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| Around ], he went to Norway and declared he was a son of King ], who had visited Ireland just before his death in ], and consequently a half-brother of the reigning king, ]. | Around ], he went to Norway and declared he was a son of King ], who had visited Ireland just before his death in ], and consequently a half-brother of the reigning king, ]. | ||
| He appears to have submitted successfully to the ordeal of fire, and the alleged relationship was acknowledged by Sigurd on condition that Harald did not claim any share in the government of the kingdom during his lifetime or that of his son Magnus. Living on friendly terms with the king, Harald kept this agreement until Sigurd’s death in ]. Then war broke out between himself and Magnus, and after several battles the latter was captured in 1134, his eyes were put out, and he was thrown into prison. | He appears to have submitted successfully to the ordeal of fire, and the alleged relationship was acknowledged by Sigurd on condition that Harald did not claim any share in the government of the kingdom during his lifetime or that of his son ]. Living on friendly terms with the king, Harald kept this agreement until Sigurd’s death in ]. Then war broke out between himself and Magnus, and after several battles the latter was captured in 1134, his eyes were put out, and he was thrown into prison. | ||
| Harald now ruled the country until ], when he was murdered by ], another bastard son of Magnus Barefoot. | Harald now ruled the country until ], when he was murdered by ], another bastard son of Magnus Barefoot. | ||
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Harald IV. (d. 1136), king of Norway, surnamed Gylle (probably froln Gylle Krist, i.e. servant of Christ), was born in Ireland about 1103.
Around 1127, he went to Norway and declared he was a son of King Magnus III Barefoot, who had visited Ireland just before his death in 1103, and consequently a half-brother of the reigning king, Sigurd.
He appears to have submitted successfully to the ordeal of fire, and the alleged relationship was acknowledged by Sigurd on condition that Harald did not claim any share in the government of the kingdom during his lifetime or that of his son Magnus. Living on friendly terms with the king, Harald kept this agreement until Sigurd’s death in 1130. Then war broke out between himself and Magnus, and after several battles the latter was captured in 1134, his eyes were put out, and he was thrown into prison.
Harald now ruled the country until 1136, when he was murdered by Sigurd Slembedjakn, another bastard son of Magnus Barefoot.
Harald was married to Ingrid Ragnvaldsdottir, and had the son Inge with her. He also had four known bastard sons, Sigurd, Eystein and Magnus. All four sons were subsequently kings of Norway.
| Preceded by: Magnus IV |
King of Norway | Succeeded by: Sigurd II |
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)