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  Haakon I of Norway
His sons allied themselves with the Danes, but were invariably defeated by Haakon, who was successful in everything he undertook except in his attempt to introduce Christianity, which aroused an opposition he did not feel strong enough to face.
He was killed at the Battle of Fitje[?] in 961, after a final victory over Erik’s sons.
So entirely did even his immediate circle ignore his religion that a court skald composed a poem on his death representing his welcome by the heathen gods into Valhalla.
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  Battle of Fitjar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Fitjar(Fitje) took place in 961 between the Norwegian king Haakon the Good and the sons of Eric Bloodaxe.
The battle was won by king Haakon the Good, but he was wounded and eventually died.
According to Snorri Sturluson the king wanted the Norwegians to accept the sons of Eric Bloodaxe to succeed him as King and thus end the war.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fitje   (120 words)

  
 Ancestors of David Kipp Conover - Person Page 230   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Fitje Vreeland was the daughter of Cornelis Michielsen Vreeland and Metje Dirkse Braecke.
Fitje Vreeland was the daughter of Enoch Michielsen Vreeland and Dirckje Meyer.
Fitje Vreeland was the daughter of Enoch Michielsen Vreeland and Aefje Van Horn.
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 Norway - LoveToKnow 1911
The battle (872) resulted in a victory to him, and with it all opposition in Norway was at an end.
His death at the battle of Stiklestad on his return in 5030 was followed by a few years of Danish rule under Svein Knutsson, which rendered Olaf's memory sweet by contrast, and soon the name of St Olaf came to stand for internal union and freedom from external oppression.
The war with Scotland was soon terminated by his son Magnus, who surrendered the Hebrides and the Isle of Man at the treaty of Perth in 1268.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Norway   (15383 words)

  
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Fitje sat silently in the skyhopper, with the Jedi beside him, as he stared out at the factory sprawls and the chimneys that belched their soot into the leaden sky.
Fitje, his tunic soaked with sweat, led the three Jedi to a second turbo-lift at the end of the corridor.
Fitje ignored the Jedi Master, for he knew that Lady Fett herself had assigned the capture of that elderly Jedi and his accomplice to him, but he consoled himself that it was she who had killed the old man.
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For some years he was successful, but he strained the loyalty of his subjects too far, and on the appearance of Knut the Great in 1o29 he fled to Russia.
His death at the battle of Stiklestad on his return in 1030 was followed by a few years of Danish rule under Svein Knutsson, which rendered Olaf's memory sweet by contrast, and soon the name of St Olaf came to stand for internal union and freedom from external oppression.
There was a little rioting, The and the police and the military eventually dispersed battle the people and drove them to their homes with sword of the and musket.
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His sons allied themselves with the Danes, but were invariably defeated by Haakon, who was successful in everything he undertook except in his attempt to introduce Christianity, which aroused an opposition he did not feel strong enough to face.
He was killed at the battle of Fitje in 961, after a final victory over Erik's sons.
So entirely did even his immediate circle ignore his religion that a court skald composed a poem on his death representing his welcome by the heathen gods into Valhalla.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=30556   (215 words)

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