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Sigurd the Crusader

1090 - 1130

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Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfare; 1089 – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd Magnusson and Sigurd I, was King of Norway 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigurd the Crusader has received more than 308,699 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sigurd the Crusader is the 5,720th most popular politician (down from 5,318th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Norway (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Sigurd the Crusader is most famous for his exploits in the Holy Land. He was one of the few Westerners to take part in the Crusades, which began in 1095 and lasted until 1291.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 5,720 out of 19,576. Before him are Warren Hastings, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Al-Mustazhir, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Nureddin al-Atassi, and Domnall mac Ailpín. After him are Beatrice of Provence, Lord Randolph Churchill, Francis Walsingham, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, King Zhao of Zhou, and Wang Zhengjun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 7. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Antipope Anacletus II, Eric II of Denmark, and Qin Hui. After him are Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Douce I, Countess of Provence, Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen, and Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 1130, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 8. Before him are Ibn Tumart, Joannes Zonaras, Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Bernard of Chartres, and Bohemond II of Antioch. After him are Margaret Fredkulla, Domenico Michiel, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, Aénor de Châtellerault, and Li Tang.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 81 out of 1,039. Before him are Sverre Fehn (1924), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Christian Michelsen (1857), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960). After him are Jan Garbarek (1947), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Thorleif Haug (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Axel Paulsen (1855), and Johan Svendsen (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 34. Before him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Christian Michelsen (1857), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960). After him are Thorleif Haug (1894), Odvar Nordli (1927), Erna Solberg (1961), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), and Magnus II of Norway (1048).

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