This article is about the 11th-century king. For the 12th-century king, see Magnus Haraldsson.
King of Norway
Magnus II
King of Norway
Reign
1066 – 28 April 1069
Predecessor
Harald III
Successor
Olaf III
Co-ruler
Olaf III (from 1067)
Born
c. 1048
Died
28 April 1069 (aged 19–21) Nidaros, Norway
Issue
Haakon Magnusson
Names
Magnus Haraldsson
House
Hardrada
Father
Harald III of Norway
Mother
Tora Torbergsdatter
Magnus Haraldsson (Old Norse: Magnús Haraldsson; c. 1048 – 28 April 1069) was King of Norway from 1066 to 1069, jointly with his brother Olaf Kyrre from 1067. He was not included in official Norwegian regnal lists until 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 Irish Sea while still only a child. He appears to have assisted Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia in their struggles against Wessex, although his primary objective may have been to assert control over Orkney. He later accompanied his father in Harald's campaign against Denmark in 1062, and was appointed regent and made king before Harald's fatal invasion of England in 1066. Magnus briefly ruled Norway alone thereafter, until his younger brother Olaf returned from England in 1067.
Magnus co-ruled with Olaf following his brother's return to Norway, but less than three years into his reign, Magnus became ill and died. His kingship has been downplayed in later history in part due to this. Magnus had only one child, Haakon Toresfostre who was king briefly after Olaf, but who also died young.
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