Sogn
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Sogn is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, surrounding Sognefjorden. It consists of the municipalities Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik and Årdal.
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Sogn was a petty kingdom. Notable kings of Sogn were:
- Harald Gullskjegg (Goldbeard), father of Ragnhild, first wife of Halfdan the Black
- Halfdan the Black
- Harald Fairhair
- Sogn is also the name of an area in the northern part of Oslo.
