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Harald Fairhair (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.
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.
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Dec 13, 2019 · Learn about the legendary Harald Fairhair, who united the petty kingdoms of Scandinavia under his rule. Discover his father, Halfdan the Black, his battles, his hair, and his legacy in this article.
Nov 29, 2023 · Learn about the first king of Norway, who allegedly unified the country for love or trade, and fought Gandalf the wizard. Discover the sources, interpretations and controversies of his story, from sagas to archeology.
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.
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.
Mar 24, 2020 · Learn about Harald Fairhair, the legendary king who allegedly cut his hair to unify Norway in the 9th century. Discover how the Leidang, the Christianisation, the legal code and the personal unions shaped Norway's history and monarchy.
