Today’s Date: Another Mags crash

On this day in 1047, the Danish king, Magnus the Good, died following a riding accident aged just 23.

Magnus had ruled Norway from 1035, but was handed the keys to the Danish kingdom following the death of King Cnut III seven years later.

Magnus is buried at the cathedral in Trondheim, Norway.




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