Haakon IV Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈhɑːˌkonɑrˌson]; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes...

seen in the place-name Kyleakin, meaning 'Haakon's Narrows', being named after King Haakon IV of Norway. Haakon or Håkon was the name of several Norwegian...

white bear of Henry III was given to King Henry III of England by King Haakon IV of Norway in 1252. Its exact identity is not certain, but it was most...

IV, king of Denmark. In 1273, his elder brother, Eirik, was named junior king under the reign of their father, King Magnus. At the same time, Haakon was...

vassals of the King of Denmark, including Jarl Haakon. It is undisputed that later kings, until Magnus IV (Magnus the Blind, r. 1130–1135 and 1137–1139)...

Haakon III Sverresson (Norwegian: Håkon Sverresson, Old Norse: Hákon Sverrisson; c. 1183 – 1 January 1204) was King of Norway from 1202 to 1204. Haakon...

birkebeiner leaders wanted earl Haakon the Crazy, who had earlier been appointed to rule the kingdom in king Guttorm’s infancy. Haakon was Inge’s older half-brother...

Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The...

Haakon Haakonsson the Young (Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson Unge, Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson hinn ungi) (10 November 1232 – 5 May 1257) was the son of king...

to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled Norway (except...

to have used an ordinal number, although originally counting himself as "IV". He was the youngest son of King Håkon Håkonsson and his wife Margaret Skulesdatter...

Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068–94) Haakon II of Norway (died 1162), Haakon Herdebrei Haakon III of Norway (1170s–1204), Haakon Sverreson Haakon IV of...

since the 1240s, when the Scottish king, Alexander II, began asking King Haakon IV of Norway if he could purchase the islands from him. For almost a decade...

years before had cut short. He laid a formal claim before King Haakon IV of Norway. Haakon rejected the claim, and in the following year responded with...

the influence, wealth, and power of the dynasty. Under his grandson Haakon IV's rule, the Kingdom of Norway reached its peak, the civil war era ended...

King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway. Inga, from Varteig in Østfold, maintained a relationship with King Haakon III who...

Grip. Magnus and Haakon tried to retake the Swedish throne, but without success. In 1363, Haakon married Margaret, daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark. The...

Skúladóttir) (1208–1270) was a Norwegian queen consort, spouse of King Haakon IV of Norway and queen consort of Norway from 1225 to 1263. Margrete was...

the Norwegian king Haakon IV for the Icelanders to rejoin the Norwegian "family", led the Icelandic chieftains to accept Haakon IV as king by the signing...

Birkebeiner-born Haakon IV ascended the throne, relatively unopposed, under the regency of Duke Skule Baardsson. Later in 1240, Haakon IV ended the civil...

Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden...

Inga of Varteig (c. 1185 – 1234), mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV Inga Abel (1946–2000), German actress Inga Åberg...

started but it is believed that it took place around the late 1290s, by King Haakon V, replacing Tønsberg as one of the two most important Norwegian castles...

the saga was probably composed in Bergen, Norway, at the court of king Haakon IV, sometime around 1250. Scholars are divided between those that believe...

or vassal, under King Haakon IV of Norway. John Steel was enlisted as a liegeman in 1217 (alongside Ivar Nosy) by King Haakon IV of Norway and Earl Skule...

fifth in descent in the male line from Tostig Godwinson. The new king, Haakon IV, was no more than a boy, with Skule acting as his regent. In 1225 Skule...

English king Henry III, earl Richard of Cornwall, the Norwegian king Haakon IV, a number of English bishops, and many others. Modern historians recognise...

Haakon III Sverresson (Guttorm Sigurdsson) Inge II Bårdsson Haakon IV Haakonsson (Haakon the Young) Magnus VI the Law-mender Eric II Magnusson Haakon...

He later received a "white bear", presumed to be a polar bear, from Haakon IV of Norway. The elephant seems to have arrived in Europe as a result of...

operations in the fjords of western Iceland and fighting carried on. Haakon IV made an effort to intervene from afar, inviting all of Iceland's cheiftains...