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petty kingdom A petty kingdom is a kingdom described as minor or "petty" (from the French 'petit' meaning small) by contrast to an empire or unified kingdom that either preceded or succeeded it (e.g. the numerous kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England unified into ...
s of Norway ( nb, smårike) were the entities from which the later
Kingdom of Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
was founded. Before the
unification of Norway The Unification of Norway ( Norwegian Bokmål: ''Rikssamlingen'') is the process by which Norway merged from several petty kingdoms into a single kingdom, predecessor to modern Kingdom of Norway. History King Harald Fairhair is the monarch who ...
in 872 and during the period of fragmentation after King
Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from  872 to 930 and was the first King of No ...
's death, Norway was divided in several small kingdoms. Some could have been as small as a cluster of villages, and others comprised several of today's
counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
. By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia, about the 8th century, a number of small political entities existed in Norway. The exact number is unknown, and would probably also fluctuate with time. It has been estimated that there were 9 petty realms in Western Norway during the early
Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Germ ...
. Archaeologist Bergljot Solberg on this basis estimates that there would have been at least 20 in the whole country. There are no written sources from this time to tell us the title used by these rulers, or the exact borders between their realms. The main written sources we have on this period, the kings' sagas, were not written until the 12th and 13th centuries. While they were in part based on
skald A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: , later ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry, the other being Eddic poetry, which is anonymous. Skaldic poems were traditional ...
ic poems, and possibly on
oral tradition Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and Culture, cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.Jan Vansina, Vansina, Jan: ''Oral Traditio ...
, their reliability as sources for detailed events of the Viking Age continues to be debated among historians. The sagas, most notable of which is
Heimskringla ''Heimskringla'' () is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorre Sturlason (1178/79–1241) 1230. The name ''Heimskringla'' was first used in the 17th century, derive ...
, often refer to the petty rulers as ''konungr'', i.e. ''king'', as in Agder, Alvheim, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nordmøre og Romsdal, Rogaland, Romerike, Sogn, Solør, Sunmmøre, Trøndelag, Vestfold (which at various times included several of the aforementioned) and Viken; however in Hålogaland the title was
jarl Jarl is a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. ''Jarl'' could also mean a sovereign prince. For example, the rulers of several of the pet ...
, i.e. ''earl'' (compared with
Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York ...
in the Norse sources, as well as German Gräf), later ''Ladejarl'' (from the rulers power base at Lade, in modern-day
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...
). The rulers of all the areas might be called petty kings, herser, subkings, kings or earls depending on the source. A number of small communities were gradually organised into larger regions in the 9th century, and in AD 872 King
Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from  872 to 930 and was the first King of No ...
unified the realm and became its first supreme ruler. Many of the former kingdoms would later become earldoms under the Norwegian high king and some would try to break free again. Below follows an incomplete list of petty kingdoms of Norway and their known rulers. Most of the people mentioned in this list are legendary or semi-legendary. Some of the areas might have a contested status as petty kingdoms.


List of petty kingdoms and earldoms


Kingdom of Agder

Rulers: Legendary(From Gautreks saga) * Harald the Agder-King (legendary) * Víkar (Harald Agder-king's son) * Harald Vikarson(Son of Vikar) * Bjæring, possibly only a chief(local legend from Hægebostad) * Vigbrands fra Agder – c. 690Ættartolurbækur Jóns Espólíns Sysslumanns (1980-), Espólín, Jón, (Reykjavík: Samskipti, 1980-), FHL book 949.12 D2e v. 6; FHL microfilms 73,257-73., p. 42, FHL microfilm 73257. * Herbrand Vigbrandsson * Kissa * Kjotve the Rich Kings from 790 to 987 *
Harald Granraude Harald Granraude (''Haraldr hinn granrauði'') was a semi-legendary Norwegian petty king of Agder who lived in the 9th century. He was married to Gunnhild Ragnvaldsdottir, daughter of Ragnvald Sigurdsson, of Huseby on the peninsula of Lista. H ...
, 7??–815, father of Åsa * Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder, between 815 and 834–838, mother of Halfdan the Black *
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
, father of
Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from  872 to 930 and was the first King of No ...
, from 838. * Kjotve the Rich, late 9th century * Harald Grenske, 976–987


Kingdom of Fjordane

Might also be called Firda or Firdafylke. Rulers: Olaf brother of Anund Yngling * Audbjørn


Kingdom of Grenland


Kingdom of Gudbrandsdalen

Rulers: *
Dale-Gudbrand Dale-Gudbrand is a historical Norwegian person that appears in the ''Separate Saga of St. Olaf'' in Snorri Sturluson's ''Heimskringla''. He is said to have lived at the farm in Hundorp in the Gudbrand Valley around the year 1000, and to have be ...


