Volume 1 — A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGS OF DENMARK, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN, SOME OF WHOM HAVE SAGAS OF THEIR OWN.

KINGS OF DENMARK.

A.D.

Gorm 900–940

Harald Bluetooth 945–985

Svein Tjuguskegg 985–1014

Harald 1014–1018

Knut the Great 1018–1035

Hörda Knut 1035–1042

Magnus the Good, ruled over Denmark and Norway 1042–1047

Svein Ulfsson 1047–1075

KINGS OF NORWAY.

(Mostly petty Kings.)

A.D.

Halfdan the Black, died 860

Harald Fairhair, reigned 860–930

Eirik Bloodaxe ” 930–934

Hakon the Good ” 934–960

Harald Grafeld (greyskin) ” 960–965

Hakon Jarl the Great, the hero of the battle of Gomsviking, ” 965–995

Olaf Tryggvason ” 995–1000

Eirik Jarl ” 1000–1015

St Olaf ” 1015–1028

Knut the Great ” 1028–1035

Magnus the Good ” 1035–1047

Harald Hardradi ” 1047–1066

Olaf the Quiet ” 1066–1093

Magnus Barefoot ” 1093–1103

Three sons:—Eystein, Olaf, Sigurd Jórsalafari 1103–1130

Civil war—Harald Gilli, Magnus the Blind, and others 1130–1162

Magnus Erlingsson 1162–1184

Sverrir (Sigurdson) 1184–1202

KINGS OF SWEDEN.

(Not mentioned in the Odinic Genealogies, vol. i. p. 67.)

A.D.

Ivar Vidfadmi Kings of Sweden and Denmark.

Harald Hilditönn

Sigurd Hring

Ragnar Lodbrók

Björn Ironside

Eirik and Refil

Eymund and Björn 800–830

Olaf and Eymund c. 850

Eyrik Eymundsson died c. 882

Björn Eiriksson and Hring 900–950

Eirik the Victorious c. 950–994

Olaf Skaut-konung c. 994–1022

Önund Jakob c. 1022–1050

Eymund the Old c. 1050–1060

Steinkel Rögnvaldson c. 1060–1066

Geography and Nomenclature of the Viking Age

THE VIKING AGE.

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