Sigurdsson, Harald 1
| Birth Name | Sigurdsson, Harald |
| Gramps ID | I582808851 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 51 years, 8 months, 24 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1015 | Norway |
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| Death | 1066-09-25 | Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, Eng. |
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| Nobility Title | III, of Norway |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Halfdansson, Sigurd Sow [I582803448] | |
| Mother | Gudbrandsdottir, Astrid [I582806978] | |
| Sigurdsson, Harald [I582808851] | ||
| Brother | Sigurdsson, Halfdan [I582803447] | |
| Stepfather | UNKNOWN, Harald Grenski ‘Greenlander’ [I582806977] | |
| Mother | Gudbrandsdottir, Astrid [I582806978] | |
| Half-brother | King Of Norway, Olaf II ‘The Holy King’ [I582806974] | |
Narrative
Name Prefix:<NPFX> King
Name Suffix:<NSFX> III, of Norway
died Sept. 25, 1066, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, Eng.
King of Norway (1045-66).
known as Harald Hardraade Harald the Ruthless The son of a Norwegian chieftain, he fought against the Danes in 1030, then fled the country, taking service in the Russian and Byzantine armies. He returned in 1045 to take the throne. He struggled unsuccessfully to wrest the Danish throne from Sweyn II (1045-62). He expanded Norway's possessions in the Orkney, Shetland, and Hebrides islands, and he attempted to conquer England in 1066 but was defeated and killed at Stamford Bridge.