Haakon in a sentence

The saga states that when Haakon arrived in Norway he was confirmed a Christian, but since the land was still altogether heathen and the people retained their pagan practices, Haakon hid his Christianity to receive the help of the "great chieftains".

This, combined with pressure from the Norwegian king Haakon IV for the Icelanders to re-join the Norwegian "family", led the Icelandic chieftains to accept Haakon IV as king by the signing of the Gamli sáttmáli (" Old Covenant ") in 1262.

King Haakon VII of Norway made popular broadcasts to his country via the BBC while in exile in London during the Second World War.

Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Hoiby was born in 1997 from a relationship prior to her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne.

Haakon further opened up about his feelings regarding the surgery, saying: "I admit that it was a relief to hear that it went well.

My grandson Haakon, he’s at a place where, for whatever reason, if he gets on FaceTime with us he wants Papa.

The wing mirror of a van parked at King Haakon Street was damaged.

He and his wife Queen Haraldsen are parents to Princess Märtha Louise, 46, and Crown Prince Haakon, 44 - who will take to the Norwegian throne ahead of his older sister due to the country's laws of succession.

Objects include King Haakon's fur coat from 1905, and a team ski suit worn by King Harald at the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994.

Though Middleton was in Haakon and Mette-Marit’s home, the meal was still considered a public engagement due to cameras being allowed in the space.

Haakon planned that when he had solidly established himself and held power over the whole country, he would then "have the gospel preached".

Haakon rejected this demand.

In 1251, the sheriffs were ordered to pay fourpence a day towards the upkeep for the King's polar bear, probably a gift from Haakon IV of Norway ; the bear attracted a great deal of attention from Londoners when it went fishing in the Thames.

King Haakon and the Norwegian government escaped to Rotherhithe in London.

King Haakon VII was the last monarch to be crowned there, in 1906.

Magnus and Haakon Paulsson had been co-rulers of Orkney, and although he had a reputation for piety, there is no suggestion that Magnus died for his Christian faith.

Molde was in effect the capital of Norway for a week after King Haakon, Crown Prince Olav, and members of the government and parliament arrived at Molde on April 23, after a dramatic flight from Oslo.

On the death of Haakon in 1380, Olaf succeeded him as King of Norway.

Patriots wore them in their lapels as a symbol of resistance to the German occupiers and local Nazi authorities when other signs of resistance, such as flag pins or pins showing the cipher of the exiled King Haakon VII of Norway were forbidden.

Shackleton and five companions set out in a small boat to summon help, and on 10 May, after an epic voyage, they landed at King Haakon Bay on South Georgia's south coast.