Håkon Eiriksson

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Jarl Eirik Håkonsson with his son Håkon, drawing by Erik Werenskiold in Heimskringla

The Ladejarl Håkon Eiriksson (* 995 ; † 1029 ) was Viceroy of Norway from 1012 to 1015 under the Danish King Sven Gabelbart .

origin

Jarl Hakon Eiriksson came from the house of the rulers of the small kingdom Trondelag (Norwegian: Trøndelag ), which was located in the eastern part of Trondheim in northern Norway. The first Jarl von Lade was Jarl Hákon Grjótgarðsson , who after the " Heimskringla " was the son and heir of Grjotgard Herlaugsson King of Trondelag and died around 900 in the Battle of Fjaler in the Sunnfjord in western Norway.

His parents were the Ladejarl Erik Håkonsson (around 964 - around 1024) and his wife Gyda, daughter of the Danish King Sven Gabelbart. He was the last male representative of the Ladejarle, which was one of the three leading families in Norway at the time of the unification of the empire.

Life

The first mention of Håkon concerns a meeting with Olav II , who had just come from England, in Fjaler in 1015 . The meeting is described differently in the sources. The Skalde Sigvat describes the meeting as a friendly discussion about the future role of Olav and Håkon in Norway. Snorri, on the other hand, describes in his Heimskringla that the first encounter was quite hostile and ended with Håkon's temporary capture. He was only released against the promise to leave the country and not to return. Håkon went to England and is mentioned there in many English documents. There he is called "dux", which corresponds to the Jarl title. He ruled over parts of Mercia . He probably followed King Canute to Denmark in 1025/1026 and took part in the battle of Helgeå.

In the second half of the 1020s, Håkon tried to regain control of Norway. He managed to get King Olav into such distress through his family ties in Norway that he had to flee Norway in 1028. King Canute was accepted as the upper king in Norway, but stayed mostly in England and transferred the rule to Håkon as Jarl. Håkon went to England in 1029, probably to marry Knuts Gunnhild's niece. On the way back, Håkon was lost at sea.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Online Medival & Classic Library: Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, Ólafs saga helga ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / omacl.org
  2. ↑ Detlev Schwennicke European Family Tables New Series Volume II, The Outside Germany; Panel 106; Verlag JA Stargardt, Marburg, 1984
  3. ^ Snorri Sturluson: Ólafs saga helga, chap. 30th
personal data
SURNAME Håkon Eiriksson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Norway
DATE OF BIRTH 995
DATE OF DEATH 1029