Magnus the Good

Magnus the Good
Depiction of Magnus the Good
King of Norway
Reign	1035 – 25 October 1047
Predecessor	Cnut
Successor	Harald III
Co-ruler	Harald III (1046–47)
King of Denmark
Reign	8 June 1042 – 25 October 1047
Predecessor	Cnut III
Successor	Sweyn II
Born	c. 1024 Norway
Died	25 October 1047 (aged 23) Zealand, Denmark
Burial	Nidaros Cathedral
Issue	Ragnhild Magnusdatter [no]
Names Magnús Óláfsson
House	St. Olaf (Vestfold branch of Fairhair dynasty)
Father	Olaf II of Norway
Mother	Alfhild

Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse: Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus den gode), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047.

Magnus was an illegitimate son of King Olaf II of Norway, and fled with his mother Alfhild when his father was dethroned in 1028. He returned to Norway in 1035 and was crowned king at the age of 11. In 1042, he was also crowned king of Denmark. Magnus ruled the two countries until 1047, when he died under unclear circumstances. After his death, his kingdom was split between Harald Hardrada in Norway and Sweyn Estridsson in Denmark.