Sigurd I "Jorsalfare" Magnusson 1 2
- Born: Cir 1090
- association (1): Borghild Olafsdottir
- Marriage (2): Malmfrid Mstislavsdatter of Kiev
- Marriage (3): Blathmin O'Brien in 1100-1102
- Died: 1130, Oslo, Norway aged 40
Another name for Sigurd was Sigurd Jerusalemfahrer of Norway.
General Notes:
SIGURD JERUSALEMFARER, OR THE CRUSADER, Norwegian SIGURD JORSALFARE, king of Norway (1103-30) and the first Scandinavian king to participate in the Crusades. He strengthened the Norwegian church by building cathedrals and monasteries and by imposing tithes, which provided a reliable source of income for the clergy.
An illegitimate son of the Norwegian king Magnus III Barefoot, Sigurd succeeded to the throne with his elder and younger brothers, Eystein and Olaf Magnusson, in 1103. Olaf died in 1115 while still a youth and never actually ruled, leaving Sigurd and Eystein to reign jointly until Eystein's death in 1122, the longest joint rule in Norwegian history.
In 1107 Sigurd sailed for Palestine with 60 ships, leaving Eystein to rule Norway. He visited England, France, Spain, and Sicily on the way, fighting against Moorish pirates off the Balearic Islands. He also bestowed the title of king on the Norman ruler Roger II of Sicily. Arriving in Palestine in 1110, he was warmly received by Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem, and assisted the Franks in their capture of Sidon (now Sayda, Lebanon). Leaving men and his entire fleet in Constantinople (now Istanbul) as a gift to the Byzantine emperor Alexius I, Sigurd returned overland to Norway in 1111.
As sole ruler after Eystein's death Sigurd built several cathedrals, including one at Stavanger, where he also established a bishopric, greatly contributing to the city's growth. In his later years he became mentally unbalanced.
Sigurd Magnusson Jorsalfare, ca. 1090-1130, Norges konge sm.m. brødrene Øystein og Olav da han 1103 vendte hjem igjen etter farens, Magnus Berrføtts, siste hærtog til Irland. Ledet et norsk korstog 1107, kjempet mot maurerne i Spania og deltok i erobringen av Sidon. Vendte landeveien hjem over Konstantinopel, Ungarn og Tyskland.
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Sigurd viste stor interesse for kirken, innførte tiende og opprettet Stavanger bispedømme (1125). Enekonge ved Øysteins død 1123. Gravlagt i Hallvardskirken i Oslo. Som arving etterlot han frillesønnen Magnus, mens hans dronningdatter Kristina ektet lendmannen Erling Skakke.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: 1103. King of Norway.
Sigurd had a child with Borghild Olafsdottir.
Sigurd next married Malmfrid Mstislavsdatter of Kiev, daughter of Mstislav I of Novgorod and Christina Ingesdotter. The marriage ended in divorce in 1128. (Malmfrid Mstislavsdatter of Kiev was born circa 1105 and died after 1137.)
Sigurd next married Blathmin O'Brien, daughter of Muirchertach II MacToirdelbaig O'Brien and Unknown, in 1100-1102. (Blathmin O'Brien was born in 1095.)
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