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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. [1] [2] Supposedly, two of his sons, Eric Bloodaxe and Haakon the Good, succeeded Harald to become kings after his death. Much of Harald's biography is uncertain.
Nov 29, 2023 · If you ever looked up Norwegian history, chances are you came across the name of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway. His story is like a mix of legend and real-life Viking drama. In a time when Norway was a collection of smaller territories, each with its own ruler, Harald had an ambition to unite them all.
Born: c. 860. Died: c. 940. Harald I (born c. 860—died c. 940) was the first king to claim sovereignty over all of Norway. One of the greatest of the 9th-century Scandinavian warrior chiefs, he gained effective control of Norway’s western coastal districts but probably had only nominal authority in the other parts 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.
The Saga of Harald Fairhair (Haralds saga hárfagra) is the third of the sagas in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, after Ynglinga saga and the saga of Halfdan the Black. Snorri sagas were written in Iceland in the 1220s. This saga is about the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.
Nov 30, 2023 · In the realm of Scandinavian history, few names resonate with the same intrigue and grandeur as Harald Fairhair, the legendary Viking monarch credited with unifying Norway into a single kingdom. His tale is a captivating blend of historical fact, mythical embellishments, and captivating storytelling, leaving an indelible mark on the ...
There may be as many as 6 dynasties altogether subsumed under the title of Fairhair dynasty: Harald Fairhair's, Olaf Tryggvason's, St. Olaf's, Harald Hardrada's, Magnus Erlingsson's and Sverre's. Genealogy. The problem points (points of broken genealogy) in the medieval royal lineage in the so-called Fairhair dynasty are:
