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The term Norwegian Realm (Old Norse: *Noregsveldi, Bokmål: Norgesveldet, Nynorsk: Noregsveldet) and Old Kingdom of Norway refer to the Kingdom of Norway's peak of power at the 13th century after a long period of civil war before 1240. The kingdom was a loosely unified nation including the territory of modern-day Norway, modern-day Swedish ...
The civil war era in Norway (Norwegian: borgarkrigstida, borgarkrigstidi, borgerkrigstida or borgerkrigstiden) began in 1130 and ended in 1240. During this time in Norwegian history , some two dozen rival kings and pretenders waged wars to claim the throne .
Kingdom of Norway: Norse pagans Victory. The pagans converted to Christianity; Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) Birkebeiners: Baglers: Birkebeiner victory. Håkon Håkonsson became king. Norwegian Crusade (1152–1155) Kingdom of Norway. Earldom of Orkney; Unknown Muslims Victory. Crusaders are victorious. Valdemar's First Invasion of ...
The civil war era of Norwegian history (Norwegian borgerkrigstida) is a term used for the period between 1130 and 1240 in the history of Norway. During this time, a series of civil wars were fought between rival kings and pretenders to the throne of Norway. The reason for the wars is one of the most debated topics in Norwegian medieval history.
A monetary history of Norway, 1816–2016 (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Evju, Håkon. Ancient constitutions and modern monarchy: historical writing and enlightened reform in Denmark-Norway 1730–1814 (Brill, 2019) Falls, Cyril. "The Independence of Norway" History Today (Dec 1955) 5#12 pp 833–838, covers 1814–1905. Garau, Salvatore.
The Battle of Fyrileiv was the first battle in the Norwegian Civil War. It was fought between the co-kings Magnus Sigurdsson and Harald Gille at the farm Fyrileiv in Ranrike (now Färlev in Stågenäs lordship in Bohuslen) on 9 August 1134. The battle is mentioned in Magnus Blindes and Harald Gilles saga in Snorre's Heimskringla, and in Fagrskinna.
Norwegian military personnel killed in the Norwegian civil wars (7 P) Pages in category "Civil wars in Norway" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
During the civil war era the unclear succession laws and the practice of power-sharing between several kings simultaneously gave personal conflicts the potential to become full-blown wars. Over the centuries kings consolidated their power and eventually a strict succession law made Norway a principally hereditary kingdom.