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Magnus was the son of King Sigurd I of Norway and Borghild Olavsdotter. When King Sigurd died in 1130, Magnus became king of Norway together with his uncle Harald Gille. After four years of uneasy peace, Magnus began to openly prepare for war on Harald. On August 9, 1134, he defeated Harald in the decisive Battle at Färlev near Färlev in ...
Magnus IV (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374; Swedish Magnus Eriksson) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII (including Iceland and Greenland) from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360. By adversaries he has been called Magnus Smek (English: Magnus the Caresser ).
- 8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364
- Ingeborg of Norway
Mar 25, 2024 · Magnus IV was a joint ruler of Norway (1130–35), with Harald IV. His abortive attempt (1137–39) to wrest sovereignty from Inge I Haroldsson and Sigurd II, sons of Harald IV, ended the first epoch in the period of Norwegian civil wars (1130–1240).
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Feb 21, 2024 · The background to King Magnus VI uniting Norway under one common law was 100 years of power struggles and civil war. ... Magnus IV's Norwegian Code of the Realm w had an important place in ...
Apr 26, 2022 · In English===: Magnus II Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV (II) of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 – December 1, 1374), Norway, and Terra Scania, and was son of Duke Erik Magnusson of Sweden and Ingeborg, daughter of Haakon V of Norway. Also known by his nickname "Magnus Smek" (Eng. "Pet-Magnus").
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- December 1374 (58)Norge (Norway)
- May 1316
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Magnus Sigurdsson, also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240.
Magnus Sigurdsson (c. 1115 – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway (being Magnus IV) from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139.His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240.
