Haakon Haraldsson (c. 920–961), also Haakon the Good (Old Norse: Hákon góði, Norwegian: Håkon den gode) and Haakon Adalsteinfostre (Old Norse: Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri...

King Haakon the Good. They fought several battles against King Haakon including the Battle of Rastarkalv near the island of Frei in 955 and the Battle...

Battle of Fitjar at Stord was the last battle in a war between the sons of Eric Bloodaxe and their uncle King Haakon the Good for power over Norway. It also...

Fagrskinna § 8; Haakon the Good's Saga § 10. Fagrskinna § 9; Haakon the Good's Saga § 10. Haakon the Good's Saga § 10. Haakon the Good's Saga § 26. Jones & (1968)...

first King of Norway. Supposedly, two of his sons, Eric Bloodaxe and Haakon the Good, succeeded Harald to become kings after his death. Much of Harald's...

Haakon or Håkon was the name of several Norwegian rulers (see Norwegian royalty): Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), known as Haakon the Good Haakon Sigurdsson...

until his death in 1957. The future Haakon VII was born in Copenhagen as Prince Carl of Denmark. He was the second son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess...

fathered Erik the Red with a woman whose name is unknown. He was exiled from Norway in c. 960, during the reign of King Haakon the Good (son of Harald...

[ˈhɑːˌkon ˈhɑːˌkonɑrˌson]; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263...

led by Harald Greycloak, the son of Eirik Bloodaxe. Greycloak and his brothers had seized the throne from Haakon the Good. Astrid fled to her father's...

Norway. This was one of several battles between the forces of King Haakon the Good and those of the sons of Eirik Bloodaxe (Eiriksønnene). After their...

married Paul Thorfinnsson, Earl of Orkney, and together they were the parents of Haakon Paulsson, who also became an earl of Orkney. Carl Frederik Bricka...

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their stay in England or Normandy. Haakon the Good was the first king to make efforts to convert the whole country, but the rebellious pagan chieftains forced...

Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is a British-born Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in Fox's...

Eric I of Norway Eric Bloodaxe (Eirik Blodøks) : c. 930–934 Haakon I of Norway Haakon the Good (Håkon den Gode) : 934–961 Harald II of Norway Harald Greyfur...

and then elected by the Storting on 18 November 1905. He took the regnal name Haakon VII. With him the House of Oldenburg, in the form of its junior branch...

name Håkan, Swedish spelling of the name Hakon, Danish spelling of the name Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), the Good Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Hlaðir (c...

of his father Harald Fairhair and his younger half-brother Haakon the Good. These include the late 12th-century Norwegian synoptics – Historia Norwegiæ...

to mediate between the king and the people during the king's attempt to introduce Christianity. After the death of Haakon at the Battle of Fitjar (Slaget...

the Temple at Uppsala. Refusal to administer the blóts could lead to the king losing power (see Haakon the Good and Anund Gårdske). According to the testimony...

the estate was the home of King Eric Bloodaxe, Bloodaxe's children, and King Haakon the Good. Later King Olaf III, the founder of Bergen, ruled the city...

The Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, describes a Yule feast hosted by the Norwegian king Haakon the Good (c...

III in 1537. The archdiocese was abolished and replaced with a Lutheran diocese. The Christianization of Norway was begun by Haakon the Good (d. 961) and...

Geirstadalf, the king of Vingulmark. Olaf rebelled against Bloodaxe, but was killed in battle, and so Gudrød had to escape to Oppland. When Haakon the Good became...

of the descendants of Harald Fairhair, Haakon the Good and Olaf Tryggvason attempted to convert the then heathen Norwegians to Christianity. In the year...

in the 10th century, the king Haakon the Good moved it to the same day as Christmas, about three weeks earlier. If Candlemas day be dry and fair, The half...

in the subsequent saga about his half brother, Haakon the Good. While Heimskringla, the Harald Fairhair saga, is still recognized as some of the best...

of the Hungarians (970s) Vladimir I of Kiev (980s) Harald Bluetooth of Denmark and Norway Eric the Victorious Haakon the Good Baptism of Mieszko The Baptism...

Hordaland. King Haakon the Good defeats the rebelling force, but is killed. Harald Greycloak becomes ruler of the western part of Norway. The Lombard army...