# King Haakon the Old — The Bridal Wreath character guide

> King Haakon the Old in The Bridal Wreath by Sigrid Undset.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** King Haakon, Haakon

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-j-rundgaard

## Who they are

Aging king of Norway, appears briefly in court scenes.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridal_wreath_se/chapters/ii)

Haakon, an old peasant and convent commoner, escorts the girls but gets separated during the panic.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridal_wreath_se/chapters/i)

An old bedesman and former soldier under King Haakon the Old, welcomed as a guest at the St. John's Eve feast.

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