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Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse: Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus den gode), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047.
Nov 11, 2020 · November 11, 2020. Magnus Olafsson, born in 1024, was the son of a woman known as Álfhild the King’s Hand-Maid. Álfhild’s nickname refers to King Olaf II of Norway (or Saint Olaf, r. 1015-1028), and he was the father of her son.
Magnus I (Magnus the Good), 1024–47, king of Norway (1035–47) and Denmark (1042–47), son of Olaf II. He was recalled from exile in 1035 by the former opponents of Olaf when they rebelled against Sweyn, son of Canute. Source for information on Magnus I: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
Sep 29, 2023 · Magnus III Olafsson, also known as Magnus Barefoot, was a notable King of Norway who sought to expand Norse influence in the British Isles during the late Viking Age. Source: The Viking Herald. Though this may be a traditional view, it is very much incorrect as the life of Magnus III Olafsson shows us that this era extended far beyond 1066.
Jul 12, 2020 · The Norwegian magnates elected a local king, Magnus the Good, and Canute’s son Harthacnut, attempting to hold onto both his English and Scandinavian domains, scarcely managed to do either. After his death in 1042, the Danes conclusively lost control over England, and Magnus of Norway reigned over Denmark until 1047.
Denmark's History. 24. Magnus the Good. Magnus was the son of Olav the Holy with one of his maids. At birth, Sigvat Skjald named him Magnus after the Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne, in Latin Carolus Magnus. The Danes loved Magnus, it is said. He was young, brave and generous and the son of a saint.
Magnus I Olafsson was a Norwegian ruler, king of Norway (1035–47) and Denmark (1042–47), who wrested hegemony in the two Scandinavian nations from descendants of Canute the Great, king of Denmark and England. An illegitimate son of the Norwegian king Olaf II Haraldsson (St. Olaf), Magnus was named.
