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	Encyclopedia: Kalmar Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403 Margaret I Queen of Denmark and Norway, Regent of Sweden (1353 – October 28, 1412) was born in Vordingborg Castle, the daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Sonderjylland.
		Eric of Pomerania Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern, Erik VII (Danish title), Erik av Pommern (Eirik III) (Norwegian title) or Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish title), was adopted by Margaret I of Denmark and became the hereditary king of Norway (1389 â€“ 1442), elected king of Denmark (1412 â€“ 1439...
		Eric was deposed (1438â“1439) as the union king and was succeeded by the childless Christopher of Bavaria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kalmar-Union (2462 words)

	carl i of norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles VIII of Sweden, Carl I of Norway, or Karl Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (1448-1470) and Norway (1449-1450).
		Due to the growing dissatsifaction over king Eric of Pomerania among the Swedish nobility, Charles was in 1436 he was made Rikshövitsman, an office as Military Governor of the Realm and finally replacing the king as an elected regent from 1438 to 1440.
		Eric of Pomerania was forced to step down from the throne and Christopher of Bavaria, was elected king in the Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Carl_I_of_Norway.html (373 words)

	Olaf I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the christianisation of Norway, king Olaf had male völvas (shamans) tied and left on a skerry at ebb.
		Arriving in Norway in the autumn of 995, he was unanimously accepted as king, and at once set about the conversion of the country to Christianity, undeterred by the obstinate resistance of the people.
		It has been suggested that Olaf's ambition was to rule a united, as well as a Christian Scandinavia, and we know that he made overtures of marriage to Sigrid the Haughty, queen of Sweden, and set about adding new ships to his fleet, when negotiations fell through owing to her obstinate heathenism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_I_of_Norway (463 words)

	Eric I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eirik Bloodaxe (Old Norse:Eiríkr blóðöx, Icelandic:Eiríkur blóðöx, Norwegian:Eirik Blodøks) (circa 885 – 954), was the second king of Norway (930-934) and the eldest son of his father Harald Fairhair.
		Once the power was in his hands, he began to quarrel with his other brothers and had four of them killed, including Bjørn Farmann and later Olaf and Sigrød.
		His rule in Northumbria soon degenerated, however, and he was killed in battle at Stainmore, Westmorland, in 954.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_I_of_Norway (250 words)

	Norway : In Depth : History \| Frommers.com
		Eric fled in 1439 and Christopher III of Bavaria became the ruler, imposing Danish rule.
		Norway's parliamentary assembly, the Storting (Stortinget), engaged in repeated conflicts with the Swedish monarchs.
		In October 1905 Norway held an election, and the son of Denmark's king was proclaimed king of Norway.
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	Eric I of Norway
		954), surnamed "Bloodaxe" (Blodøks), was the second king of Norway (931-933) and the eldest son of his father Harald.
		Once the power in hands, he started executing his other 18 brothers of his father's 20 sons except one, the future Haakon I and hence being so nicknamed.
		After attempted unsucessful campaigns to regain the throne, he was killed on foreign soil in 954 at Stainmore[?], Westmorland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/er/Eric_I_of_Norway.html (103 words)

	Harald I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The constitution of Norway is, according to a tale, somewhat of a love story.
		Harald was therefore induced to take a vow not to cut nor comb his hair until he was sole king of Norway, and that ten years later, he was justified in trimming it; whereupon he exchanged the epithet "Shockhead" or "Tanglehair" for the one by which he is usually known.
		Their numbers were increased by "malcontents" from Norway, who resented Harald's claim of rights of taxation over lands, which the possessors appear to have previously held in absolute ownership.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harald_I_of_Norway (635 words)

	welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		the essence of norway had a euro pop dance sound to it, with "big four on the floor" beats and high energy analog sounds.
		the album was released as norway² in the spring of 2001.
		eric did some solo shows with the new album as well as cornerstone 2001, and autobahn 1 and 2.
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	Norway Travel
		Norway is a long, narrow country on the northwestern edge of the European continent.
		Norway is mostly a high, mountainous plateau covered by bare rock, and it has a relatively small amount of farmland.
		Norway's merchant fleet, one of the largest in the world, is also an important source of income for the country.
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	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1070 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Ingibiorg GUTHORMSDOTTIR married Eystein I of Norway MAGNUSSON.
		Magnus II of Norway HARALDSSON was born 1049 and died 28 Apr 1069.
		Olav III the Gentle of Norway HARALDSSON was born 1050 and died 22 Sep 1093.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1070.htm (154 words)

