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1592:Magnus IV the Blind
1577:Eystein I Magnusson
1567:Magnus III Barefoot
1547:Harald III Hardrada
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841:A History of Norway
808:Anglo-Saxon England
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1797:Frederick II
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2660:1047 deaths
2581:Frederik IX
2576:Christian X
2517:Frederick V
2496:Christian V
2461:Frederick I
2440:Christian I
2343:Margrethe I
2279:Interregnum
1827:Frederick V
1812:Christian V
1787:Frederick I
1744:Christian I
1732:Christopher
1415:Monarchs of
1260: 1024
960:(in Danish)
680: [
669: [
649:Descendants
525:Jomsvikings
451:Old Russian
399:Kievan Rus'
387:Anund Jacob
360:Charlemagne
294:Magnús góði
286: 1024
192: [
145: 1024
114:Predecessor
71:Predecessor
2649:Categories
2591:Frederik X
2559:since 1863
2555:Glücksburg
2103:Canute III
2059:916 – 1042
1956:Haakon VII
1950:Since 1905
1918:Charles IV
1903:Charles II
1437:, disputed
1433:rulers in
1366:1042–1047
1347:Harthacnut
1324:1042–1047
1313:Harthacnut
1303:Harald III
1297:1035–1047
1090:Gwyn Jones
502:Harthacnut
391:Baltic Sea
327:Early life
85:Harald III
2432:1448–1863
2420:Oldenburg
2397:1440–1448
2366:1397–1439
2358:Pomerania
2335:1376–1412
2328:Estridsen
2306:1376–1387
2226:Canute VI
2166:1047–1375
2158:Estridsen
2135:1042–1047
2097:Canute II
2091:Harald II
2048:Knýtlinga
1897:1814–1905
1864:Only 1814
1781:1524–1814
1738:Charles I
1716:1387–1523
1104:, p. 406.
855:, p. 110.
853:257284542
631:Trondheim
629:, modern
595:Trondheim
453:and some
404:Garðaríki
271:Norwegian
263:Old Norse
124:Successor
81:Successor
2217:Canute V
2127:Fairhair
2066:Сanute I
1966:Harald V
1923:Oscar II
1727:Eric III
1722:Margaret
1447:872–1387
1376:Sweyn II
1330:Sweyn II
880:Archived
659:Wulfhild
521:Jomsborg
506:Göta älv
436:Ingegerd
421:Holmgard
417:Novgorod
375:Värmland
226:St. Olaf
128:Sweyn II
118:Cnut III
91:Co-ruler
2608:Italics
2314:Olaf II
2085:Sweyn I
1913:Oscar I
1535:Ælfgifu
1435:italics
1126:1674570
983:1536116
927:5954675
623:Jutland
619:Zealand
535:, near
491:Denmark
459:Ælfgifu
383:Sigtuna
371:Eidskog
337:English
300:), was
251:Alfhild
165:Denmark
161:Zealand
2298:Bjälbo
1981:Regent
1961:Olav V
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708:Orkney
621:or in
615:Scania
537:Hedeby
341:thrall
275:Danish
247:Mother
237:Father
171:Burial
149:Norway
2631:Also
2624:Also
2617:Also
2198:Niels
1996:Also
1990:Also
1984:Also
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1254:Born:
1191:from
714:Notes
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581:Death
529:Wends
463:Svein
455:Greek
379:Närke
358:, or
349:skald
221:House
206:Names
196:]
184:Issue
106:Reign
63:Reign
2447:John
2245:Abel
1749:John
1517:Cnut
1221:and
1168:ISBN
1122:OCLC
1098:ISBN
979:OCLC
923:OCLC
849:OCLC
812:ISBN
747:p.44
567:Emma
469:and
273:and
155:Died
138:Born
75:Cnut
44:Lund
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