Haakon the Good

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Haakon the Good was a 10th-century king of Norway known for his attempts to strengthen royal power and introduce Christianity to his traditionally pagan realm.

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Label Occurrences
Haakon the Good canonical 4
Haakon I of Norway 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Norway ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Håkon Adalsteinsfostre ⓘ
linked to: Haakon Sigurdsson

Håkon I of Norway ⓘ
attemptedReform Christianization of Norway ⓘ
attemptedReligiousChange introduction of Christian law and practice ⓘ
birthPlace Norway ⓘ
causeOfDeath battle wounds ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 10th century ⓘ
conflict Battle of Fitjar ⓘ
countryOfRule Norway ⓘ
culturalContext Norse pagan society ⓘ
deathDate c. 961 ⓘ
deathPlace Fitjar ⓘ
Stord ⓘ
dynasty Fairhair dynasty ⓘ
epithet the Good ⓘ
era Viking Age ⓘ
father Harald Fairhair ⓘ
fosterFather Æthelstan ⓘ
linked to: Æthelstan of Kent
givenName Haakon ⓘ
governedFrom Trøndelag ⓘ
house House of Harald Fairhair ⓘ
language Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
notableFor attempts to introduce Christianity in Norway ⓘ
strengthening royal power in Norway ⓘ
policy compromise with pagan chieftains ⓘ
politicalGoal centralization of royal authority in Norway ⓘ
positionHeld King of Norway ⓘ
predecessor Eric Bloodaxe ⓘ
raisedBy King Æthelstan of England ⓘ
linked to: Athelstan
realm West Norse kingdom of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Norway
regionRuled coastal Norway ⓘ
reignEnd c. 961 ⓘ
reignStart c. 934 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
resistedBy pagan chieftains ⓘ
sagaTradition Norwegian kings’ sagas ⓘ
sourceMention Fagrskinna ⓘ
Heimskringla ⓘ
successor Harald Greycloak ⓘ
territorialBase Western Norway ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
upbringingLocation England ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haakon → notableBearer → Haakon I of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Haakon the Good
Eric Bloodaxe → sibling → Haakon the Good ⓘ
Harald Fairhair → child → Haakon the Good ⓘ
Harald Fairhair → successor → Haakon the Good ⓘ