Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)

former Kingdom from 872 to 1397

74 dated entries naming Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), drawn from 63 separate years between 872 CE and 1327 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

87218 July (traditional date) – Battle of Hafrsfjord: Norse chieftain Harald Fairhair wins a great naval victory at Hafrsfjord, outside Stavanger. He becomes (at age 18) the first king of Norway. Harald's conquests and taxation system lead many Viking chiefs and their followers to emigrate to the British Isles, and (later) to Iceland.source

10th century

920Haakon I, king of Norway (approximate date)source
931King Harald Fairhair of Norway dies after a 59-year reign as the Scandinavian nation's first ruler. He divides the kingdom among his many sons (about 25 years ago) to bring peace. Unable to travel through the country - and perform his royal duties, Harald hands over power to his favorite son Eric Bloodaxe, who allegedly kills at least two of his brothers to gain the Norwegian throne that he will hold (approximate date).source
934Haakon I ("the Good"), a son of the late King Harald Fairhair, once again reunites the kingdom after he has deposed his half-brother Eric Bloodaxe. Haakon is installed as king of Norway.source
961Haakon the Good, king of Norwaysource
963April 17 – Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and Norway (d. 1014)source
967Olaf Tryggvason flees Norway with his mother, only to be attacked by Estonian Vikings (approximate date).source
978Winter – Vladimir I (the Great), grand prince of Kiev, returns from Norway with a Varangian mercenary army and re-captures Novgorod. On his way to Kiev, he marches against the forces of his brother Yaropolk I.source

11th century

1008Olaf Haraldsson, future king of Norway, makes raids in the Baltic Sea. He lands on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, wins a battle there, and forces the inhabitants to pay tribute.source
1042Harald Hardrada, leader of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire, returns to Norway, possibly because of his involvement in Maniakes' revolt.source
1047October 25 – Harald Hardrada becomes sole king of Norway on the death of his nephew and co-regent Magnus I ("the Good"). The crown of Denmark passes to Sweyn II.source
1047October 25 – Magnus the Good, king of Norwaysource
1048The city of Oslo is founded by King Harald Hardrada of Norway (approximate date).source
1048Magnus II (Haraldsson), king of Norway (approximate date)source
1050Hedeby in Jutland is sacked by King Harald Hardrada of Norway, during the course of a conflict with Sweyn II of Denmark.source
1050Olaf III ("the Peaceful"), king of Norway (approximate date)source
1052March 6 – Emma of Normandy, queen consort of England (twice), Denmark and Norway (b. 984)source
1064Kings Harald Hardrada of Norway and Sweyn II of Denmark agree to a peace agreement. Harald turns his attentions to England where he believes he has a right to the throne.source
1066September 18 – Harald Hardrada of Norway lands on the beaches of Scarborough, North Yorkshire and begins his invasion of England.source
1067Olaf III returns to Norway with the remaining troops from the Battle of Stamford Bridge. He is proclaimed king and co-ruler with his older brother Magnus II (Haraldsson).source
1068Haakon Magnusson (Toresfostre), king of Norway (d. 1095)source
1069April 28 – Magnus II (Haraldsson), king of Norwaysource
1073Magnus Barefoot, king of Norway (d. 1103)source
1089Sigurd the Crusader, king of Norway (d. 1130)source
1093September 22 – King Olaf III of Norway ("the Peaceful") dies after a 26-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Magnus Barefoot who is proclaimed ruler of Norway at the Borgarting (or the Thing), an assembly of lawspeakers, in the region of Viken.source
1093September 22 – Olaf III "the Peaceful", king of Norwaysource
1098King Edgar of Scotland signs a treaty with Magnus III in which he agrees that the northern territories including the Hebrides belong to Norway. At Dunfermline Abbey, Edgar seeks support from Anselm of Canterbury.source
1099Olav Magnusson, king of Norway (d. 1115)source

