King Magnus I

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:alliance Alliance_with_Denmark
gptkbp:battle Battle of Stiklestad
gptkbp:birthYear 1024
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Nidaros_Cathedral
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:King_Edward_the_Confessor
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Symbol_of_Norwegian_unity
gptkbp:culturalImpact Impact_on_Norwegian_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Promoted_Christianity_in_Norway
gptkbp:deathYear 1047
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical novels
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Harald_Fairhair
Descendant of Viking leaders
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Established_relations_with_England
gptkbp:dynasty House of Knýtlinga
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_Olav_II
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed_in_historical_studies_of_the_Viking_Age.
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_transition_from_paganism_to_Christianity_in_Scandinavia
gptkbp:historicalEvent Consolidation_of_power_in_Norway
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Remembered as a unifier
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Viking Age
Saga of Magnus the Good
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_figure_in_the_unification_of_Norway
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented in various sagas and chronicles
First king to rule both Norway and Denmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Magnus I
gptkbp:influenceOn Influence_on_later_Norwegian_kings
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_Norway_and_Denmark
gptkbp:languageSpoken Old Norse
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Scandinavian_politics
gptkbp:militaryRank Used Viking tactics in warfare
Campaign_against_the_Swedes
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Astrid
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Magnus_the_Good
gptkbp:politicalPosition Formed alliances through marriage
Alliance_with_Sweden
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Olav_II
gptkbp:reform Reformed_the_church_in_Norway
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Crowned_in_Nidaros
gptkbp:reignEnd 1047
gptkbp:reignStart 1035
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Married_to_a_Danish_princess
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_Harald_Hardrada
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Denmark
gptkb:King_of_Norway
gptkbp:treaty Treaty_of_1042_with_Denmark