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Sigurd the Crusader

1090 - 1130

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Sigurd Magnusson (1089 – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfare), was King of Norway (being Sigurd I) 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 276,006 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Sigurd the Crusader is the 5,332nd most popular politician (down from 1,837th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 35th in 2019) and the 30th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 5,332 out of 15,577Before him are Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prisca, Bohemond III of Antioch, Pothinus, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, and Girolamo Riario. After him are Tancredo Neves, Charlotte Bonaparte, Gegeen Khan, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Conrad, Margrave of Meissen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 6Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Antipope Anacletus II, and Eric II of Denmark. After him are Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Douce I, Countess of Provence, and Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 1130, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 8Before him are Joannes Zonaras, Isidore the Laborer, Bernard of Chartres, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Bohemond II of Antioch, and Ibn Tumart. After him are Margaret Fredkulla, Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, Aénor de Châtellerault, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Li Tang.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 73 out of 927Before him are Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Sverre Fehn (1924), and Axel Paulsen (1855). After him are Johan Svendsen (1840), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), Arne Næss (1912), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), and Jan Garbarek (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Sigurd the Crusader ranks 30Before him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Erna Solberg (1961), Magnus Barefoot (1073), and Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931). After him are Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), and Magnus V of Norway (1156).