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The Fairhair dynasty (Norwegian: Hårfagreætta) was a family of kings founded by Harald I of Norway (commonly known as "Harald Fairhair", Haraldr inn hárfagri) which united and ruled Norway with few interruptions from the latter half of the 9th century.
Harald Fairhair [a] (Old Norse: Haraldr Hárfagri) (c. 850 – c. 932) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway .
Dec 13, 2019 · Harald Fairhair was the first king of Norway and the unification of the Viking tribes was started by his father, Halfdan the Black. The early history of Norway, and Scandinavia in general, is characterized by powerful seafarers, traders, and warriors and by rich heathen mythologies and ambitious chieftains.
Mar 11, 2015 · The Fairhair dynasty (Hårfagreætta) was a family of kings founded by Harald I of Norway which united and ruled Norway with few interruptions from the latter half of the 9th century to 1387 (traditional view), or through only three generations of kings ending with Harald Greycloak in the late 10th century (the view of many modern ...
After the extinction of the male lines of the perceived Fairhair dynasty in 1319, the throne of Norway passed through matrilineal descent to Magnus VII, who in the same year became elected as king of Sweden too.
Harald Fairhair is a legendary figure in Norwegian history, known for his role in unifying the country. He is considered the first king of Norway, and his victory at Hafrsfjord in the late 9th century is often cited as the birth of an independent and unified Kingdom of Norway. Harald’s story is one of triumph and perseverance.
Harald Fairhair: Founder of the kingdom of Norway and founder of a royal dynasty. Harald Fairhair is the longest reigning monarch in Norway. Harald was both the founder of a kingdom and the founder of a royal dynasty – the king of all kings.
