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Magnus III Olafsson, better known as Magnus Barefoot, was the King of Norway from 1093 until his death in 1103. His reign was marked by aggressive military campaigns and conquest, particularly in the Norse-dominated parts of the British Isles, where he extended his rule to the Kingdom of the Isles and Dublin.
Both Þorkell and Gísl call Magnus the father of both Eysteinn (Eysteins fǫður) and Sigurðr (Sigurðar feðr).36 The two brothers were undoubtedly among the original audience of the poems dedicated to their father and, later, actively participated in the process of preserving the memory of Magnus Barefoot as a true follower of Haraldr hardradi.
The following extracts come from Magnus Barefoot’s Saga, which is in Heimskringla “The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway.” This volume was written by Snorri Sturluson in Old Norse in Iceland c. 1230: King Magnus undertook an expedition out of the country, with many fine men and a good assortment of shipping.
Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt),[2] was King of Norway (as Magnus III) from 1093 until his death in 1103. His reign was marked by aggressive military campaigns and conquest, particularly in the Norse-dominated parts of the British ...
Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian; Magnus Berrføtt) or Magnus III Olafsson (1073 – 24 August 1103) was King of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of Mann and the Isles from 1099 until 1103. Background. Magnus was the son of King Olaf Kyrre, grandson of King Harald Hardrada and great-nephew of King Olaf the Saint.
Magnus Barefoot aka Magnus Barelegs (1046 -1093) McIan's rendering of an Islesman, circa 1100 AD The Hebrides were not always part of the kingdom of the King of Scots. From about the 9th century until the 13th century Norway claimed these Islands, together with the Isles of Man, Orkney, the Shetlands, and there was considerable traffic between ...
Both Þorkell and Gísl call Magnus the father of both Eysteinn (Eysteins fǫður) and Sigurðr (Sigurðar feðr).36 The two brothers were undoubtedly among the original audience of the poems dedicated to their father and, later, actively participated in the process of preserving the memory of Magnus Barefoot as a true follower of Haraldr hardradi.
