Magnus the Good

[norwegianne]

Name: Magnus den Gode

English Name: Magnus the Good

Birth: 1024

Child of:Olav den Hellige (St. Olav) and Alvhild

Reign: Norway: 1035-1047 Denmark: 1042-1047

Marriage: -

Children: a daughter, Ragnhild, outside of marriage.

Death: 25. October 1047. Buried next to his father in the Cathedral of Nidaros

Throne passed to: Norway: Harald Hardråde, Denmark: Sven Estridsen

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Magnus was named after the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne.
The Old Norse name for Charlemagne was Karlamagnus.
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[Ish]

The thing that really makes that interesting is the definition of Karla Mangus - Charles the Great. In naming his son Mangus, Olaf was naming him Great.

 

[Blog Real]

The Magnus Stone created by Niels Skovgaard in Skibelund Krat, Denmark.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Magnusstenen_4.jpg

 

[Blog Real]

Site of the grave of King Magnus in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Magnus_den_Godes_grav_befinder_sig_under_gulvet_i_oktogonen_i_Nidarosdomen_i_Oslo%2C_men_er_til_daglig_ikke_markeret_p%C3%A5_nogen_s%C3%A6rlig_m%C3%A5de.jpg