Kingdom of Hadeland

Rulers: * Höd * Halfdan Hvitbeinn


Kingdom of Hardanger


Kingdom of Hedmark

Rulers: * Halfdan Hvitbeinn * Sigtryg Eysteinsson * Eystein Eysteinsson, brother of Sigtryg *
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
, was king of half of Hedmark after defeating rulers Sigtryg and his brother, Eystein.


Kingdom of Hordaland

Rulers: * Herthjóf (From Gautreks saga) * Alrek Eiriksson early 600s * Hrolf or Bergi Svåsason * Solvi Hrolfson * Kaun Solvason *
Eirik King of Hordaland Eirik King of Hordaland (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Konungr á Hǫrðalandi'') was a king of Hordaland, then a petty kingdom in western Norway, in the late 9th century. Eirik was the father of Gyda. Eirik lead the first attack against Harald Fairhair at ...
late 800s


Kingdom of Hålogaland

Rulers: * Saeming (legendary son of Odin) *Thrand (son of Saeming) * Gudlog 480s? *Eystein *Halfdan *
Håkon Grjotgardsson Håkon Grjotgardsson (Old Norse: ''Hákon Grjótgarðsson'') (c. 860–870 – c. 900–920) was the first Earl of Lade and an ally of Harald Fairhair, King of Norway. Biography Nicknamed Håkon the Rich (''Hákon jarl hinn riki'') and Håkon the ...


Kingdom of Land


Earldom of

Lade Lade may refer to: People * Brendon Lade (born 1976), an Australian rules footballer * Sir John Lade (1759–1838), a baronet and Regency horse-breeder * Heinrich Eduard von Lade (1817–1904), a German banker and amateur astronomer * The Jarls o ...

Rulers: * Hákon Grjótgarðsson, an ally of
Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from  872 to 930 and was the first King of No ...
, first
Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant " chieftain", particu ...
of Lade in about: c. 860–870 – c. 900–920 AD *
Sigurðr Hákonarson Sigurd Håkonsson (died 962) (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hákonarson'') was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag. Sigurd Håkonsson Ladejarl was the son of Håkon Grjotgardsson, the first Jarl of Lade (Old Norse Hlaðir). In 900, H� ...
, friend and advisor of Hákon the Good *
Hákon Sigurðarson Haakon Sigurdsson ( non, Hákon Sigurðarson , no, Håkon Sigurdsson; 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: ''Hákon jarl''), was the '' de facto'' ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. Sometimes he is styled as Haakon the Powerful ( ...
, ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995 *
Eiríkr Hákonarson Erik Hakonsson, also known as Eric of Hlathir or Eric of Norway, (, 960s – 1020s) was Earl of Lade, Governor of Norway and Earl of Northumbria. He was the son of Earl Hákon Sigurðarson and brother of the legendary Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade. ...
, governor of the majority of Norway under
Svein Forkbeard Sweyn Forkbeard ( non, Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg ; da, Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 to 1014, also at times King of the English and King of Norway. He was the father of King Harald II of ...
*
Sveinn Hákonarson Sweyn Haakonsson ( Old Norse: ''Sveinn Hákonarson'', no, Svein Håkonsson) (died c. 1016) was an earl of the house of Hlaðir and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015. He was the son of earl Hákon Sigurðarson. He is first mentioned in conn ...
, governor of a part of Norway under Olaf the Swede *
Hákon Eiríksson Haakon Ericsson ( Old Norse: ''Hákon Eiríksson''; no, Håkon Eiriksson; died c. 1029–1030) was the last Earl of Lade and governor of Norway from 1012 to 1015 and again from 1028 to 1029 as a vassal under Danish King Knut the Great. Biogr ...
, governor of Norway under
Canute the Great Cnut (; ang, Cnut cyning; non, Knútr inn ríki ; or , no, Knut den mektige, sv, Knut den Store. died 12 November 1035), also known as Cnut the Great and Canute, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norwa ...


Kingdom of Namdalen


Earldom of Nordmøre


Kingdom of Oppland

Rulers: * Eystein, father of Åsa who married Halfdan Hvitbeinn (see
Ynglinga Saga ''Ynglinga saga'' ( ) is a Kings' saga, originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson about 1225. It is the first section of his '' Heimskringla''. It was first translated into English and published in 1 ...
, paragraph 49) * Halfdan "the Aged" Sveidasson (c. 750) * Ivar Halfdansson (c. 770) * Eystein "Glumra (the Noisy)" Ivarsson, son-in-law of Ragnvald the Mountain-High and father of
Ragnvald Eysteinsson Rognvald Eysteinsson (''fl.'' 865) was the founding Jarl (or Earl) of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway. In the Norse language he is known as Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson (''Mǿraj ...
(788)


