sent grand fleets as embassies; some reportedly numbered over 300 ships. Haakon also reconciled with the Swedes when he his son Haakon the Young married
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The royal court in Bergen also started importing and translating the first true European literature that became available to a wider Norwegian audience. The literature which was popular then was heroic-romantic literature derived from the French and, in turn, English courts, notably
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district of Sweden in 1225, to punish the inhabitants for their support of Sigurd. Sigurd died in 1226, and the revolt was finally quashed in 1227 with the surrender of its last leader, Haakon the Crazy's son Knut Haakonsson. This left Haakon more or less uncontested monarch.
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in Bergen in 1218. The result of the trial strengthened the legal basis for his kingship, and improved his relationship with the Church. The saga's claim that Haakon already had been generally accepted as king in 1217/18 has however been contested by modern historians such as
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The last Bagler king Philip Simonsson died in 1217. Speedy political and military manoeuvering by Skule led to a reconciliation between the Birkebeiners and Baglers, and thus the reunification of the kingdom. However, some discontented Baglers found a new royal pretender,
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over the Hebrides induced Haakon to undertake an expedition to the islands. Haakon learned in 1262 that Scottish nobles had raided the Hebrides and that Alexander III planned to conquer the islands. In 1263 Haakon mounted an expedition with his formidable
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Norwegian control over the Faroe Islands and Shetland was strong due to the importance of Bergen as a trading centre, while Orkney, the Hebrides, and Man had more natural ties with the Scottish mainland. Although traditionally having had ties with the
636:(Göta Ălv). While Skule's supporters initially had attempted to cast doubt about Haakon's royal ancestry, they eventually suspended open resistance to his candidacy. As the dispute could have divided the Birkebeiners, Skule settled on becoming
1020:). Haakon claimed Halland in 1253, and finally invaded the province on his own in 1256, demanding it as compensation for the looting of Norwegian ships in Danish seas. But he was forced to renounce this claim in a 1257 peace agreement with
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in Kirkwall for the winter; in spring, his body was exhumed and taken back to Norway, where he was buried in the Old Cathedral in his capital Bergen. Centuries later, in 1531, the cathedral was demolished by the commander of
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had made an agreement for the succession to the throne that excluded himself, Haakon pointed out that the agreement was invalid due to his attorney not having been present. He subsequently identified his attorney as "God and
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on the Scottish mainland, but the Scots purposely prolonged the talks. The Scots waited until September and October for weather that would be trouble for Haakon's fleet. A Scottish force met a smaller Norwegian force at the
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by a delegation of Irish kings, and the command of the French crusader fleet by the French king. He amplified the influence of European culture in Norway by importing and translating contemporary European literature into
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proposed (by Matthew Paris as messenger) to Haakon to join him for a Crusade, with Haakon as commander of the fleet, but Haakon declined. While Haakon had been unsuccessful in gaining the recognition of
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Haakon's forces. The rebellion ended when Skule was killed in 1240, leaving Haakon the undisputed king of Norway. This revolt is generally taken to mark the final end of Norway's civil war era.
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were some of the key reasons which allowed Haakon to assert sovereignty over the islands. The Norwegian kingdom was at the largest it has ever been by the end of Haakon's reign.
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1329:(1238â1280). Married Ingeborg, daughter of Eric IV of Denmark in 1261. Appointed king and co-ruler after the death of Haakon the Young. Succeeded his father as King of Norway.
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boundaries to the Church's political influence, he was on the other hand prepared to give the Church much autonomy in internal affairs and relations with the rural society.
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Kone (c. 1225 -), married Toralde Gunnarsson Hvite, until Gulsvik (Buskerud, c. 1220 â Gulsvik, FlĂ„, Buskerud, d. 1260), mentioned on a 1258 document, and had issue.
