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Family of Sigurd HAAKONSSON and Bergljot TORESDATTER

Husband: Sigurd HAAKONSSON (895-962)
Wife: Bergljot TORESDATTER (c. 900- )
Children: Haakon SIGURDARSON (937-995)

Husband: Sigurd HAAKONSSON

Name: Sigurd HAAKONSSON
Sex: Male
Father: Haakon GRJOTGARDSSON (838-900)
Mother: -
Birth 0895
Occupation Earl of Lade
Death 0962 (age 66-67)

Wife: Bergljot TORESDATTER

Name: Bergljot TORESDATTER
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 0900 (est)

Child 1: Haakon SIGURDARSON

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Haakon SIGURDARSON

Name: Haakon SIGURDARSON
Sex: Male
Birth 0937
Title frm 0975 to 0995 (age 37-58) Ruler of Norway
Occupation Ruler of Norway
Death 0995 (age 57-58) Rimul Farm
Cause: killed in a pig sty
Address: Melhus, Norway

Note on Husband: Sigurd HAAKONSSON

Sigurd Håkonsson (c. 895–962) (Old Norse: Sigurðr Hákonarson) was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag.

 

Sigurd Håkonsson was the son of Håkon Grjotgardsson, the first Jarl of Lade. In 900, Håkon came into conflict with Atle Mjove over Sogn and fought a battle at Fjaler (Old Norse: Fjalir), in which Håkon was killed. Upon reaching maturity, Sigurd inherited his father's position. Sigurd Håkonsson was married to Bergljot Toresdatter, daughter of Tore Teiande Ragnvaldsson (Thorir Rögnvaldarson) and Ålov Årbot Haraldsdatter. In 892, Tore Ragnvaldsson became Jarl of Møre after the death of his father, Ragnvald Eysteinsson.

 

During the reign of King Haakon I of Norway, Sigurd had an influential position as the king's friend and adviser. He sought in particular to mediate between the king and the people during the king's attempt to introduce Christianity. After the death Haakon at Fitjar in 961, Harald Greycloak, the son of Eirik Bloodaxe and his brothers became kings of Norway.

 

In autumn 962, Sigurd Håkonsson and his party were burnt to death by Harald Greycloak, while staying the night at a party at Aglo, in modern day Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal. Sigurd was killed as part of Harald's effort to reunite all of Norway under his rule. In 970, his killing was avenged by Sigurd's son, Håkon Sigurdsson, who had become an ally of Harold Bluetooth.

 

Sigurd had Kormákr Ögmundarson as a court poet. Fragments of Kormákr's lay on Sigurd Håkonsson, Sigurðardrápa, are preserved in Skáldskaparmál and in Heimskringla.