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  1. Sigurd Magnusson (1089 – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfare), was King of Norway (being Sigurd I) from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his half-brother Øystein (until Øystein died in 1123), has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval ...

  2. Apr 8, 2024 · Sigurd I Magnusson (born c. 1090, Norway—died 1130, Oslo) was the king of Norway (1103–30) and the first Scandinavian king to participate in the Crusades. He strengthened the Norwegian church by building cathedrals and monasteries and by imposing tithes, which provided a reliable source of income for the clergy.

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  4. Mar 27, 2023 · Known as, in fact, "The Crusader," Sigurd Magnusson reigned from 1103 to 1130, leading what became known as the Norwegian Crusade between 1107 and 1110. READ MORE: Viking crusade: What happened when King Sigurd sailed for Jerusalem with 60 longships. This was a time of economic prosperity and cultural growth in Norway, about a century after ...

  5. Portrait of Sigurd the Crusader, 1090 - 1130, King of Norway, Participated in the Norwegian Crusade and played a role in the Crusader states. smiling. Vintage art illustration on bright beige paper background - historic art style, sweeping overdrawn lines, subtile colored artwork, that captures the playful spirit and v

  6. Mar 2, 2023 · The Norwegian crusade marks the first time a European king personally went to the holy land. King Sigurd was already a hardened battle veteran having spent a...

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  7. King Sigurd the Crusader is one of the many wood engravings used to embellish the first volume of Good Words. Designed by Burne-Jones at the outset of his career, the image employs deliberately simplified forms and demonstrates admiration for medieval art and the work of the artist's mentor Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

  8. Dec 11, 2021 · the history avenue. There were numerous Christian crusades to the Holy Land but one of the more fabled was the Norwegian Crusade. Led by King Sigurd I Magnussen (Sigurd the Crusader) in 1107, the three-year crusade was the first led personally by a European king. Legend has it King Sigurd launched sixty ships carrying five thousand men in ...

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