| Sigurd the Crusader | |||||||||
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| Reign | 1103 – 26 March 1130 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Magnus III | ||||||||
| Successor | Magnus IV and Harald IV | ||||||||
| Born | 1089 | ||||||||
| Died | 26 March 1130 Oslo, Kingdom of Norway | ||||||||
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| House | Hardrada | ||||||||
| Father | Magnus III of Norway | ||||||||
| Mother | Tora (concubine) | ||||||||
Sigurd Magnusson (1089[1] – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfare), was King of Norway (being Sigurd I) from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his half-brother Øystein (until Øystein died in 1123), has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval Kingdom of Norway. He is otherwise famous for leading the Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110), earning him the eponym "the Crusader", and was the first European king to participate in a crusade personally.[2][3]