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Sigurd the Crusader

c. 1090–1130 · 12th century · Also known as Sigurd Jorsalfar, Sigurd I of Norway

Sigurd I, known as Sigurd the Crusader (Jorsalfar), was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130. Between 1107 and 1111 he led the Norwegian Crusade, sailing with a large fleet by way of England, Portugal and Sicily to the Holy Land, where he helped King Baldwin I of Jerusalem capture Sidon in 1110. He was the first European king to go on crusade in person.

Sigurd the Crusader
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Lordship of Sidon

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