chambers_search-1

Search Chambers

Consult Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, The Chambers Thesaurus (1996) or Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997 edition with amendments). Enter your search and choose your title from the drop-down menu.

Magnus I Olafsson, called the Good 1024-47
King of Norway and of Denmark

The illegitimate son of King Olaf II Haraldsson (St Olaf), he was named after Emperor Charlemagne. After St Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad (1030), the boy went to Prince Jaroslav the Wise in Kiev. In 1035 he assumed the Norwegian throne by popular acclaim. He inherited the Danish throne in 1042, and won a notable victory over the Wends in 1043 at Lürschau Heath in southern Jutland. In 1045 he agreed to share the throne of Norway with his uncle Harald III Sigurdsson, and died two years later during a campaign in Denmark.