	Eric - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eric (originally Erik) is a male name, originating in Scandinavia.
		It is a Christian name after St Eric, King Eric IX of Sweden; its name day is May 18.
		Eric Williams, former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1961-81)
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric (215 words)

	Eric the Red Biography / Biography of Eric the Red Biography Biography
		Eric retired to an island, leaving with Thorgest his diasposts, which were Viking symbols of authority and had religious significance.
		Eric landed in the area of Julianehaab, but the group arrived too late to reap a full reward, for the Irish settlers had left.
		They failed to reach Newfoundland, but as the doughty Eric said, "We were more cheerful when we put out of the fjord in the summer; but at least we are still alive, and it might have been worse." He is last mentioned in the sagas in 1005.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-eric-the-red (634 words)

	Eric the Red (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Eric was born in the year 950 A.D. in Jaeren, in southern Norway.
		After his father died, Eric too became involved in several quarrels and killings and was exiled from Iceland for three years.
		Eric reached the east coast of present day Greenland and continued around the southern tip to the west coast.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /vikings/ericred.htm (848 words)

	Eric I of Norway - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Haakon fled to England and won enough support from the Norwegian nobles to oust Eric in 933.
		After waging unsuccessful campaigns to regain the throne, Eric moved to the Orkney Islands and later to the Kingdom of Jorvik in Northumbria.
		His rule in the latter country met with great opposition, however, and he was killed in battle at Stainmore, Westmorland, in 954.
	en.freepedia.org /Eric_I_of_Norway.html (112 words)

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		Eric's sons, four or five of them, with a Harald at the top, now at once got Norway in hand, all of it but Trondhjem, as king and under-kings; and made a severe time of it for those who had been, or seemed to be, their enemies.
		She had come back to Norway with her sons; and naturally passed for the secret adviser and Maternal President in whatever of violence went on; always reckoned a fell, vehement, relentless personage where her own interests were concerned.
		Eric was supplied with new men from the Swedes and Danes; Olaf had no such resource, except from the crews of his own beaten ships, and at length this also failed him; all his ships, except the Long Serpent, being beaten and emptied.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext99/knrwy10.txt (15870 words)

	Biography of Eric I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		954), nicknamed "Bloodaxe" (Blodøks), was the second king of Norway (931-933) and the eldest son of his father Harald.
		Once the power was in his hands, he started executing his other 18 brothers, except for one, the future Haakon I. Haakon fled to England and won enough support from the Norwegian nobles to oust Eric in 933.
		After waging unsuccessful campaigns to regain the throne, Eric moved to the Orkney Islands and later to the Kingdom of Jorvik.
	biography-1.qardinalinfo.com /e/Eric_I_of_Norway.html (110 words)

	BBC - History - Eric Bloodaxe
		Eric Bloodaxe is probably one of the best-known names in Viking history, at least in the British Isles.
		Eric is mentioned briefly in a number of contemporary or near contemporary sources, and he also left visible traces of his own - in the coinage issued in his name at York.
		Despite his reputation as a warrior, Eric apparently abandoned Norway to his brother Hakon without a fight, and he was subsequently driven out of Northumbria at least twice.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/vikings/bloodaxe_01.shtml (400 words)

	Vikings & their Gods - Eric the Red
		Eric the Red (lived about 950-1001), Norwegian explorer, the first European to explore Greenland and to found a colony there.
		Eric, whose patronymic was Thorvaldson, was called Eric the Red because of his red hair.
		Norwegian-born explorer Eric Thorvaldson was the first person to explore Greenland, and he founded the first community on the island in about 985.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/ericred.htm (267 words)

	Haakon I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On arrival in Norway Haakon gained the support of the by promising to give up the rights taxation claimed by his father over inherited property.
		He was at the Battle of Fitje in 961 after a final victory over Erik’s So entirely did even his immediate circle his religion that a court skald composed a poem on his death his welcome by the heathen gods into Valhalla.
		The succession issue was settled as Harald II third son of Eric ascended the However the Norwegians were severely tormented by of war and welcomed the Danish invading led by Harold Bluetooth.
	www.freeglossary.com /Haakon_I_of_Norway (231 words)

