Sigurd I of Norway

Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (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.

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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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