Haakon Magnusson (1068-94) was king of Norway from 1093 until 1094. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional He was the grandson of King Harald Hardråde, son of King Magnus and nephew of King Olav Kyrre. Harald Sigurdsson (1015 &ndash September 25, 1066) later given the epithet Hardraada ( Old Norse: Haraldr harðráði, roughly translated Magnus II (1048 - 1069 son of Harald Sigurdsson, was king of Norway from 1066 until 1069 Olaf III of Norway (c 1050-Håkeby 1093 also known as Olaf Haraldsson (son of Harald and Olav Kyrre (the peaceful or silent was king of Norway He was raised by chief Tore på Steig of Gudbrandsdalen. Gudbrandsdalen is a Valley and traditional district in the Norwegian Fylke (county of Oppland. After the death of Olav Kyrre he was hailed as King of Norway in Trondheim, while his cousin, Magnus Berrføtt, was hailed in Viken. Magnus Barefoot ( Old Norse Magnús berfœtt, modern Norwegian Magnus Berrføtt, 1073 Norway - August 1103 Ulster) son Viken (the bay or the wick) is a historical district surrounding the Oslofjord in southeastern Norway. He soon came into conflict with King Magnus and war seemed inevitable, when he suddenly died during a trip over Dovrefjell in 1094. Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway that forms a natural barrier between the southern regions of Norway and the area around Trondheim.
In 1090, he undertook a Viking expedition to Bjarmaland, in northern Russia. Bjarmaland (also spelled Bjarmland or Bjarmia) was a territory mentioned in Norse sagas up to the Viking Age — and beyond Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
|
Haakon Magnusson
Cadet branch of the Fairhair dynasty
Born: 1068 Died: 1094 |
||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Olaf Kyrre |
King of Norway 1093-1094 with Magnus Barefoot |
Succeeded by Magnus Barefoot |
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic