Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of the Isles, Earldom of Orkney, Kingdom of Dublin
Founded
1047
Founder
Harald Hardrada
Current head
extinct, last monarch of this dynasty was Magnus Erlingsson
Titles
King of Norway
King of the Isles
King of Dublin
Earl of Orkney
Cadet branches
House of Gille (illegitimate; dubious)
The Hardrada dynasty (Norwegian: Hardrådeætta)[1] was a powerful royal dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, and the Earldom of Orkney.
The royal house was founded, albeit unknowingly, by Harald Sigurdsson when he was made king of Norway. His descendants would expand the influence, wealth and power of the dynasty after his death at Stamford Bridge September 25, 1066. It is very unlikely that the rulers ever referred to their dynasty as the "House of Hardrada", this is a term coined for the dynasty by modern historians. The younger saga writers (not the kings themselves) claimed that Harald Hardrada descended from Norway's first king Harald Fairhair, but this is not accepted as historically correct by most modern historians.
It replaced the Saint Olaf dynasty, and was again replaced by the Gille branch, whose founder Harald Gille claimed to be a descendant of the Hardrada line. Sometimes this line is considered a part of the House of Hardrada. The line was briefly restored under Magnus Erlingsson, a cognatic descendant of the dynasty, but was replaced again by the House of Sverre in 1184.[2]
^Krag, Claus (1995). Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800-1130. p. 168. ISBN 8203220150.
^Enstad, Nils-Petter (23 October 2004). "De norske kongeslektene". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2013.
The Hardradadynasty (Norwegian: Hardrådeætta) was a powerful royal dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom...
Blind, r. 1130–1135 and 1137–1139), were descended from Harald Hardrada: the 'Hardradadynasty'. However, many modern historians doubt whether Harald III...
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modern times, but has since been counted as Magnus II. A son of King Harald Hardrada, Magnus was in 1058 appointed nominal leader of an expedition into the...
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his own brother Tostig, and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada (Harold III of Norway). Hardrada and Tostig defeated a hastily gathered army of Englishmen...
unclear circumstances. After his death, his kingdom was split between Harald Hardrada in Norway and Sweyn Estridsson in Denmark. Magnus was an illegitimate son...
on a Norwegian penny minted under Harald Hardrada (r. 1047-1066) Norwegian penny minted under Harald Hardrada (r. 1047-1066) Four triquetras forming a...
Tostig supported the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada's invasion of England, and was killed alongside Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066....
the lawspeaker (lagman) of Västergötland before a battle with Harald Hardrada (see below), the lawspeaker expresses the Geats' (Gautland people) loyalty...
20 September 1066, when King Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada ("harðráði" in Old Norse, meaning "hard ruler"), a claimant to the English...
he was apparently more similar to his warlike grandfather, King Harald Hardrada, than to his father (who bore the byname Kyrre: "the Peaceful"). According...
September, he successfully repelled an invasion by rival claimant Harald Hardrada of Norway in York before marching his army back south to meet William at...
Harald Hardrada defeat the English earls Edwin and Morcar. September 25 – Battle of Stamford Bridge: Harold II defeats the forces of Harald Hardrada and...
Godwinson. Harold gained a great victory over the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and his own estranged brother Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford...
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in Norwegian history largely through his association with Kings Harald Hardrada and Olaf II of Norway. By his marriage with Åsta Gudbrandsdatter after...
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succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle...
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Ostrovo: The Byzantines, with the help of the Varangian Guard, led by Harald Hardrada (future king of Norway), defeat the Bulgarian troops, near Lake Ostrovo...
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