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057 Margaret and Sons
Episode 57

057 Margaret and Sons

The Scandinavian History Podcast

February 3, 202333m 42s

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Show Notes

Margaret dominated Scandinavian politics for almost forty years, but since she was a woman, she wasn’t allowed to rule as queen in her own right. Instead, she had to rule through her son Olav. When he died young, Margaret adopted her sister’s grandson, making him king. That worked fine until she eventually died and he was left to actually run the show on his own.