Haakon the Good
Haakon the Good
King of Norway , son of Harold Fair Hair; died 961. He was educated as a Christian by King Athelstan in England , and was recalled to Norway , c.935, to drive out his tyrannical half-brother, King Eric. Subsequently he introduced judicious reforms, but his efforts to crush paganism failed, leading to civil war, in which he was slain by Eric’s sons.