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Harald Kesja
Harald Kesja, "Harald the Spear", (1080–1135) was the son of Eric I of Denmark and anti-king of Denmark.
He acted as regent 1103-1104 for his father while he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem alongside Archbishop Asser of Lund. As regent, he was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched. Harald plundered far and wide from his stronghold Haraldsborg at Roskilde, which greatly contributed to him not being elected king after his father died in 1103. Instead, his uncle
following year ahead of Evergood's chosen deputy Harald Kesja. He married Margaret Fredkulla, the daughter of Inge I of Sweden. She was believed to have wielded considerable influence during his reign.
During the majority of Niels' reign, the country had internal peace. The contemporary "Chronicon Roskildense" describes him as mild and forthcoming, though not a competent ruler. He carried through reforms of his personal "hird" retinue, separating it into a military and an administrative branch responsible for tax collection. He placed family members