Sigurd Håkonsson
The Ladejarl Sigurd Håkonsson or Sigurd Ladejarl , order . Sigurðr Hákonarson or Sigurðr Hlaðajarl , (* 895 ; † 962 ) was Jarl in Trøndelag ( Norway ) and the son of Hákon Grjótgarðsson .
Sigurd was killed by Harald Graufell , the son of Erik Blutaxt , when Harald tried to unite all of Norway under his rule. Sigurd's son Håkon Sigurdsson later avenged his father's death.
Sigurd had a skald named Kormákr Ögmundarson with him. Fragments of his ballad about the Jarl, the Sigurðardrápa , are preserved in the Skáldskaparmál and the Heimskringla .
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- Sigurd Håkonsson (Norwegian)
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SURNAME | Sigurd Håkonsson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigurd Ladejarl; Sigurðr Hákonarson; Sigurðr Hlaðajarl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jarl im Trøndelag (Norway) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 895 |
DATE OF DEATH | 962 |