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		Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the Nazi German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
		Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
		Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerrak to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
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	Encyclopedia: List of Norwegian monarchs
		Harald II (-976), surnamed Gråfell (Norwegian) / Graafeld (Danish) / Greyhide (English), was the son of Eric Bloodaxe and a grandson of Harald Finehair.
		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.
		Christian IV (1588â€“1648), king of Denmark and Norway, the son of Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway, and Sophia of Mecklenburg, was born at Frederiksborg castle in 1577, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father (April 4, 1588), attaining...
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	Harald I of Norway: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Harald I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		At last Harald was forced to make an expedition to the west to clear the islands and Scottish mainland of Vikings.
		The latter part of Harald's reign was disturbed by the strife of his many sons.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ha/Harald-Fairhair.html (311 words)

	EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY by Thomas Carlyle - CHAPTER I. - HARALD HAARFAGR.
		Harald Haarfagr was the first to put an end to this state of things, and become memorable and profitable to his country by uniting it under one head and making a kingdom of it; which it has continued to be ever since.
		Harald's birth-year, death-year, and chronology in general, are known only by inference and computation; but, by the latest reckoning, he died about the year 933 of our era, a man of eighty-three.
		Harald Haarfagr had a good many sons and daughters; the daughters he married mostly to jarls of due merit who were loyal to him; with the sons, as remarked above, he had a great deal of trouble.
	www.globusz.com /ebooks/Norway/00000012.htm (872 words)

	Magnus I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magnus I (1024 - October 25, 1047) was a King of Norway (1035 - 1047) and king of Denmark (1042 - 1047).
		In the period from 1028 to 1035, he was forced to leave Norway, but after the death of Knut the Great, he was called back by Norwegian noblemen, who were tired of being under Danish rule.
		His body was brought to Norway, and he was buried in the cathedral in Trondheim, where his father was also buried.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnus_I_of_Norway (387 words)

	His Majesty King Harald I of Norway
		King Harald is the son of King Olav V (1903-1991) and Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954).
		King Harald's mother was the daughter of the Swedish Prince Carl (1861-1951) and Princess Ingeborg (1878-1958).
		King Olav's announcement in 1968 that Crown Prince Harald wished to marry a commoner triggered a heated political debate on the future of the monarchy.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/Harald1.html (1823 words)

	Norwegian Ruling Families -
		Halfdan was the son of King Gudrod the Hunter and Åsa, daughter of King Harald of Agder.
		Harald was the son of Halfdan the Black and his wife Ragnhild, the daughter of King Harald Goldbeard of Sogn.
		Harald abdicated in 930 in favor of his eldest legitimate son, Eirik Bloodaxe, but Eirik was deposed by Håkon in 935 with Athelstan's help.
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	Harald I Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		In 866, Harald made the first of a series of conquests over the many petty kingdoms which then composed Norway, including those which had sworn allegiance to the Swedish king Erik Eymundsson.
		When he grew old, Harald handed over the supreme power to his favourite son Eirik Bloodaxe, whom he intended to be his successor.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Harald_I (776 words)

	Gard Agdi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vedrorm fled King Harald Fairhair to Jamtaland (the modern Jämtland County in Sweden) and cleared the forest to live there and was father of a son Holmfast.
		The Hversu notes further that another son of Grjótgard was Sigar (Sigarr), father of a daughter Signýjar who married Jarl Harald of Naumu Dale who fathered on her Herlaug, father of Grjótgard, father of Jarl Hákon, father of Jarl Sigurd, father of Jarl Hákon of Hlada.
		Indeed one of Harald's wives was Ása the daugher of Jarl Hákon son of Grjótgard.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gard_Agdi (1030 words)

	Ladd Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Harald succeeded his father at the young age of ten and his first conquest was of the suppression of a revolt in the upland region.
		Norway was united with Denmark in personal union from the 14th century; in 1814 it was detached from Denmark, and amalgamated with Sweden.
		Asa Håkonsdotter; m.King Harald I "Fairhair" of Norway(+940)
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	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1070 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Harald III Hardrada of Norway SIGURDSSON [Parents] was born 1015.
		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)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Harald I (of Norway)
		Harald I (of Norway), called The Fairhaired (860?-940?), king of Norway (885?-933?), the first person to rule, at least nominally, the entire...
		In the 9th century King Harald I, called The Fairhaired, of Vestfold (southeastern Norway) made the first successful attempt to form a united...
		Harald III, called The Hard Ruler (Norwegian Hårdråde) (1015-1066), king of Norway (1047-1066), a descendant of Harald I. Harald participated in the...
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	Harald I of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Harald Fairhair ((The extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350) Old Norse:Haraldr hinn hárfagri, (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland) Icelandic:Haraldur hinn hárfagri, (A Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway) Norwegian:Harald Hårfagre) (c.
		At last Harald was forced to make an expedition to the west to clear the islands and Scottish mainland of (Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries) Vikings.
		Harald died in (Click link for more info and facts about 933) 933, having had eight wives and 23 children.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ha/Harald_I_of_Norway.htm (620 words)

	Heimskringla: Saga of Harald Hardrade: Part I
		Harald, son of Sigurd Syr, was born in the year A.D. 1015, and left Norway A.D. He was called Hardrade, that is, the severe counsellor, the tyrant, though the Icelanders never applied this epithet to him.
		Harald, son of Sigurd Syr, brother of Olaf the Saint, by the same mother, was at the battle of Stiklestad, and was fifteen years old when King Olaf the Saint fell, as was before related.
		Harald went with his men to the land of Jerusalem and then up to the city of Jerusalem, and wheresoever he came in the land all the towns and strongholds were given up to him.
	sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Heimskringla/hardrade1.html (11978 words)