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at its territorial height. Although he for the moment managed to secure Norwegian control of the islands off the northern and western shores of Scotland, plus the
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into his kingdom by exploiting the island's internal conflicts in his favour. The dependency on Norwegian maritime trade and their subordination to the
1149:(2 October). Although the battle was inconclusive, Haakon withdrew to Orkney for the winter. A delegation of Irish kings invited Haakon to become the
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Relations were hostile with both Sweden and Denmark from the start of his reign. During Haakon's rivalry with Earl Skule, Skule sought the support of
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claimed the Hebrides and asked to buy the islands from Norway, but Haakon staunchly rejected the proposals. Following Alexander II's death, his son
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his lord (he nonetheless came from the capture unharmed). When he learned at the age of eight that King Inge BĂ„rdsson and his brother Earl
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Haakon and Skule BĂ„rdsson, from the 14th century Icelandic
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in June 1217. He was later the same year hailed as king at
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30:"Hakon Hakonarson" redirects here. For the researcher, see
1323:, brother of Alfonso X of Castile in 1258. Died childless.
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had been tense due to a dispute over the right to tax the
485:, as Inga had been with Haakon in his hostel in Borg (now
2463:
O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (1993). "The Norwegian Alliance".
2427:
The Making of Ireland: From Ancient Times to the Present
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433:, it was written by the Icelandic writer and politician
423:
The main source of information concerning Haakon is the
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Fry, Plantagenet Somerset; Fry, Fiona Somerset (1991).
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following some military engagements with the expanding
57:). The seal itself was given to Haakon as a gift from
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571:. He continued his education under King Inge at the
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The Learned King: The Reign of Alfonso X of Castile
367:faction, Haakon defeated the uprising of the final
985:, Norway increasingly relied on Baltic grain from
612:and western Norway, Haakon was proclaimed king at
489:) in late 1203. King Haakon was the leader of the
3585:People educated at the Trondheim Cathedral School
2446:Kingship and state formation in Sweden, 1130-1290
2401:. Vol. 2. Christiania (Oslo): P. T. Malling.
2329:
1122:. As part of a new development the Scottish king
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2491:Orfield, Lester B.; Boyer, Benjamin F. (2002) .
1586:"Issuing Authorities: HĂ„kon HĂ„konsson's coinage"
1116:community of Norse settlers in northern Scotland
2471:
2467:. University of Pennsylvania. pp. 202â204.
2462:
2408:The art of Matthew Paris in the Chronica majora
1942:(in Norwegian). University of Oslo. p. 117
1177:, for military purposes in connection with the
1039:More distantly, Haakon sought an alliance with
850:in Bergen, constructed in the mid-13th century.
835:was sent to Bergen and crowned Haakon in 1247.
3580:People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School
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1590:University of Oslo's Coin Cabinet exhibition
897:was reportedly the Arthurian romantic story
600:at Inge's deathbed and was supported by the
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910:Haakon also had the popular religious text
893:). The first work that was translated into
453:
450:, and the legitimacy of Haakon's kingship.
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2042:Forte, Oram, & Pedersen, 2005, p. 262.
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839:Cultural influence and legal reforms
351:. Haakon was born into the troubled
2373:Under kirke og kongemakt: 1130-1350
2126:Guhnfeldt, Cato (19 October 2011).
1162:Bishop's Palace in Kirkwall, Orkney
24:
1925:Orfield & Boyer, 2002, p. 137.
1854:Orfield & Boyer, 2002, p. 138.
1449:
1395:"Da birkebeinerne skapte historie"
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1303:Olav (born 1226). Died in infancy.
1203:. In the early 20th century, poet
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1056:The Scottish expedition and death
863:with an embassy to the sultan of
3560:Burials at Christ Church, Bergen
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640:for Haakon during his minority.
446:of the political program of the
437:(nephew of the famous historian
324:[ËhÉËËkonËhÉËËkonÉrËson]
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2472:O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (2011).
