It was led by King Sigurd I Magnusson, called Sigurd the Crusader, a descendant of vikings and the great grandson of Harald III Sigurdsson Hardrada, who lies in the 'seven feet of English soil, or as much more as he is taller than other men' promised him by Harold Godwinsson, Last King of the English
His great grandfather has been called 'the last viking'. I think Sigurd the Crusader deserves the title more. He went aviking for Christ!
His Crusade lasted from 1107 to 1111, not long after the First Crusade. It was the first time a king led a crusade to Jerusalem.
From Real Crusades History
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