House of Hardrada

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The House of Hardrada was a Norwegian royal dynasty founded by King Harald Hardrada that ruled Norway in the 11th and 12th centuries before being replaced by later royal houses.

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House of Hardrada canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian royal dynasty
associatedEthnicity Norwegians
associatedEvent Norwegian civil wars (early phase)
capital Nidaros
linked to: Trondheim

Oslo
coatOfArmsUsed Norwegian royal arms (lion with axe)
country Kingdom of Norway
dynasticLegitimacy patrilineal succession
dynastyMember Eystein I of Norway
Harald Hardrada
Magnus II of Norway
Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf’s descendants
Olaf III of Norway
Olaf Magnusson of Norway
Sigurd I of Norway
endTime 1130
floruitCentury 11th century
12th century
followedBy House of Gille
House of Sverre
founder Harald Hardrada
governmentForm Hereditary monarchy
hasMonarch Eystein I of Norway
Harald Hardrada
Magnus II of Norway
Olaf III of Norway
Olaf Magnusson of Norway
Sigurd I of Norway
historicalEra Early medieval Norway
linked to: Viking Age

Viking Age (late phase)
linked to: Viking Age
historicalRegion Scandinavia
languageOfDynasty Old Norse
namedAfter Harald Hardrada
partOf Norwegian monarchy
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
precededBy House of Knýtlinga
primaryReligionOfRulers Roman Catholicism
religion Christianity
royalTitle King of Norway
rulingPeriod High Middle Ages
sourceOfAuthority royal lineage of Harald Hardrada
startTime 1046
1047
successionLaw agnatic succession
territorialExtent Norway
typeOfMonarchy personal kingship

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House of Sverre precededBy House of Hardrada
Magnus the Good house House of Hardrada
Haakon II of Norway royalHouse House of Hardrada