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.