Modern References
- Haakon’s Park (Håkonarparken) in Fitjar is the location of a sculpture of Haakon the Good sculpted by Anne Grimdalen. The statue was erected during 1961 at the one thousand year commemoration of the Battle of Fitjar.
- Haakon I is a major character in Mother of Kings by the Danish-American writer Poul Anderson.
- Hakon is also the protagonist of Eric Schumacher's book God's Hammer.
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