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Haakon Sigurdsson

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Haakon Sigurdarson (Haakon Jarl) (Hákon Sigurðarson, Håkon Sigurdsson) (c. 937 – 995) was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. [1]

64 relations: Adam Oehlenschläger, Adam of Bremen, Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade, Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum, Þorleifr jarlsskáld, Battle of Hjörungavágr, Battle of Svolder, Bedřich Smetana, Christianity, Denmark, Earl, Earls of Lade, Eilífr Goðrúnarson, Einar Thambarskelfir, Einarr Helgason, Eiríkr Hákonarson, Eric the Victorious, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, Götaland, Hakon Jarl (Smetana), Hakon Jarl runestones, Halle (Saale), Hallfreðar saga, Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld, Harald Bluetooth, Harald Fairhair, Harald Greycloak, Hålogaland, Heimskringla, Ivar the Boneless, Jarlshola, Jomsvikings, Korsvika, Lade Church, List of Germanic deities, List of Norwegian monarchs, Melhus, Norway, Odin, Olaf Tryggvason, Olof Skötkonung, Oppland, Ottar Jarl, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rimul, Saga, Sigurd Haakonsson, Skald, Skapti Þóroddsson, Skáldatal, ..., Skáldskaparmál, Snorri Sturluson, Sons of Odin, Sweyn Haakonsson, Tindr Hallkelsson, Tormod Kark, Trøndelag, Trondheim, Vassal, Veliky Novgorod, Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson, Vladimir the Great, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Yngvars saga víðförla. Expand index (14 more) »

Adam Oehlenschläger

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 177920 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright.

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Adam of Bremen

Adam of Bremen (Adamus Bremensis; Adam von Bremen) was a German medieval chronicler.

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Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade

Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade, also called Öda Haakonsdottir of Lade (10th century), was a legendary Swedish Viking age queen consort, according to the sagas the last spouse of King Eric the Victorious of Sweden.

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Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum

Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum or Ágrip is a history of the kings of Norway.

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Þorleifr jarlsskáld

Þorleifr Rauðfeldarson or Þorleifr jarlsskáld (Poet of the Earl) was an Icelandic skald.

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Battle of Hjörungavágr

The Battle of Hjörungavágr (Norwegian: Slaget ved Hjørungavåg) is a semi-legendary naval battle that took place in the late 10th century between the Jarls of Lade and a Danish invasion fleet led by the fabled Jomsvikings.

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Battle of Svolder

The Battle of Svolder (Svold or Swold) was a naval battle fought in September 999 or 1000 in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway and an alliance of his enemies.

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Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana (2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Earl

An earl is a member of the nobility.

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Earls of Lade

The Earls of Lade (ladejarl (singular), ladejarler (plural); Old Norse variant of Lade: Hlaðir) were a dynasty of rulers of Earldom of Lade, present day Trøndelag and Hålogaland in Norway from the 9th century to the 11th century.

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Eilífr Goðrúnarson

Eilífr Goðrúnarson was a late 10th-century skald, considered to be the author of the poem Þórsdrápa.

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Einar Thambarskelfir

Einar Eindridesson Thambarskelfir (c. 980–c. 1050) (Old Norse: Einarr Þambarskelfir, Modern Norwegian: Einar Tambarskjelve) was an influential Norwegian noble and politician during the 11th century.

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Einarr Helgason

Einarr Helgason or Einarr skálaglamm was a 10th-century Icelandic skald.

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Eiríkr Hákonarson

Eric Håkonsson (960s – 1020s) was Earl of Lade, Governor of Norway and Earl of Northumbria.

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Eric the Victorious

Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish: Erik Segersäll; about 945? – about 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970.

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Eyvindr skáldaspillir

Eyvindr Finnsson skáldaspillir was a 10th-century Norwegian skald.

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Götaland

Götaland (also Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland or Gautland) is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces.

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Hakon Jarl (Smetana)

Hakon Jarl (Op. 16) is a symphonic poem in C minor composed by Bedřich Smetana between 1860 and 1861.

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Hakon Jarl runestones

The Hakon Jarl Runestones are Swedish runestones from the time of Canute the Great.

