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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 · Sigurd I Magnusson 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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Mar 27, 2024 · Sigurd I Magnusson (1089[1] – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfar), was King of Norway 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 Kingdom of Norway.
- Sør-Trøndelag
- circa 1090
- Borghild Olavsdatter Store-Dal, Frille Tora
- Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Mar 27, 2023 · Who was Sigurd Magnusson? 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
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Dec 11, 2021 · 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 support of the Kingdom of Jerusalem – a Levantine state established in 1099 after the successful First Crusade (1096-1099).
Mar 22, 2016 · The most famous Norwegian crusader is King Sigurd I Magnusson. He was also called Jorsalfare, in recognition of the fact that he had travelled to Jerusalem. But the first Norwegian credited with making the journey was Skofte Ogmundsson, a rich magnate from Giske in western Norway who was said to have gone to Jerusalem in 1101, two years after ...
The Norwegian Crusade, led by Norwegian King Sigurd I, was a crusade or a pilgrimage (sources differ) that lasted from 1107 to 1111, in the aftermath of the First Crusade. The Norwegian Crusade marks the first time a European king personally went to the Holy Land.
