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	Magnus I of Norway
		Magnus I (1024-October 25, 1047), king of Norway from 1035 to 1047 and king of Denmark since 1042 after the death of his half brother Harthacanute.
		Surnamed the Good or the Noble, he was son of Saint Olaf.
		Magnus also has trouble in Norway, where his uncle, Harald Hardråde tries to conquer the Norwegian throne.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Magnus_I_of_Norway.html (270 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Magnus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Magnus VII (Magnus Ericsson), b.1316, d.1373 or 1374, king of Norway (1319-43) and Sweden (1319-63).
		Magnus VI (Magnus the Law Mender), 1238-80, king of Norway (1263-80), son of Haakon IV.
		Magnus I (Magnus the Good), 1024-47, king of Norway (1035-47) and Denmark (1042-47), son of Olaf II.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Magnus (525 words)

	Magnus I - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		MAGNUS I [Magnus I] (Magnus the Good), 1024-47, king of Norway (1035-47) and Denmark (1042-47), son of Olaf II.
		Magnus at first dealt harshly with his father's enemies and kept the oppressive laws of Sweyn in force, but later he granted an amnesty and revoked Sweyn's laws.
		He succeeded (1042) Harthacanute in Denmark and claimed the throne of England, but he was prevented from pressing his claim by the necessity of crushing a Danish revolt and of fighting against the Wends.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-magnus1.html (331 words)

	EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY by Thomas Carlyle - CHAPTER XI. - MAGNUS THE GOOD AND OTHERS.
		And Magnus, by such accident, this boy was called; and he, not another, is the prime origin and introducer of that name Magnus, which occurs rather frequently, not among the Norman Kings only, but by and by among the Danish and Swedish; and, among the Scandinavian populations, appears to be rather frequent to this day.
		Magnus, I perceive, was, like his Father, a skilful as well as valiant fighter by sea and land; Magnus, with good battalions, and probably backed by immediate alliance with Heaven and St.
		Magnus at once went to Denmark on hearing this event; was joyfully received by the headmen there, who indeed, with their fellows in Norway, had been main contrivers of the Treaty; both Countries longing for mutual peace, and the end of such incessant broils.
	www.globusz.com /ebooks/Norway/00000022.htm (2925 words)

	OMACL: Heimskringla: Saga of Magnus the Good
		King Edward the Good was, on his mother's side, a brother of Harald and Hardaknut, the sons of Canute the Great; and the daughter of Canute and Queen Emma was Gunhild, who was married to the Emperor Henry of Germany, who was called Henry the Mild.
		When King Magnus Olafson heard of Hardaknut's death, he immediately sent people south to Denmark, with a message to the men who had bound themselves by oath to the peace and agreement which was made between King Magnus and Hardaknut, and reminded them of their pledge.
		King Magnus sailed with his fleet from the south after Svein to Seeland; but as soon as the king came there Svein fled up the country with his men, and Magnus followed them, and pursued the fugitives, killing all that were laid hold of.
	omacl.org /Heimskringla/magnus.html (9373 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Magnus I "the Good" Olavsson of Norway
		MAGNUS THE GOOD, Norwegian MAGNUS DEN GODE, Norwegian ruler, king of Norway (1035-47) and Denmark (1042-47), who wrested hegemony in the two Scandinavian nations from descendants of Canute the Great (d.
		Magnus died in a campaign launched by the co-rulers against Denmark in 1047, aborting his plans to claim the English throne.
		Magnus ble hentet hjem fra Kiev i Gardariket i 1035 eller 1036 av Einar Tambarskjelve og Kalv Arnesson.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/2043.htm (699 words)

	Magnus Barefoot's saga - Heimskringla - Snorre Sturlason
		Magnus, King Olaf's son, was, immediately after King Olaf's death, proclaimed at Viken king of all Norway; but the Upland people, on hearing of King Olaf's death, chose Hakon, Thorer's foster-son, a cousin of King Magnus, as king.
		King Magnus was all the winter in the southern isles, and his men went over all the fjords of Scotland, rowing within all the inhabited and uninhabited isles, and took possession for the king of Norway of all the islands west of Scotland.
		King Magnus had a helmet on his head; a red shield, in which was inlaid a gilded lion; and was girt with the sword of Legbit, of which the hilt was of tooth (ivory), and handgrip wound about with gold thread; and the sword was extremely sharp.
	www.sepo.net /books/heimskringla/magnus-barefoot-saga (9099 words)

	Saga of Magnus the Good
		Magnus Olavson went from the East through Jamtaland over the keel-ridge of the country and came down upon the Throndhjem district, where all men welcomed the king with joy.
		When King Magnus Olavson heard of Hardaknut's death, he immediately sent people south to Denmark, with a message to the men who had bound themselves by oath to the peace and agreement which was made between King Magnus and Hardaknut, and reminded them of their pledge.
		King Magnus immediately turned round with his army against Svein, whom he called his earl, although the Danes called him their king; and he collected ships, and a great force, and on both sides a great strength was assembled.
	www.inisfail.com /~ancients/history/heimskringla17.html (7502 words)

	Norse Sagas - The Gold Scales
		After Yule Magnus Olafson began his journey from the East from Novgorod to Ladoga, where he rigged out his ships as soon as the ice was loosened in spring (AD 1035).
		Magnus Olafson went from the East through Jamtaland over the keel-ridge of the country and came down on the Throndhjem district, where all men welcomed the king with joy.
		Afterwards a shrine was brought forth containing holy relics, and Svein laid his hand hereon, and swore the oath of fidelity to King Magnus; on which the king led the earl to the highseat by his side.
	oaks.nvg.org /hk8.html (7867 words)

	SAGA OF MAGNUS THE GOOD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Magnus, and were desirous of keeping their word and oath, they
		chose Magnus Olafson to be king of all the Danish dorninions.
		Magnus, and told him the answer to their message.
	www.stavacademy.co.uk /mimir/magnus1.htm (4088 words)

	Early kings of Norway by Thomas Carlyle: XI MAGNUS THE GOOD AND OTHERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Magnus, I perceive, was, like his Father, a skilful as well as valiant fighter by sea and land; Magnus, with good battalions, and probably backed by immediate alliance with Heaven and St. Olaf, as was then the general belief or surmise about him, could not easily be beaten.
		Guess somewhere about 1040:[17] actual fruition of it came to Magnus, beyond question, in 1042, when Harda-Knut drank that wassail bowl at the wedding in Lambeth, and fell down dead; which in the Saxon Chronicle is dated 3d June of that year.
		His Code of Laws for the Trondhjem Province was considered a pretty piece of legislation; and in subsequent times got the name of _Gray-goose_ (Gragas); one of the wonderfulest names ever given to a wise Book.
	carlyle.classicauthors.net /Norway/Norway11.html (2956 words)

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		From this hour I join myself to thy young power.
		To save his land from our quick swords, Svein will need something more than words." 32.
		King Magnus reflected a while, and answered thus: "I think it wisest, and will succeed best, to let King Edward have his kingdom in peace for me, and that I keep the kingdoms God has put into my hands."
	www.lib.umd.edu /ETC/ReadingRoom/Nonfiction/Sturlson/Heimskringla/7 (9362 words)

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