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Magnus Haakonsson ( Old Norse: Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Håkonsson; 1 (or 3) [3] May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). [1] One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as Magnus ...
- Haakon IV
Haakon IV Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December...
- Magnus the Good
Magnus Olafsson ( Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and...
- Magnus V of Norway
Magnus V ( Old Norse: Magnús Erlingsson, 1156 – 15 June...
- Haakon IV
Mar 25, 2024 · king (1263-1280), Norway. Magnus VI (born 1238, Norway—died May 9, 1280, Bergen, Nor.) was the king of Norway (1263–80) who transformed the nation’s legal system by introducing new national, municipal, and ecclesiastical codes, which also served as a model for many of the Norwegian colonies. His national code was used for more than 400 years.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Magnus VI. Magnus VI (Magnus the Law Mender), 1238–80, king of Norway (1263–80), son of Haakon IV. A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Alexander III of Scotland for a large sum. He immediately undertook a general revision of the laws, introducing (1274) a new code for ...
Magnus Haakonsson (Old Norse: Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Håkonsson; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as Magnus the Law-mender (Old Norse: Magnús lagabœtir, Modern ...
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.
