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    Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse:...
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    Sturluson (1993), Nordiska kungasagor: Magnus den gode till Magnus Erlingsson. Stockholm: Fabel, p. 57 (Magnus the Good's Saga, Chapter 33). Adam av Bremen...
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  • the Good (1042–1047), also Magnus I of Norway Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540–1583) Magnús Óláfsson (died 1265) Magnus I of Norway (1024–1047) Magnus II...
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    man. The political agreement between Harthacnut and Magnus the Good included the appointment of the latter as heir to Harthacnut. At the time, the agreement...
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  • Magnus I may refer to: Magnus the Good (1024–1047), King of Norway and King of Denmark Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (ruled from 1108 to about 1115)...
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    Cnut (redirect from Cnut the Great)
    taxation, a rebellion, and the restoration of the former Norwegian dynasty under Saint Olaf's illegitimate son Magnus the Good. In 1014, while Cnut was...
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    exhuming the king and reinterring him in Nidaros Cathedral, currently the burial place of nine Norwegian kings, among them Magnus the Good and Magnus Haraldsson...
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    Magnus Haakonsson (1 or 3 May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements...
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  • mother of Magnus the Good Álfhildr (Gautreks saga), the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king Gautrekr Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish...
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    Albertus Magnus OP (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar...
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    Norway, but was beaten by Magnus I of Norway. When Harthacnut died in 1042, Magnus claimed the Danish throne and made Svend the jarl of Jutland. In 1043...
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    son Magnus ('the Good') laid claim to the Norwegian throne, Svein and Ælfgifu were forced to flee. Olaf has traditionally been seen as leading the Christianisation...
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    Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning five-time...
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    kings as found in the Heimskringla, specifically the sagas about Olaf Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Sverre, Hákon the Old, Magnus the Good, and Harald Hardrada...
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  • of Hel, the location in Norse mythology Hel, a battle-axe used by Magnus the Good of Norway Hel (band), a Swedish band Hel, a character in the 1927 film...
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  • Gardarike to fetch Olav Haraldsson's son Magnus. When Magnus came to Norway the people sided with him and against the Danes. Svein had to flee home to Denmark...
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    dedicated to her for her decisive address of the Swedish army in support of her stepson, Magnus the Good. Astrid was born to King Olof Skötkonung of Sweden...
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    Olaf Haraldsson. Six years later when visiting king Magnus Olavsson I also known as Magnus the Good (the son of Olaf Haraldsson) in Trondheim, he was killed...
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    been a need to defend against the threat from King Magnus the Good of Norway. It is possible that Harold led some of the ships from his earldom that were...
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    between his predecessor Magnus the Good and the earlier King of England Harthacnut, whereby, if either died without heir, the other would inherit both...
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    son, Magnus, who was installed in 1035 as king and later became known as Magnus the Good. Kálfr was initially the most influential advisor of the young...
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    of the other's choosing (that they knew nothing about) within three years. Magnús chose snooker for Fjölnir, and Fjölnir chose aerobics for Magnús. Eventually...
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    arose in the 10th century and was popularized in the 11th by Arnórr jarlaskáld, whose Hrynhenda (c. 1045} is about King Magnus the Good; in the 12th century...
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  • Magnus the Good, who however failed to conquer its center. Also in the mid-11th century, export and wealth were greatly reduced, in part due to the breakdown...
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  • This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway.   Norwegian victory   Norwegian defeat   Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive...
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    Chartrand et al. 2016, p. 90. Krag, Claus. "Magnus 1 Olavsson Den Gode, Konge" [Magnus 1 Olavsson the Good, King] (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon...
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    Battle of Lyrskov Heath (category Battles involving the Vikings)
    as a saint to the population. Niels Skovgaard's Magnus Stone was erected in 1898 in Skibelund Krat in memory of Magnus the Good and the battle of Lyrskov...
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  • merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where he composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king Magnus the Good, he composed Hrynhenda...
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  • Cnut the Great, King (1028–1035) Svein Knutsson, co-King (1030–1035) Magnus I the Good, King (1035–1047) Harald Hardrada, King (1046–1066) Magnus II, King...
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    also contested the succession. His claim to the throne was based on an agreement between his predecessor, Magnus the Good, and the earlier English king...
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