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Haakon Haraldsson (c. 920–961), also Haakon the Good ( Old Norse: Hákon góði, Norwegian: Håkon den gode) and Haakon Adalsteinfostre ( Old Norse: Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri, Norwegian: Håkon Adalsteinsfostre ), was the king of Norway from 934 to 961. He was noted for his attempts to introduce Christianity into Norway. [1] [2] [3]
Haakon I Adalsteinsfostre (born c. 920—died c. 961, Fitjar, Nor.) was a Norwegian king and one of the most eminent Scandinavian rulers of his time. He fostered the growth of governmental institutions but failed in his attempt to Christianize the lesser Norwegian chieftains. Haakon, the youngest son of Harald I Fairhair, was brought up at the ...
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Haakon I. Haakon I (hä´kən, Nor. hô´kŏŏn) (Haakon the Good), c.915–961, king of Norway (c.935–961), son of Harold I. He was brought up as a Christian at the court of King Athelstan in England. His brother, Eric Bloodyaxe, had succeeded Harold as chief king, but the other sons of Harold refused to obey Eric and helped Haakon seize power.
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May 16, 2023 · The boy who would become Håkon the Good was born the rather less pronounceable (though better for Scrabble players) Haakon Adalsteinfostre, the youngest son of the recently self-proclaimed King of Norway, Harald Fairhair . Now Harald was said to have been born in about c.850 CE and Håkon in 920 CE, making it extremely unlikely that there was ...
Haakon also succeeded in breathing new life into Harald’s project of reunification. Posterity has given him the name of Haakon the Good and he must therefore have had a great deal of political skill and courage. The core area of Haakon’s territory was originally Harald Hairfair’s old kingdom in Western Norway.
Haakon IV Haakonsson, the Old (born 1204, ruled 1217–63), was the illegitimate son of Haakon III. He is remembered for having brought Iceland and Greenland under the control of Norway. Haakon V Magnusson (born 1270, ruled 1299–1319) was the last male in the line of Harald the Fairhair. At his death the throne went to his nephew Magnus VII ...
The Battle of Fitjar at Stord was the last battle in a war between the sons of Eric Bloodaxe and their uncle King Haakon the Good for power over Norway. It also formed part of a contest between Norway and Denmark to control the area of Oslofjord . Erling Eiriksson, Sigurd Sleva and Harald Greycloak, three of the sons of Eric Bloodaxe ...
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