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Halle (Saale)

Halle (Saale) is a city in the southern part of the German state Saxony-Anhalt.

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Hallfreðar saga

Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds (Old Norse pronunciation: ˈhalːfrɛðar ˈsaɣa ˈwandˌrɛːðaˌskalds) is one of the Icelanders' sagas.

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Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld

Hallfreðr Óttarsson or Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld (Troublesome Poet) (c. 965 – c. 1007) was an Icelandic skald.

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Harald Bluetooth

Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Haraldr Gormsson, Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway.

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Harald Fairhair

Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr Hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre, (literally "Harald Hair-pleasant"); 850 – 932) is remembered by medieval historians as the first King of Norway.

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Harald Greycloak

Harald II Greycloak or Grey-hide literally translated (Old Norse: Haraldr gráfeldr, Norwegian: Harald Gråfell, Danish: Harald Gråfeld) (died 970) was a king of Norway.

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Hålogaland

Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the medieval Norse sagas.

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Heimskringla

Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas.

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Ivar the Boneless

Ivar the Boneless (Ívarr hinn Beinlausi; Hyngwar) (also known as Ivar Ragnarsson) was a Viking leader and a commander who invaded what is now England.

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Jarlshola

Jarlshola (Jarl) is a small cave in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Jomsvikings

The Jomsvikings were a semi-legendary order of Viking mercenaries or brigands of the 10th century and 11th century.

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Korsvika

Korsvika is a small residential area in the Lade area in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Lade Church

Lade Church (Lade Kirke) is a parish church in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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List of Germanic deities

In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.

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List of Norwegian monarchs

The list of Norwegian monarchs (kongerekken or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father.

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Melhus

Melhus is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Odin

In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.

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Olaf Tryggvason

Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000.

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Olof Skötkonung

Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022) was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty.

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Oppland

Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark.

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Ottar Jarl

Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga.

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Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor

Otto II (955 – December 7, 983), called the Red (Rufus), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983.

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Rimul

Rimul or Romol is a farm in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Saga

Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.

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Sigurd Haakonsson

Sigurd Håkonsson (died 962) (Old Norse: Sigurðr Hákonarson) was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag.

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Skald

The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.

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Skapti Þóroddsson

Skapti Þóroddsson (died 1030) was an Icelandic lawspeaker and skald.

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Skáldatal

Skáldatal (Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work in Old Norse.

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Skáldskaparmál

The second part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál ("language of poetry"; c. 50,000 words) is effectively a dialogue between Ægir, the Norse god of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which both Norse mythology and discourse on the nature of poetry are intertwined.

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Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.

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Sons of Odin

Various gods and men appear as Sons of Odin or Sons of Wodan/Wotan or Sons of Woden in old Old Norse and Old High German and Old English texts.

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Sweyn Haakonsson

Sweyn Haakonsson (Old Norse: Sveinn Hákonarson, Svein Håkonsson) (died c. 1016) was an earl of the house of Hlaðir and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015.

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Tindr Hallkelsson

Tindr Hallkelsson was an Icelandic skald active around the year 1000.

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Tormod Kark

Tormod Kark (Þormóðr Karkr) was the slave and friend of Håkon Sigurdsson (Hákon earl).

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Trøndelag

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway.

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Trondheim

Trondheim (historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem) is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Vassal

A vassal is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe.

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Veliky Novgorod

Veliky Novgorod (p), also known as Novgorod the Great, or Novgorod Veliky, or just Novgorod, is one of the most important historic cities in Russia, which serves as the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast.

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Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson

Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson was an Icelandic skald, active around the year 1000.

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Vladimir the Great

Vladimir the Great (also (Saint) Vladimir of Kiev; Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь, Old Norse Valdamarr gamli; c. 958 – 15 July 1015, Berestove) was a prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.

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Yaropolk I of Kiev

Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich (c. 958–960 – 11 June? 980) (East Slavic: Ярополк I Святославич, sometimes transliterated as Iaropolk) was a young and rather enigmatic ruler of Kiev between 972 and 980.

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Yngvars saga víðförla

Yngvars saga víðförla is a legendary saga said to have been written in the twelfth century by Oddr Snorrason.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_Sigurdsson

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