The Kings of Norway were members of the royal families from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The Norwegian territories were ruled local by jarls until around 860. Harald Fairhair organized all of the territories and created the Norwegian Kingdom in 862; consequently, he became the founder of the Fairhair line. Before the Law of Succession was introduced in 1163, the inheritance of the throne was an affair filled with deep conflicts. In many cases, brothers would initially share it.
Norway was under the control of Danish monarchs from 1380. The Kalmar Union was created in 1397 by Margaret I of Denmark to merge the Denmark, Norway, and Sweden kingdoms; it was dissolved in 1536.
The Kings of Norway
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- Harald Fairhair (Haraldr hárfagri,) 862 - 933.
- Eirik Bloodaxe (Eiríkr blóðøx,) 930 - 934, son of Harald Fairhair, ruled as King alongside his father until his death in 933.
- Haakon the Good (Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri,) 934 - 961, son of Harald Fairhair.
- Harald Greycloak (Haraldr gráfeldr,) 961 - 970, son of Eirik Bloodaxe.
- Haakon II (Hákon Sigurðsson,) 970 - 995, son of Sigurd Haakonsson. Ruled as vassal to Harald Bluetooth, King of Denmark.
- Olaf Tryggvason (Óláfr Tryggvason,) 995 - 1000, son of Tryggve Olafsson.
- Sveinn Hákonarson, 1000 - 1015.
- Eiríkr Hákonarson, 1000 - 1012.
- Hakon Eiriksson, 1012 - 1015.
- Olaf Haraldsson (Óláfr Haraldsson,), 1015 - 1028.
- Cnut (Knútr inn ríki), 1028 - 1035.
- Haakon Eiriksson 1028 - 1029.
- Sveinn Knútsson 1030 - 1035, son of Canute the Great and Aelgifu of Northampton.
- Magnus the Good 1035 - 1047, son of Olaf Haraldsson
- Harald Hardrule 1045 - 1066.
- Magnus Haraldsson 1066 - 1069, son of Harald Hardrada.
- Olaf Haraldsson, 1069 - 1067 - 1093, called Olaf the Peaceful, son of Harald Hardrada.
- Haakon Magnusson 1093 - 1094, son of Magnus Haraldsson.
- Magnus Barefoot (Magnús berfœtt,) 1093 - 1103, son of Olaf Haraldsson
- Olaf Magnusson, 1103 - 1115, son of Magnus Barefoot. Died aged 16.
- Øystein Magnusson, 1103 - 1123, son of Magnus Barefoot.