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257:Christina, Lady of Valdecorneja
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3555:Burials at St Magnus Cathedral
2493:The Growth of Scandinavian Law
2476:. University of Pennsylvania.
1936:"Diplomatarium Norvegicum XIX"
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1135:dispute with the Scottish king
509:, the new Birkebeiner king in
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1084:Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
916:translated into Old Norse as
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2410:. University of California.
1160:Haakon over-wintered at the
77:June 1217 â 16 December 1263
32:Hakon Hakonarson (scientist)
7:
2315:. University of Minnesota.
2030:Fry & Fry, 1991, p. 85.
246:Cecilia, Queen of the Isles
10:
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1898:O'Callaghan, 1993, p. 203.
1886:O'Callaghan, 1993, p. 202.
1709:Lewis, 1987, pp. 456, 467.
1592:. University of Oslo. 1995
1282:King of Mann and the Isles
833:Cardinal William of Sabina
573:Trondheim Cathedral School
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27:King of Norway (1204â1263)
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2292:Barrow, G. W. S. (1981).
2241:24 September 2015 at the
2209:Norsk biografisk leksikon
2168:Bagge, 1996, pp. 111â112.
2101:Norsk biografisk leksikon
1960:Helle, 1995, pp. 195â196.
1916:Helle, 1995, pp. 194â195.
1877:O'Callaghan, 2011, p. 17.
1863:Helle, 1995, pp. 197â198.
1842:Bagge, 1996, pp. 121â122.
1806:, retrieved 18 March 2013
1785:Bagge, 1996, pp. 149â150.
1776:Helle, 1995, pp. 171â172.
1764:Helle, 1995, pp. 180â181.
1727:Helle, 1995, pp. 181â183.
1718:Bagge, 1996, pp. 119â120.
1700:Bagge, 1996, pp. 110â111.
1677:Bagge, 1996, pp. 129â130.
1668:Bagge, 1996, pp. 108â109.
1539:Helle, 1995, pp. 169â170.
1501:Norsk biografisk leksikon
1321:Infante Philip of Castile
1244:Norsk biografisk leksikon
801:Mongol invasion of Europe
426:Saga of Haakon Haakonsson
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3497:KristjĂĄn X (Christian X)
2920:Magnus VI the Law-mender
2495:. The Lawbook Exchange.
2425:Lydon, James F. (1998).
2334:. Cambridge University.
2296:. Edinburgh University.
1940:Dokumentasjonsprosjektet
1622:Bagge, 1996, pp. 98â102.
1341:were the mascots of the
1022:Christopher I of Denmark
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454:Background and childhood
388:High Kingship of Ireland
3550:Medieval child monarchs
3193:III. Independent Norway
2876:Haakon II Broadshoulder
2539:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica
2406:Lewis, Suzanne (1987).
1640:Helle, 1995, pp. 75â76.
1575:Bagge, 1996, pp. 96â97.
1548:Bagge, 1996, pp. 95â96.
1299:. Their children were:
963:Mongol invasion of Rus'
744:Recognition by the Pope
569:Bergen Cathedral School
353:civil war era in Norway
319:
312: March/April 1204
191:Old Cathedral of Bergen
187:, Kirkwall (until 1264)
147: March/April 1204
3107:II. Independent Norway
2542:(11th ed.). 1911.
2204:"Kristin HĂ„konsdatter"
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1179:Protestant Reformation
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944:Valdemar II of Denmark
857:royal estate in Bergen
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776:accorded to Haakon by
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3444:Possession of Denmark
2891:Haakon III Sverresson
2864:Eystein II Haraldsson
2839:Sigurd I the Crusader
2688:Foreign and non-royal
2683:I. Independent Norway
2444:Line, Philip (2007).
2311:Derry, T. K. (2000).
2214:Store norske leksikon
2184:Keyser, 1870, p. 230.
2106:Store norske leksikon
2075:Store norske leksikon
1804:Store Norske Leksikon
1566:Keyser, 1870, p. 184.
