Haakon
Proper noun
Meaning
Haakon
A male given name; that of many kings of Norway.
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Examples
In 1251, the sheriffs were ordered to pay fourpence a day towards the upkeep for the King's polar bear, probably a gift from Haakon IV of Norway ; the bear attracted a great deal of attention from Londoners when it went fishing in the Thames.
Among the cast of characters are Norway's King Haakon, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Britain's Earl of Suffolk, who rescued two nuclear physicists from occupied France to help the Manhattan Project.
Haakon planned that when he had solidly established himself and held power over the whole country, he would then "have the gospel preached".
Haakon rejected this demand.
Haakon VII (1872–1957) was King of Norway from 1905 to 1957.
King Haakon and the Norwegian government escaped to Rotherhithe in London.