King Harald Fairhair

 

 

King Harald Fairhair

First King of Norway

He was more powerful and stronger than everybody, very handsome, deep the mind, wise and courageous. Harald made a vow not to cut or comb his hair until he had taken ownership of all Norway with taxes and power over it. After the victory, Harald declared himself king of United Norway, cut his hair and received the nickname by which he is widely known - Fairhair. The first Scandinavian king, who can be compared with the kings of Western Europe. So, he organized a full-fledged tax system, which, by the way, caused the dissatisfied Norwegians to massively flee to Iceland.