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Olav Magnusson (1099-1115) was king of Norway 1103-1115. He was the son of King Magnus Barefoot. This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Events April 27 - Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within the Roman Catholic Church Births Emperor... Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ... Magnus Barefoot (1073-1103), son of Olav Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103. ...


Olav became king together with his brothers Sigurd Jorsalfar and Øystein Magnusson when his father Magnus Barefoot died in 1103. Since he was still very young, his older brothers acted as regents for his part of the kingdom. Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130. ... Øystein I (1088?-1123) was king of Norway 1103-1123. ... Magnus Barefoot (1073-1103), son of Olav Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103. ...


In 1115 Olav fell ill and died 22 December. He was succeeded by his co-ruler brothers. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...



Preceded by:
Magnus III Barefoot		 King of Norway
1103–1115		 Succeeded by:
Sigurd I Jorsalfar
Øystein I Magnusson


Magnus Barefoot (1073-1103), son of Olav Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130. ... Øystein I (1088?-1123) was king of Norway 1103-1123. ...


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Norwegian regents (5950 words)
Olavs most important act as king, was to Christianize huge parts of his kingdom, though sometimes he had to use violence.
Olav is the founder of Nidaros and he is supposed to have raised a church at Moster.
Olav was approved king together with his brothers Øystein and Sigurd Jorsalfar, but since he wasn't king over the whole country, he does not belong within the official row of kings.
Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg996 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (323 words)
Harald IV Gille of Norway MAGNUSSON King of Norway died 14 Dec 1136.
Sigurd Slembi-Deacon MAGNUSSON was born 1099 and died 12 Nov 1139.
Olav III the Gentle of Norway HARALDSSON [Parents] was born 1050.
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