Kingdom of Orkdalen

Rulers: *
Gryting Gryting is a small village in Gjerstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 417 and the Sørlandsbanen railway line. The village of Sundebru Sundebru is a village in Gjerstad municipalit ...
?–c. 870


Kingdom of Ranrike

Rulers: *
Tryggve Olafsson Tryggve Olafsson (Old Norse: ''Tryggvi Óláfsson'', Norwegian: ''Tryggve Olavsson'') (born 928 in Ringerike, died 963 in Sotnes, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland, Sweden) was king of Viken, Norway ( Vingulmark and Rånrike). Biography Tryggve Ola ...
?–963 AD


Kingdom of Raumarike

Rulers: *
Sigurd Hring Sigurd Ring (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hringr'', in some sources merely called ''Hringr'') according to legend was a king of the Swedes, being mentioned in many old Scandinavian sagas. According to these sources he was granted rulership over Sweden a ...
8th century * Ragnar Lodbrok 8th century * Halfdan Hvitbeinn *
Eystein Halfdansson King Eystein is knocked off his ship. (''Illustration by Gerhard Munthe'') Eystein Halfdansson (Old Norse: ''Eysteinn Hálfdansson'') was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Norse tradition. He inherited the throne of ...
Son of Halfdan *
Halfdan the Mild Halfdan the Mild (Old Norse: ''Hálfdan hinn mildi ok hinn matarilli'', (meaning the generous and stingy on food)) was the son of king Eystein Halfdansson, of the House of Yngling and he succeeded his father as king, according to Heimskringla. He ...
Son of Eystein *
Gudrød the Hunter Gudrød the Hunter ( Old Norse: ''Guðrøðr veiðikonungr'', Norwegian: ''Gudrød Veidekonge'', literally ''Gudrod Hunter-king''; died 820 AD), also known as Gudrød the Magnificent ( Old Norse: ''enn gǫfugláti'', Norwegian: ''den gjeve''), is ...
Son of Halfdan * Sigtryg Eysteinsson *
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
Son of Gudrød


Kingdom of Ringerike

Rulers: *
Raum the Old Raum the Old (Old Norse: ''Raumr inn gamli'') is a legendary king in Norway in the '' Hversu Noregr byggdist'' and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar. He was said to have been ugly, as was his daughter, Bryngerd, who was married to King Álf. Indeed ...
* Halfdan the Old *
Sigurd Syr Sigurd Syr (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Sýr'') (died c. 1018) was a Norwegian petty king of Ringerike, a region in Buskerud. He was notable in Norwegian history largely through his association with Kings Harald Hardrada and Olaf II of Norway. By his m ...


Kingdom of Rogaland

Rulers: *
Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;Rugalf Gardsson * Ogvald Rugalfsson mid 6th century( from Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka) * Ingjald Ogvaldsson fl. c. 600 * Jossur Ingjaldsson fl mid 7th century * Hjor Jossurasson fl. 8th century * Hjorleif Hjorsson the Fornicator fl. mid-late 8th century * Halfur Hjorleifsson * Hjor Halfsson ? –c. 870s * Sulke ? –870 * Geirmundur Hjorarsson


Kingdom of Romsdal

Rulers: *
Raum the Old Raum the Old (Old Norse: ''Raumr inn gamli'') is a legendary king in Norway in the '' Hversu Noregr byggdist'' and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar. He was said to have been ugly, as was his daughter, Bryngerd, who was married to King Álf. Indeed ...
legendary * Jötunbjörn the Old son of Raum *Raum *Hrossbjörn *Orm Broken-shell *Knatti *Thórolf and Ketill Raum (in one version, Thórolf and Ketill Raum are sons of Orm).


Kingdom of Sogn

Rulers: * King Harald Gullskjegg (translate: Harald the Goldbeard): 770–850 AD (according to Fagrskinna and
Heimskringla ''Heimskringla'' () is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorre Sturlason (1178/79–1241) 1230. The name ''Heimskringla'' was first used in the 17th century, derive ...
)


Kingdom of Solør

Rulers: * Halfdan Hvitbeinn


Earldom of Sunnmøre


Kingdom of

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

The status of Telemark as a kingdom has been contested by some historians. rulers or figures: *Geirthjof of Oppland (First battle of Telemark) *Fridthjof (Second battle of Telemark)


Kingdom of Toten

Rulers: * Halfdan Hvitbeinn


Kingdom of Trøndelag

Rulers: *
Håkon Grjotgardsson Håkon Grjotgardsson (Old Norse: ''Hákon Grjótgarðsson'') (c. 860–870 – c. 900–920) was the first Earl of Lade and an ally of Harald Fairhair, King of Norway. Biography Nicknamed Håkon the Rich (''Hákon jarl hinn riki'') and Håkon the ...


