Haakon the Good
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Haakon Haraldsson, also Haakon the Good and Haakon Adalsteinfostre, was the king of Norway from 934 to 961. He was noted for his attempts to introduce Christianity into Norway.
Håkon den gode, 1860. Oil on canvas by Peter Nicolai Arbo.
Haakon's Park (Håkonarparken) opposite Fitjar Church (Fitjar kyrkje)
Harald Fairhair
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Harald Fairhair was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway. Suppo
Haakon the Good
…not mentioned in any narrative sources earlier than the late 12th century. According to this late saga tradition, Haakon was the youngest son of King Harald Fairhair and Thora Mosterstang. He was born on the Håkonshella peninsula in Hordaland. King Harald determined to remove his youngest son out of harm's way and…
Harald Fairhair (Right) receiving Norway from his father (Left) in an illustration fourteenth-century Flateyjarbók.
Harald Fairhair as imagined by Morris Meredith Williams
A scene from Heimskringla: King Gryting is brought before Harald after being defeated in battle.
Harald Haarfager later in his life