| Monarch | Years of Reign | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Halvdan Svarte (the Black) | -880 | |
| Harald I Hårfagre (Fairhair) |
865-933 | |
| Eirik I (Haraldsson) Blodøks (Bloodaxe) | 930-936 | deposed; king of York 948, 952-954 |
| Håkon I Haraldsson (Adelstensfostre) the Good | 936-960 | |
| Harald II Eiriksson Gråfel (Greycloak) |
960-970 | |
| Håkon Sigurdsson | 970-995 | |
| Olav I Tryggvason | 995-1000 | |
| Eirik or Svein Håkonsson | 1000-1015 | |
| Olav II Haraldsson | 1016-1028 | deposed |
| Håkon Eiriksson | 1028-1029 | |
| Knud the Great [Canute] |
1029-1030 | |
| Svein Knutsson (Alfivason) | 1030-1035 | deposed |
| Magnus I (Olavsson) the Good |
1035-1047 | Denmark and Norway had a standing agreement that if the king of either country died without an heir, the throne would pass to the king of the other country. In 1042, Magnus also became king of Denmark when Harthacnut, king of Denmark, died without an heir. |
| Harald III (Sigurdsson) Hardråda | 1046-1066 | Killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge trying to conquer England. |
| Magnus II Haraldsson | 1066-1069 | Son of Harald Hardråda. Joint rule with his brother Olav, below. |
| Olav III Haraldsson Kyrre (the Peaceful) |
1067-1093 | Son of Harald Hardråda. |
| Håkon Magnusson Toresfostre | 1093-1095 | |
| Magnus III (Olavsson) Berrføtt (Barelegs) |
1093-1103 | son of Olav III. King of Man, 1098-1103 |
| Olav IV Magnusson | 1103-1115 | Son of Magnus III. Joint rule with his 2 brothers. Died 1115. |
| Øystein I Magnusson | 1103-1122 | Son of Magnus III. |
| Sigurd I Magnusson Jorsalfare (Jerusalemfarer) | 1103-1130 | Son of Magnus III. |
| Magnus IV (Sigurdsson) the Blind | 1130-1135 | |
| Harald IV (Magnusson) Gille | 1130-1136 | |
| Sigurd II Munn | 1136-1155 | |
| Inge I (Haraldsson) Krokrygg | 1136-1161 | |
| Øystein II Haraldsson | 1142-1157 | |
| Håkon II (Sigurdsson) Herdebrei | 1157-1162 | |
| Magnus V Erlingsson | 1161-1184 | |
| Sverre Sigurdsson | 1177-1203 | |
| Håkon III Sverresson | 1202-1204 | |
| Inge II Bårdsson | 1204-1217 | |
| Håkon IV Håkonsson | 1217-1263 | |
| Magnus VI (Håkonsson) Lagabote (Lawmender) | 1263-1280 | |
| Erik II Magnusson the Priest-Hater |
1280-1299 | |
| Håkon V Magnusson | 1299-1319 | |
| Magnus Eiriksson | 1319-1343 | also king of Sweden. Turned over Norway to his son in 1343. |
| Håkon VI Magnusson | 1343-1380 | |
| Olav IV Håkonsson | 1380-1387 | |
| Margrete | 1387-1412 | |
| See reigns of Danish kings for the period 1412 to 1814 | ||
| 14 January 1814, Treaty of Kiel: Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden | ||
| 8 June 1815, Act of the Congress of Vienna: Sweden retains Norway, which is given a separate constitution. | ||
| See reigns of Swedish kings for the period 1815 to 1905 | ||
| 1905: Sweden and Norway separate. | ||
| Haakon VII | 1905-1957 | |
| Olav V | 1957-1991 | |
| Harald V | 1991- | |
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