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Harald Hairfair - The first king of Norway
He united many of the Norwegian kingdoms into one single kingdom. Founder of the first royal house on Norways throne. -
Eric Blodaxe
Eric Blodaxe ruled Norway for a short period of time, even though he is well known from the king sagas and as a mighty warrior. How did he get his name?
The sagas usually explain it as referring to Eric's slaying of his half-brothers in a ruthless struggle to monopolise his rule over Norway. Theodoricus gives the similar nickname fratrum interfector (killer of brothers).Fagrskinna, on the other hand, ascribes it to Eric's violent reputation as a Viking raider -
Haakon the good
The third king of Norway and the youngest of Harald Hairfair sons.
He was brought up in a Christian religion. In his time, he founded the lagthing, similar to our court system today. Also he didn't except large taxes from his people. Haakon got his name for beeing a righteous king for the people. -
Harald Greycloak
The son of Eric Blodaxe, raised and borned in Denmark. He allied with the danish king Harald Bluetooth (also his uncle), and became his vassal king. (sworn loyalty)
In 970, he was tricked into coming to Denmark and killed in Hals in the Limfjord in a plot planned by Sigurd Haakonsson's son Haakon Sigurdsson, who had become an ally of Harold Bluetooth. And thereafter Harold Bluetooth becam king of Norway. -
