Sigurd I of Norway

Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jordsalfar (Sigurd the crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130.

Sigurd became king together with his brothers Øystein and Olav when his father Magnus Barefoot died in 1103.

1107-1110 he left Norway to lead a Norwegian contingent in the Crusade. He fought in Lisbon, various Mediterranean islands and Palestine, and visited Sicily, Jerusalem (jorsalaland) and Constantinople. From this he got his nicknames.

External links

Saga of Sigurd the Crusader, from Heimskringla (English translation): http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/crusaders.html

Preceded by:
Magnus III

King of Norway

Succeeded by:
Magnus IV

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