Saur
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Saur, or Suening, was a dog who, according to the Heimskringla, became a king in Norway for three years in the eleventh century. It is said that when King Eystein Magnusson, ruler of the Norway between 1103 and 1123, conquered Throndhjem, he set his son Onund to rule them. When the people killed Onund, he subdued the area again, and offered the people either his slave, who was called Thorer Faxe, or his dog Saur, to be their new king. They chose the dog, as they thought they would be rid of him sooner.
For three years Saur was treated regally, with a collar of gold, courtiers, a throne, and a mansion - and routinely signed paw-print decrees - until one day wolves broke into his fold and tore him to pieces.
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