	Family Tree of Linda Signe Olsen Bennett - pafg34 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Johannes Martinusen was born 1875 in Hemnes, Hemnes Sogn, Hemnes Prgjld., Norway.
		Bjarne Johnsen Solvang was born 31 Jul 1920 in Kobhaugen, Korgen Sogn, Hemnes Prgjld., Norway.
		Leif Gudmund Johnsen Solvang was born 1 Jul 1923 in Kobhaugen, Korgen Sogn, Hemnes Prgjld., Norway.
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	Detailed Country Profile: Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that was to last for more than four centuries.
		Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45).
		Norway is an example of a nation far ahead of us in a number of quality of life issues.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/no (433 words)

	Eric Anderson - Night Eagle Cafe Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Eric Andersen is one of America's finest lyric-poet songwriters.
		In the early 1960's, Eric was discovered in a San Francisco coffee house by Tom Paxton, who invited him to New York to join the Phil Ochs/Bob Dylan writing circle.
		In 1972, Eric's recording career reached new heights with the release of "Blue River" on Columbia Records.
	www.nighteaglecafe.org /artists/andersone.html (499 words)

	Olaf I of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is even said that he was bought as a slave in (A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea) Estonia.
		Arriving in Norway in the autumn of (Click link for more info and facts about 995) 995, he was unanimously accepted as king, and at once set about the conversion of the country to Christianity, undeterred by the obstinate resistance of the people.
		He made an enemy of her, and did not hesitate to involve himself in a quarrel with King (Click link for more info and facts about Sweyn I of Denmark) Sweyn I of Denmark by marrying his sister Thyre, who had fled from her heathen husband Burislav in defiance of her brother's authority.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Ol/Olaf_I_of_Norway.htm (286 words)

	Eric Andersen Time Line
		Eric meets Joni Mitchell, and teaches her the open tunings which would become a hallmark of her songs.
		Eric’s contributions include the rare tracks “Long Time Troubled Road” and “Plains of Nebrasky-O,” the latter a duet with Phil Ochs originally recorded in 1964, as well as a testimonial essay about his experiences with the magazine.
		Eric headlines Bottom Line show in March and he and Beat Avenue are the subject of a large feature in Sunday New York Times’ Arts andLeisure section in April.
	www.appleseedrec.com /ericandersen/thestreet/eric/timeline.html (1653 words)

	AllRefer.com - Margaret Maid of Norway (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Margaret Maid of Norway 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland.
		Edward I of England arranged a marriage for her with his eldest son, Edward, and this union was agreed to by the Scots in the Treaty of Birgham (1290), which stipulated that Scotland would remain independent.
		Margaret, however, died on the voyage from Norway to Scotland.
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	Haakon I of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The English king brought him up in the Christian religion, and on the news of his father’s death provided him with ships and men for an expedition against his half-brother (Click link for more info and facts about Eirik Bloodaxe) Eirik Bloodaxe, who had been proclaimed king.
		On his arrival in Norway, Haakon gained the support of the landowners by promising to give up the rights of taxation claimed by his father over inherited real property.
		So entirely did even his immediate circle ignore his religion that a court (Click link for more info and facts about skald) skald composed a poem on his death representing his welcome by the heathen gods into ((Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes) Valhalla.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ha/Haakon_I_of_Norway.htm (297 words)

	Eric I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		954) surnamed "Bloodaxe" (Blodøks) was the second king of Norway (931 - 933) and the eldest son of his Harald.
		Haakon fled to England and won enough support from the nobles to oust Eric in 933.
		His rule in the latter country with great opposition however and he was in battle at Stainmore Westmorland in 954.
	www.freeglossary.com /Eric_I_of_Norway (528 words)

	Required Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Eric, Duke of Södermanland and leader of the baronial opposition in Sweden, is captured by King Birger, his brother, and is murdered; a general rebellion follows
		Olaf of Denmark and Norway dies; his mother Margaret is elected as regent of both countries for her lifetime (-1412)
		Christian of Denmark deposed as King of Norway, and Karl of Sweden is elected
	history.boisestate.edu /hy309/baltic/timelinebaltic.htm (880 words)

	Encyclopedia: Eric I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hairfair dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first royal dynasty of the united Norway.
		Harald II (-976), surnamed Gråfell (Norwegian) / Graafeld (Danish) / Greyhide (English), was the son of Eric Bloodaxe and a grandson of Harald Finehair.
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