	Detailed Country Profile: Norway
		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.
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	Harald I of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The constitution of Norway is according to a tale somewhat a love story.
		The tale begins with the proposing rejection and scorn from a daughter of a neighbouring king, called Gyda.
		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" for the one by which he is usually known.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/harald_i_of_norway (358 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Harald I Halvdansson Hårfagre (Lufa) of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		King Harald went far and wide through Gautland, and many were the battles he fought there on both sides of the river, and in general he was victorious.
		Dermed kan det også være at Snorre har rett i å plassere Haralds sønn Halvdan (kalt Svarte etter farfaren) som underkonge i Trøndelag.
		Harold inherited three small domains in eastern, central, and western Norway from his father, Halfdan the Black, and set out to conquer the rest of the country, spurred-according to the saga tradition-by the refusal of another petty king's daughter to marry him until all of Norway was under his sway.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/2/1401.htm (1150 words)

	The genealogical tree of Harald I "Blaatand" Gornsson King of Denmark
		Harold Bluetooth Gormson (Danish Harald Blåtand) (ca 911- November 1, 987), sometimes Harold II, succeeded his father Gorm the Old as king of Denmark in 935 (or 940) and king of Norway in 936.
		Harald Bluetooth was (again ?) forced to accept Christianity, following defeat (972) by the Holy Roman emperor Otto the Great.
		Harald may have had three wives or consorts: Thora, Gunhilde and Gyrid.
	www.deloriahurst.com /deloriahurst%20page/3047.html (214 words)

	Harald I de Noruega (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Se indujo a Harald por lo tanto que tomara un voto para no cortar ni para no peinarse su pelo hasta que él era rey único de Noruega, y esos diez años más adelante lo justificaron en el ajuste él; con lo cual él intercambió el epíteto "Shockhead" para el el cual lo conoce generalmente.
		En Harald pasado fue forzado para hacer a una expedición al del oeste para estar separado las islas y el continente escocés de Vikings.
		Harald murió en 933, teniendo ocho esposas y 23 niños.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ha/Harald%20I%20de%20Noruega.htm (358 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Harald I Gormsson Blåtann of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Likeledes er det uklart hvordan forholdet mellom Harald og den tyske keisermakt formet seg i de nærmest følgende år.
		Harald was killed in 980 (?) by his own son Svend Tjugeskjegg and Svend's fosterfar, Palna-Toke.
		Harald next married Gyrid, daughter of Olaf of Sweden Bjornsson and Unknown.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/2/1442.htm (520 words)

	Norway 2
		Halfdan III "the Black", King of Westfold (830-863), +863/870; 1m: Ragnhild, dau.of King Harald Gullskiegg of Sogn; 2m: Ragnhild, dau.of King Sigurd Hjort Helgasson of Ringerike; by her he was father of:
		King Harald I "Fairhair" of Norway (863-930) abdicated, *858/860, +934/940; 1m: Asa Hakonsdotter, dau.of Hakon Ladejarl; 2m: Gyda, dau.of King Eirik of Hoerdeland; 3m: Svanhild, dau.of Eystein, Jarl in Hedemarken; 4m: Snaefried, dau.of Finnen Svase; 5m: Alvhild, dau.of Ring Dagsson of Ringerike; 6m: Pss Ragnhild "the Rich" of Haithabu; He had issue as follows:
		King Harald III "Haard Raade" of Norway (1047-66), *1015, +k.a.during his invasion in North England 25.9.1066; m.ca 1045 Elizabeth of Kiev (+after 1045)
	genealogy.euweb.cz /scand/norway2.html (473 words)

	Harald I. (Norwegen) - netlexikon
		Harald hatte viele Kinder mit verschiedenen Frauen, wie viele genau ist unbekannt.
		Harald I. führte viele Schlachten, um die Herrschaft über ganz Norwegen zu erlangen, die berühmteste war die Schlacht bei Hafrsfjord vermutlich im Jahr 872.
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	The Ultimate Ringerike - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Ringerike is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
		The town of Hønefoss is the administrative center.
		In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, the landscape was a petty kingdom, the Norwegian word rike meaning "kingdom".
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ringerike (134 words)

	Harald I Hårfager Halfdansson King of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Abt 0900 - Bjørn Farmand King of Norway (Vestfold)
		Abt 0898 - Olaf "Gierstad-Alf" Haraldsson King of Norway (Viken)
		912 - Sigurd "Rise" Haraldsson Prince of Norway
	www.american-pictures.com /genealogy/persons/per05252.htm (27 words)

	CHAPTER I. HARALD HAARFAGR. - Early Kings of Norway - Thomas Carlyle at HistoricalBookArchive.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CHAPTER I. - Early Kings of Norway - Thomas Carlyle at HistoricalBookArchive.com
		The business of conquest lasted Harald about twelve years (A.D. 860-872?), in which he subdued also the vikings of the out-islands, Orkneys, Shetlands, Hebrides, and Man. Sixty more years were given him to consolidate and regulate what he had conquered, which he did with great judgment, industry and success.
		Magnanimous Haarfagr inflicted a fine of sixty marks in gold, which was paid in ready money by Turf-Einar, and so the matter ended.
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	Harald - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Harald or Harold is the name of several kings:
		Harald III of Norway (born 1015– died Stamford bridge, England, September 25 1066), also known as Harald Hårdråde.
		Harald V of Norway, born February 21, 1937
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Harald (101 words)

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