Editing Haakon the Good (section)

==Succession==
Three of the surviving sons of Eric Bloodaxe landed undetected on the coast of [[Hordaland]] in 961 and surprised the king at his residence in [[Fitjar]]. Haakon was mortally wounded at the [[Battle of Fitjar]] (''Slaget ved Fitjar'') after a final victory over Eric's sons.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The King's arm was pierced by an arrow and he died later from his wounds. He was buried in the burial mound (''Håkonshaugen'') in the village of [[Seim, Hordaland|Seim]] in [[Lindås]] municipality in the county of [[Hordaland]]. Upon his death his court [[skald|poet]], [[Eyvindr skáldaspillir]], composed a skaldic poem ''[[Hákonarmál]]''  about the fall of the King in battle and his reception into [[Valhalla]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heimskringla.no/wiki/H%C3%A1konarm%C3%A1l|title=Hákonarmál – heimskringla.no|website=www.heimskringla.no|access-date=Aug 12, 2020}}</ref>
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After Haakon's death, [[Harald Greycloak]], the eldest surviving son of Eric Bloodaxe, ascended the throne as King [[Harald II of Norway|Harald II]], although he had little authority outside western Norway. Subsequently, the Norwegians were tormented by years of war. In 970, King Harald was tricked into coming to Denmark and killed in a plot planned by [[Haakon Sigurdsson]], who had become an ally of King [[Harald Bluetooth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nbl.snl.no/Harald_2_Eiriksson_Gr%C3%A5fell|title=Harald 2 Eiriksson Gråfell|first=Claus|last=Krag|date=Sep 28, 2014|access-date=Aug 12, 2020|via=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
 
[[File:Fitjar Church and Håkonarparken.JPG|thumb|Haakon's Park (''Håkonarparken'') opposite  Fitjar Church (''Fitjar kyrkje'')]]