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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 ...
- 1103 – 26 March 1130
- Catholicism
Apr 8, 2024 · king (1103-1130), Norway. Role In: Crusades. 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.
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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 ...
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Mar 22, 2016 · Sigurd helped Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem, to consolidate his position in the Middle East, and he participated in the siege of Sidon in 1110. Sidon is located in today’s Lebanon, and the city was besieged by Sigurd from the sea and by Baldwin from the land. But this was also a pilgrimage, and Sigurd visited all the holy places while he was ...
Norwegian Crusade. The route taken by Sigurd I to Jerusalem and Constantinople (red line) and back to Norway (green line) according to Heimskringla. (Legend in Old Norse.) The Norwegian Crusade, led by Norwegian King Sigurd I, [2] was a crusade or a pilgrimage (sources differ) [3] that lasted from 1107 to 1111, in the aftermath of the First ...
- 1107–1110
- Iberia, Balearic Islands, Palestine
- Crusader victory
- Lordship of Sidon created
Mar 27, 2024 · 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 ...
Biography. Sigurd Magnússon became king of Norway after the death of his father in 1103. In the early years of his reign, he ruled as co-king alongside his brothers Eystein and Olaf, but Sigurd outlived both. He governed Norway until his death in 1130. Beginning in 1107, King Sigurd departed from Norway with a fleet of ships, perhaps as many ...
