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HAAKON I

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 780 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GUI-HAN
HAAKON I ., surnamed " the Good " (d. 961), was the youngest son of Harald Haarfager. He was fostered by King Aethelstan of England, who brought him up in the
Christian
  religion, and on the news of his father's death in 933 provided him with
ships
  and men for an expedition against his half-brother Erik, who had been proclaimed king. On his arrival in Norway
Haakon
  gained the support of the landowners by promising to give up the rights of
taxation
  claimed by his father over inherited real property. Erik fled, and was killed a few years later in England. His sons allied themselves with the Danes, but were invariably defeated by
Haakon
 , who was successful in everything he undertook except in his attempt to introduce Christianity, which aroused an opposition he did not feel strong enough to face. He was killed at the
battle
  of Fitje in 961, after a final victory over Erik's sons. So entirely did even his immediate circle ignore his religion that a
court
  skald composed a poem on his death representing his welcome by the
heathen
  gods into Valhalla.


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