12th century

1103August 24 – King Magnus III is killed in battle with the Ulaid in Ulster. Sigurd Jorsalfare, Øystein Magnusson and Olaf Magnusson succeed him as joint kings of Norway.source
1103August 24 – Magnus III, king of Norway (b. 1073)source
1115Magnus IV ("the Blind"), king of Norway (approximate date)source
1115December 22 – Olav Magnusson, king of Norway (b. 1099)source
1118Christina of Denmark, queen of Norway (approximate date)source
1123August 29 – King Eystein I (Magnusson) dies during a feast at Hustad after a 20-year reign, leaving his brother Sigurd the Crusader to rule over Norway.source
1123August 29 – Eystein I (Magnusson), king of Norwaysource
1125Eystein II (Haraldsson), king of Norway (approximate date)source
1133Sigurd II (or Sigurd Munn), king of Norway (d. 1155)source
1135Magnus Haraldsson, king of Norway (approximate date)source
1135Inge I ("the Hunchback"), king of Norway (d. 1161)source
1136December 14 – Harald IV (Servant of Christ), king of Norwaysource
1145Magnus Haraldsson, king of Norway (approximate date)source
1147Haakon II Sigurdsson, king of Norway (d. 1162)source
1150The 15-year-old King Inge I ("the Hunchback") of Norway calls for a meeting at Bergen of all religious leaders in anticipation that the English cardinal Nicholas Breakspear will find an archbishopric at Trondheim.source
1152The Archbishopric of Nidaros in the city of Nidaros (modern-day Trondheim) in Norway is established.source
1155June 10 – Sigurd II, king of Norway (b. 1133)source
1156Magnus V Erlingsson, king of Norway (d. 1184)source
1161February 3 – Inge I ("the Hunchback"), king of Norway (b. 1135)source
1162July 7 – Haakon II (Sigurdsson), king of Norway (b. 1147)source
1164King Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Alexander III, making him a universally recognised saint of the Catholic Church.source
1184June 15 – Battle of Fimreite: King Sverre of Norway defeats and kills his rival, Magnus V (Erlingsson) near Fimreite. Sverre takes the throne and becomes sole ruler of Norway (until 1202).source
1184June 15 – Magnus V (Erlingsson), king of Norway (b. 1156)source
1185Inge II (Bårdsson), king of Norway (d. 1217)source
1199Guttorm of Norway (Sigurdsson), king of Norway (d. 1204)source

13th century

1202March 9 – Sverre Sigurdsson (or Sverrir), king of Norwaysource
1208Margaret Skulesdatter, queen consort of Norway (d. 1270)source
1217April 23 – Inge Bårdsson, king of Norway (b. 1185)source
1217June – The 13-year-old Haakon IV becomes king of Norway, following the death of Inge II (Bårdsson) – this largely ends the civil war era in Norway. During his minority, Earl Skule Bårdsson becomes Haakon's regent.source
1232November 10 – Haakon the Young, king of Norway (d. 1257)source
1238May 1 – Magnus VI ("the Law-mender"), king of Norway (d. 1280)source
1244Ingeborg Eriksdotter, queen consort of Norway (d. 1287)source
1249Summer – Second Swedish Crusade: A Swedish expedition led by Birger Jarl subjugates the province of Tavastia – securing Swedish power in Finland. As a part of the Treaty of Lödöse Birger marries off his 11-year-old daughter Rikissa to Haakon the Young, ruler and eldest son of King Haakon IV of Norway.source
1257May 5 – Haakon the Young, junior king of Norway (b. 1232)source
1261February 28 – Margaret of Scotland, queen consort of Norway (d. 1283)source
1262The Icelandic Commonwealth enters into the Old Covenant (Gissurarsáttmáli), establishing a union with Norway, and acknowledges King Haakon IV of Norway ("the Old") as its ruler.source
1263December – Magnus VI ("the Law-mender") succeeds his father Haakon IV as King of Norway. The chieftains of the eastern part of Iceland become the last to pledge fealty to Magnus, bringing a more complete end to the Icelandic Commonwealth and the Age of the Sturlungs.source
1263December 16 – Haakon IV of Norway ("the Old"), king of Norway (b. 1204)source
1272Isabel Bruce, queen consort of Norway (d. 1358)source
1283April 9 – Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, the Maid of Scotland, queen consort of Norway (b. 1261)source
1284King Rudolf I imposes a trade embargo on Norway, due to the latter pillaging a German ship. The embargo cuts off vital supplies of grain, flour, vegetables and beer, causing a general famine in Norway.source
1299July 15 – Eric II (Magnusson), king of Norway (b. 1268)source

14th century

1314August 31 – King Haakon V of Norway moves his capital from Bergen to Oslo – where he builds Akershus Fortress, from which Norway is ruled for the next 500 years.source
1319May 8 – Haakon V Magnusson, king of Norway (b. 1270)source
1320Blanka of Namur, queen of Norway and Sweden (d.1363)source
1327June 21 – Queen Ingeborg of Norway marries the Danish nobleman Canute Porse the Elder, but is deposed from political power in Norway.source