Mon arbre généalogique

HARALD Sigurdson, son of SIGURD Syr King of Ringeringe & his wife Asta Gudbrandsdatter (1015-killed in battle Stamfordbridge 25 Sep 1066, bur Nidaros [Trondheim] St Mary). Snorre names "Guthorm, the eldest, then Gunhild, the next Halfdan, Ingerid and Harald" as the children of Sigurd & his wife[305]. Morkinskinna names (in order) "Gudrødr…Hálfdan…Ingibjorg…Gunnhildr, Haraldr" as the children of "Sigurdr sýr" and his wife "Ásta daughter of Gudbrandr"[306]. The Historia Norwegie names Harald as son of "Siwardus Scroffa rex montanus" & his wife[307]. Morkinskinna refers to "Haraldr Sigurdarson" as uncle of Magnus II King of Norway, but in a later passage recites his descent from "Harald hárfagri" to "Sigurdr hrisi" to "Hálfdan, father of Sigurdr sýr, the father of Haraldr"[308]. Wounded at the battle of Stiklestad in support of his half-brother King Olav II in 1030 when he was 15 years old, he fled to Russia where he served in the army against the Poles and Wends[309]. He made his way to Constantinople, where he served in the imperial army under George Maniakis and was made chief of the imperial guard by Empress Zoe[310]. He was imprisoned on accusations of having defrauded the emperor of treasure, but was able to escape and make his way back to Russia[311]. According to Snorre, he wanted to marry the "beautiful young niece" of Empress Zoe, "carried her away by force" while he made his escape from Constantinople but allowed her ashore "with a good retinue to escort her back to Constantinople"[312]. This story is not corroborated in Byzantine sources. Morkinskinna recounts the same story but refers to the lady as "the maiden Maria" without specifying any relationship to the empress[313]. William of Malmesbury alludes to the same episode when he says that Harald "was exposed to a lion, for having ravished a woman of quality, [and] strangled the beast by the bare strength of his arms"[314]. He was in Jerusalem in 1034[315]. He became Joint King of Norway with his nephew Magnus I in 1046, and succeeded him in 1047 as HARALD III "Hardråde" King of Norway. He founded the city of Oslo in 1048. He defeated Svend II Estridsen King of Denmark at Nissa in 1062, but made peace at Gota in 1064. He claimed to succeed to the throne of England after the death of Edward "the Confessor" King of England, landed in Scotland where he joined forces with Tostig Godwinsson, brother of Harold II King of England. After defeating the Northumbrians at Gate Fulford near York 20 Sep 1066, he and his army were defeated by King Harold's forces at Stamford Bridge 25 Sep 1066, where both he and Tostig were killed. Snorre records that King Harald was fifty years old when he died and that his body was transported to Nidaros and "buried in Mary church which he had built"[316]. Morkinskinna records that King Harald´s body was brought back to Norway by Skuli Tostigson and that he "now lies buried at Elgisetr" where "Archbishop Eysteinn had him delivered"[317].
m ([1044]) IELIZAVETA Iaroslavna, daughter of IAROSLAV I "Mudriy/the Wise" Vladimirovich Grand Prince of Kiev & his second wife Ingigerd Olafsdottir of Sweden (-after 25 Sep 1066). Snorre records the marriage of King Harald and Elisabeth "called by the Northmen Ellisif" daughter of "King Jarisleif ", specifying in a later passage that "the Swedish king Olaf…was brother of [her] mother"[318]. Morkinskinna records the marriage of "Haraldr Sigurdarson" and "King Yaroslav and Queen Ingigerdr…daughter…Elisabeth, the Norsemen call her Ellisif" after Harald´s return from Constantinople[319]. Snorre records that "Queen Ellisif came from the West…with her stepson Olaf and her daughter Ingegerd" after her husband was killed[320].
Mistress (1): THORA Thorbergsdatter, daughter of THORBERG Arnesson [Arnung] from Giske & his wife Ragnhild Erlingsdatter ([1020/25-after 1066). Morkinskinna records that King Harald had married "the daughter of Thorbergr Árnason…Thóra"[321]. Snorre names "Thora, daughter of Thorberg Arnason" as mother of King Harald's sons Magnus and Olav, in a later passage clarifying that she was "Fin Arnason's brother's daughter"[322]. Her birth date range is estimated on the assumption that her relationship with King Harald started around the time of his accession to the Norwegian throne, corroborated by the fact that her son King Magnus was old enough to have fathered a son before his death in 1069. She gave birth to a son by another relationship, as shown by Snorre recording that her grandson "Hakon…was fostered by Thorer of Steig in Gudbrandsdal, who was a brother of King Magnus by the mother's side"[323], although no indication has yet been found of the identity of Thorer's father. It is assumed that this relationship predated her relationship with King Harald, as it is likely that Thorer was older than his half-brother King Magnus to have been chosen as foster-father for his nephew. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[324], Thora Thorbergsdotter is identified with Thora who was the wife of Svend II King of Denmark and mother of King Svend's son Magnus. Christiansen considers that this identification is far-fetched, considering Thora's age at the time of the supposed marriage[325]. There appears to be another chronological problem: the proposed consecration of Thora's son Magnus at Rome is best explained if he was King Svend's oldest son, which would place his birth (and therefore his parents' marriage) in the late 1030s. Morkinskinna records that King Harald left "his wife Thora and his daughter Máría" in Orkney when he sailed for England[326].
King Harald III & his wife had two children

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Harald III Sigurdsson (1015 - 1066), en vieux norrois Haraldr Sigurðarson, , surnommé bien plus tard (vieux norrois : harðráði, au commandement dur, ce qui est souvent traduit par ou ), ou encore le , fut roi de Norvège de 1046 à 1066, et le demi-frère de Olaf II (Saint Olaf). Harald III de Norvège épousa Thora (fille de Thorberg).

Quand son demi-frère fut tué lors d'une bataille, Harald fut exilé. Il choisit de partir pour Constantinople, où il devint chef de la garde varangienne. Plus tard, il revint en Norvège où il partagea le pouvoir avec le fils de Olaf II, Magnus Ier. A la mort de ce dernier en 1047, Harald devint le seul dirigeant du pays. Harald fut tué à la bataille de Stamford Bridge dans le Yorkshire, en combattant contre Harold Godwinson, quelques jour avant la défaite de ce dernier à Hastings.

Harald fut également un scalde prolifique et de talent.

Harald est le fils de Sigurd Syr Halfdansson, sous-roi du Ringerike, et d'Asta Gudbrandsdottir, laquelle avait eu Olaf le gros d'un premier mariage avec Harald Grenske, roi du Vestfold.

Harald est donc le demi-frère de Olaf le Saint qui est chassé de Norvège par ses sujets en 1028, avec l'appui du roi du Danemark, Knut Ier le Grand. Ceux ci avaient en effet refusé la campagne d'évangélisation forcée menée par leur monarque. Olaf revient en 1030 en Norvège à la tête d'une armée de va-nu-pieds, bien déterminé à défaire les païens. À cette époque, Harald a 15 ans et combat aux côtés de son frère. Les païens réussissent cependant à les défaire à la bataille de Stiklestad où Olaf est tué (il est canonisé un an plus tard par l'église catholique et devient un des saints patrons de la Norvège) tandis que Harald est grièvement blessé et contraint à l'exil.

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