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Magnus Sigurdsson (c. 1115 – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway (being Magnus IV) from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240.
Feb 21, 2024 · Magnus IV's Norwegian Code of the Realm became a unifying Norwegian symbol over time. During the Middle Ages, what we today call state power was divided between the monarchy and the church.
Mar 25, 2024 · Magnus IV (born c. 1115, Norway—died 1139, Norway) was a joint ruler of Norway (1130–35), with Harald IV. His abortive attempt (1137–39) to wrest sovereignty from Inge I Haroldsson and Sigurd II, sons of Harald IV, ended the first epoch in the period of Norwegian civil wars (1130–1240).
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Magnus IV (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374; Swedish Magnus Eriksson) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII (including Iceland and Greenland) from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360. By adversaries he has been called Magnus Smek (English: Magnus the Caresser ).
- 8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364
- Ingeborg of Norway
Magnus IV of Norway. Magnus the Blind was the son of King Sigurd Jorsalfar of Norway and Borghild Olavsdotter. When Sigurd Jorsalfar died in 1130, Magnus became king of Norway together with his uncle Harald Gille.
Magnus Sigurdsson (c. 1115 – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway (being Magnus IV) from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway , which lasted until 1240.
Magnus Eriksson (1316-1374) is the King with the longest reign in Nordic history. For 33 years, he ruled Sweden and Norway. Before that, he had been the under-aged King of the two countries for 12 years. Magnus Eriksson was the son of Duke Erik Magnusson and the Norwegian princess Ingeborg Haakonsdotter. At the age of two, he, in 1318, he ...
