Earls of Lade
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The Earls of Lade (Norwegian: ladejarler) were a dynasty of Norse jarls who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century.[1] Lade is sometimes called Hlathðr or Hlathir by historians.[2][3]
The seat of the Earls of Lade was at Lade Gaard (Old Norse: Hlaðir), now located in the eastern parts of the city of Trondheim. The site is near the seaside of the Trondheimsfjord, which was an important waterway in the Viking Age.[4][5]
According to Snorri, King Harald I of Norway was a great commander but lacked a fleet. For that he was assisted by Håkon Grjotgardsson. In gratitude Harald made him the first earl of Lade.[6]
Notable Earls of Lade
[edit]- Hákon Grjótgarðsson (c. 860–870 – c. 900–920), an ally and father-in-law of Harald Fairhair
- Sigurðr Hákonarson (died 962), friend and advisor of Hákon the Good
- Hákon Sigurðarson (c. 937–995), ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995
- Eiríkr Hákonarson (960s – 1020s), governor of the majority of Norway under Svein Forkbeard, and Earl of Northumbria.
- Sveinn Hákonarson (died c. 1016), governor of a part of Norway under Olaf the Swede
- Hákon Eiríksson (died c. 1029–1030), governor of Norway under Canute the Great, last of the Earls of Lade
References
[edit]- ↑ Store norske leksikon: Per Sveaas Andersen: Ladejarler
- ↑ Keynes, Simon (1994). "Cnut's Earls". In Rumble, Alexander (ed.). The Reign of Cnut, King of England, Denmark and Norway. London, UK: Leicester University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7185-0205-8.
- ↑ Sawyer, Peter (2004). "Swein [Sveinn Haraldsson, Sveinn Tjúguskegg, Swein Forkbeard] (d. 1014)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26830. (subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ Store norske leksikon: Terje Bratberg:Lade – storgård i Trondheim
- ↑ Knut A Rosvold: Lade (Store norske leksikon)
- ↑ Jørn Sandnes: Håkon Grjotgardsson, Jarl (Norsk biografisk leksikon)
Other sources
[edit]- Holmsen, Andreas (1976) Norges historie: fra de eldste tider til 1660 (Oslo: Universitetsforlaget) ISBN 82-00-03244-2
- Stylegar, Frans-Arne (2013) Håkon Jarl (Oslo: Spartacus forlag AS) ISBN 978-82-430-0579-2
- Titlestad, Torgrim (2011) Norge i vikingtid (Stavanger: Saga Bok AS) ISBN 978-82-91640-59-4
- Thuesen, Nils Petter (2011) Norges historie (Oslo: Forlaget Historie og Kultur) ISBN 978-8292870518
External links
[edit]See also
[edit]- Sæmingr, legendary ancestor of the dynasty
- Háleygjatal, a fragmentary 10th century genealogical poem about the dynasty