Norwegian Crusade
| Norwegian Crusade | ||||||||||
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| Part of the Crusades (aftermath of First Crusade) | ||||||||||
Sigurd entering Constantinople | ||||||||||
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Supported by: Byzantine Empire |
Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca | Kingdom of Galicia (Raid on Santiago de Compostela) | ||||||||
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| Governor of Sidon | Unknown | |||||||||
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Norwegians
Franks
Venetians
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Fatimids
Saracens
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Kings
The route taken by Sigurd I to Jerusalem and Constantinople (red line) and back to Norway (green line) according to Heimskringla. (Legend in Old Norse.)
Portrait of Sigurd the Crusader
The Norwegian Crusade, led by Norwegian King Sigurd I, was a crusade or a pilgrimage (sources differ) that lasted from 1107 to 1111, in the aftermath of the First Crusade. The Norwegian Crusade marks the first time a European king personally went to the Holy Land.