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Magnus I of Norway
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| Magnus I | |
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| King of Norway, King of Denmark | |
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| Reign | 1035-1047 (Norway) 1042-1047 (Denmark) |
| Born | 1024 |
| Norway | |
| Died | October 25, 1047 |
| Zealand | |
| Buried | Trondheim |
| Royal House | Fairhair |
| Father | Olaf II |
| Mother | Alvhild (concubine) |
Magnus I (b. 1024 - d. October 25, 1047) was the King of Norway from 1035 to 1047 and the King of Denmark from 1042 to 1047. He was the illegitimate son of King Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Saint Olaf, by his concubine Alvhild. He is known by the cognomen, the Good or the Noble.
In the period from 1028 to 1035, he was forced to leave Norway, yet, after the death of Knut the Great, he was called back by the noblemen, tired of living under Danish rule, to be King of Norway. After the death of Harthacanute, he was also made King of Denmark, despite rival claims had by Knut the Great's nephew Svend Estridsen. There was great turmoil south of the Danish border, where in 1043 Magnus won an important victory at Lyrskov Hede.
Svend Estridsen did not lightly give up his claim to the Danish crown, and numerous conflicts with Magnus followed. A settlement was eventually agreed to, which made Svend Earl of Denmark. Magnus had trouble in Norway also. There, his uncle, Harald Hardråde, was a strong threat to the throne of his nephew. In 1046, Magnus was obliged to share the reign of his kingdom with him. In 1047, Svend Estridsen was driven out of Denmark by the Norwegians, with the assistance of the Swedish king Anund Jacob. Svend could not muster enough support, but had to flee to the province of Scania. Magnus died the same year, in Zealand. On his deathbed, he is said to have made Svend his heir in Denmark, and Harald Hardråde his heir in Norway. This was disputed by Harald, who did not approve of Svein being the king of Denmark, Svein was therefore not allowed to rule Denmark in peace until 1062, when Harald started to set his mind on other lands to conquer. Magnus was buried with his father in Nidaros.
St. Olav's direct line ceased its reign with the death of Magnus. It returned to the throne again in 1280, when Eric II, who through his mother descended from Magnus' legitimate sister, succeeded as king. Magnus' own daughter was in a marriage with a Norwegian nobleman, and the one descendant wed to the Earl of Orkney. Through which lineage, Magnus' descendant James I of England became King of Scotland.
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Magnus the Good
Cadet branch of the Fairhair dynasty
Born: 1024 Died: October 25, 1047 |
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| Preceded by Sveinn Alfífuson & Canute the Great |
King of Norway 1035-1047 |
Succeeded by Harald Hard-rule |
| Preceded by Harthacanute |
King of Denmark 1042-1047 |
Succeeded by Sweyn Estridson |
- Translated from the article in the Danish Wikipedia