Kingdom of Vestfold

Rulers: * ( Sigtryg of Vetteland)Snorre
Norske Kongers Chronica, 1633 – archive.org
/ref> * Eirik Sigtrygsson * Agnar Eiriksson * Eirik Agnarsson * Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold) *
Eystein Halfdansson King Eystein is knocked off his ship. (''Illustration by Gerhard Munthe'') Eystein Halfdansson (Old Norse: ''Eysteinn Hálfdansson'') was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Norse tradition. He inherited the throne of ...
Eriks son in law *
Halfdan the Mild Halfdan the Mild (Old Norse: ''Hálfdan hinn mildi ok hinn matarilli'', (meaning the generous and stingy on food)) was the son of king Eystein Halfdansson, of the House of Yngling and he succeeded his father as king, according to Heimskringla. He ...
Eysteins son *
Gudrød the Hunter Gudrød the Hunter ( Old Norse: ''Guðrøðr veiðikonungr'', Norwegian: ''Gudrød Veidekonge'', literally ''Gudrod Hunter-king''; died 820 AD), also known as Gudrød the Magnificent ( Old Norse: ''enn gǫfugláti'', Norwegian: ''den gjeve''), is ...
Son of Halfdan *
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
Ruled half the kingdom. Son of Gudrød. * Olaf Gudrødsson Ruled half the kingdom. Son of Gudrød. * Ragnvald the Mountain-High *
Bjørn Farmann Bjørn Farmann ("Bjørn the Tradesman", also called Bjørn Haraldsson, Farmand and Kaupman, died between 930 and 934) was a king of Vestfold. Bjørn was one of the sons of King Harald Fairhair of Norway. In late tradition, Bjørn Farmann was made ...
* Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn * Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976–987


Kingdom of Vestmar

Rulers: * Dag the mild


Kingdom of Vingulmark

Vingulmark is the old name for the area which today makes up the counties of
Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden ( Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other s ...
and
Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main cou ...
, and included the site of Norway's capital,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
, which had not been founded at this time. Archaeologists have made finds of richly endowed burials in the area around the estuary of the river
Glomma The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the ...
, at
Onsøy Onsøy is a peninsula and a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre was Gressvik. History The parish of ''Onsø'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). A part of Onsø ...
,
Rolvsøy Rolvsøy is a village, an island, and a former municipality in Viken county, Norway. It was created by a split from Tune on 1 January 1911. At that time Rolvsøy had a population of 2,381. On 1 January 1994 Rolvsøy was incorporated into the m ...
and Tune, where the remains of a ship, the Tune ship, was found. This indicates that there was a center of power in this area.Solberg 2000, p. 279 There are indications that at least the southern part of this area was under Danish rule in the late 9th century. In the account of Ottar, which was written down at the court of the English king
Alfred the Great Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who bo ...
, Ottar says that when he sailed south from Skiringssal, he had Denmark on the port side for three days. Rulers: *
Gudrød the Hunter Gudrød the Hunter ( Old Norse: ''Guðrøðr veiðikonungr'', Norwegian: ''Gudrød Veidekonge'', literally ''Gudrod Hunter-king''; died 820 AD), also known as Gudrød the Magnificent ( Old Norse: ''enn gǫfugláti'', Norwegian: ''den gjeve''), is ...
, half of Vingulmark * Alfgeir (Old Norse: ''Álfgeir'') *
Gandalf Alfgeirsson Gandalf Alfgeirsson (Old Norse: ''Gandálf Álfgeirsson'') was a legendary king of the petty kingdom Alfheim, in south-eastern Norway and south-western Sweden He is portrayed in Snorri Sturluson's saga ''Heimskringla''. Heimskringla relates that ...
*
Halfdan the Black Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. In sagas According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
Son of Gudrød * Olaf Haraldsson *
Tryggve Olafsson Tryggve Olafsson (Old Norse: ''Tryggvi Óláfsson'', Norwegian: ''Tryggve Olavsson'') (born 928 in Ringerike, died 963 in Sotnes, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland, Sweden) was king of Viken, Norway ( Vingulmark and Rånrike). Biography Tryggve Ola ...
* Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976–987 * Svein Alfivuson, 1030–1035


Kingdom of Viken

Rulers: *
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye ( non, Sigurðr ormr í auga) or Sigurd Áslaugsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th ...


Kingdom of Voss(Vörs)

Rulers: * Skilfir * Skjöld * Eirík * Alrek( from Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka) * Víkar ( from Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka) * Vatnar ( from Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka) * Ímald and Eirík


See also

*
Unification of Norway The Unification of Norway ( Norwegian Bokmål: ''Rikssamlingen'') is the process by which Norway merged from several petty kingdoms into a single kingdom, predecessor to modern Kingdom of Norway. History King Harald Fairhair is the monarch who ...
*
Districts of Norway The country of Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geogr ...


References

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