Erling Skjalgsson, på Sola (Sola, Rogaland, 975 – Boknafjorden, 21 December 1028, bur. Sola, Rogaland), "Rygekongen", Herse/Høvding i Rogaland, was a...
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and wife Ragnhild Erlingsdatter (992), maternal granddaughter of Erling Skjalgsson and wife Astrid Eiriksdatter and paternal niece of Finn Arnesson and...
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people named Erling include: Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician Erling Aastad (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and sprinter Erling Aksdal (born...
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later forced to ally with Erling Skjalgsson, an alliance which was always uneasy. It also ended violently when Erling Skjalgsson was killed in connection...
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married to Sigrid Skjalgsdatter, a sister of the powerful nobleman Erling Skjalgsson of Sola in Rogaland. Thorir Hund was married to a woman named Ranveig...
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the oldest national monument in Norway. It was erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson after his death in 1028. This type of cross was very common in medieval...
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(Ringerike, Buskerud, ca. 962 - Sola, Rogaland, ca. 1006), wife of Erling Skjalgsson, på Sola (Sola, Rogaland, 975 - Boknafjorden (Falt I Slaget Mot Olav...
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of Boknafjorden. The king Olaf II had the local powerful chieftain Erling Skjalgsson killed after the Battle of Boknafjorden. After this, he lost his support...
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Bjarni gullbrárskáld, he was at Olaf's side in the battle against Erling Skjalgsson. After the latter's death, Olaf was forced to flee Norway in 1028...
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fleets met off the island of Bokn, where only a few years before Erling Skjalgsson had been defeated and killed. During the battle, according to reports...
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