1506:Store norske leksikon
1496:"Haakon 4 Haakonsson"
1319:(1234â1262). Married
1311:Rikissa Birgersdotter
1309:(1232â1257). Married
1293:Margrete Skulesdatter
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1251:Children and marriage
1155:Anglo-Norman settlers
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602:Archbishop of Nidaros
495:the ongoing civil war
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207:Margaret Skulesdatter
128:Magnus VI (1257â1263)
3570:People from Eidsberg
3545:Civil wars in Norway
3305:Possession of Norway
2908:Haakon IV Haakonsson
2809:Magnus II Haraldsson
2696:monarchs in brackets
2561:Cadet branch of the
2351:A History of Ireland
2159:Helle, 1995, p. 181.
2128:"En norsk kongegrav"
2060:Barrow, 1981 p. 119.
2051:Helle, 1995, p. 173.
2012:Barrow, 1981 p. 118.
1994:Bagge, 1996, p. 126.
1985:Helle, 1995, p. 196.
1907:Helle, 1995, p. 194.
1833:Helle, 1995, p. 197.
1755:Helle, 1995, p. 199.
1743:Helle, 1995, p. 198.
1691:Helle, 1995, p. 180.
1373:Helle, 1995, p. 183.
1343:1994 Winter Olympics
1151:High King of Ireland
1071:Henry III of England
1041:Alfonso X of Castile
335:), sometimes called
314:â 16 December 1263;
305:Haakon IV Haakonsson
287:Haakon III of Norway
59:Henry III of England
3565:People from Ăstfold
3297:Monarchs of Iceland
3127:Christian Frederick
2940:Haakon VI Magnusson
2935:Magnus VII Ericsson
2881:Magnus V Erlingsson
2849:Magnus IV the Blind
2834:Eystein I Magnusson
2824:Magnus III Barefoot
2804:Harald III Hardrada
2726:Harald II Greycloak
2193:Line, 2007, p. 589.
2021:Lydon, 1998, p. 78.
2003:Derry, 2000, p. 49.
1969:Derry, 2000, p. 48.
1656:Helle, 1995, p. 77.
1631:Bagge, 1996, p. 99.
1613:Helle, 1995, p. 76.
1557:Bagge, 1996, p. 96.
1530:Bagge, 1996, p. 95.
1446:Helle, 1995, p. 75.
1430:Bagge, 1996, p. 91.
1421:Helle, 1995, p. 74.
1393:(19 October 2011).
1347:Christina of Norway
1327:Magnus VI of Norway
1267:Sigurd (died 1252).
1222:Per Sveaas Andersen
1166:St Magnus Cathedral
938:Involvements abroad
585:Succession struggle
469:Haakon was born in
413:Kingdom of Scotland
363:. As a king of the
193:(destroyed in 1531)
185:St Magnus Cathedral
3488:Kingdom of Iceland
2945:Olaf IV Haakonsson
2930:Haakon V Magnusson
2897:Guttorm Sigurdsson
2819:Haakon Toresfostre
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900:Tristan and Iseult
852:
826:Holy Roman Emperor
813:Louis IX of France
803:. When a group of
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419:Historical sources
384:Holy Roman Emperor
18:HĂ„kon IV of Norway
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2859:Inge I Haraldsson
2799:Magnus I the Good
2768:Olaf II the Saint
2756:EirĂkr HĂĄkonarson
2744:Olaf I Tryggvason
2738:Haakon Sigurdsson
2721:Haakon I the Good
2711:Harald I Fairhair
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2551:Haakon Haakonsson
2525:Project Gutenberg
1796:HĂ„kon 4 HĂ„konsson
1339:HĂ„kon and Kristin
1197:in his 1863 play
1096:Earldom of Orkney
891:Matter of Britain
874:chansons de geste
532:Birkebeinerrennet
483:Haakon Sverresson
371:royal pretender,
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