Hårek av Tjøtta
Norwegian farmer and chieftain
About Hårek av Tjøtta
Lived 965 – 1036 (aged 70–71). Hårek av Tjøtta was a Norwegian lendmann.
Hårek of Tjøtta (965 in Tjøtta – 1036) was a Norwegian farmer and local chieftain. He was a son of the skald, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, who ruled from Tjøttagodset (a large manor). Hårek resided at Tjøtta in Nordland (north Norway), and had significant influence in the district of Hålogaland. He participated in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, where his farmer army defeated Olaf Haraldsson. Six years later when visiting king Magnus Olavsson I also known as Magnus the Good (the son of Olaf Haraldsson) in Trondheim, he was killed by axe in 1036 by rival chieftain Åsmund Grankjellsson, and thus the former king's son got his revenge.
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Who was Hårek av Tjøtta?
Norwegian farmer and chieftain
When was Hårek av Tjøtta born?
Hårek av Tjøtta was born in 965.
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Hårek av Tjøtta died in 1036.
What was Hårek av Tjøtta's occupation?
Hårek av Tjøtta was a lendmann.
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Hårek av Tjøtta was Norwegian.
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