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Haakon IV Haakonsson ( c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈhɑːˌkonɑrˌson]; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson ), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 years, longer than any Norwegian king since Harald Fairhair. [2] Haakon was born into the troubled civil ...
Haakon improved the efficiency of the royal administration and also gained passage of laws prohibiting blood feuds and regulating church–state relations as well as the succession to the throne. His treaty with Henry III of England in 1217 was the earliest commercial treaty known in either nation.
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His willingness to use diplomacy to resolve disputes and his promotion of commerce and trade, arguably, set a pattern that later rulers imitated as Norway, over the centuries, became one of the world's most stable democracies and peace -affirming nations.
May 21, 2018 · views 3,311,072 updated May 21 2018. Haakon IV (1204–63) King of Norway (1247–63). He secured the submission of Iceland and Greenland to his rule. A patron of learning and the arts, he reigned at the beginning of medieval Norway's ‘golden age’ (1217–1319).
Oct 16, 2014 · All the Christianization that King Haakon had established was utterly destroyed and a heavier emphasis was placed on the existing Aesir and Vanir. In acting this way, not only did Jarl Haakon create a stricter war against Christianity but in the years to come, he forged a reason for the Norwegian Christians to detest the Aesir followers.
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Explore the life and reign of Haakon IV, the King of Norway during the medieval golden age.
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Haakon IV Haakonsson , sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 years, longer than any Norwegian king since Harald Fairhair. Haakon was born into the troubled civil war era in Norway, but his reign eventually managed to put an end to the internal conflicts. At the start of his reign, during his minority, Earl ...
