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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 .
As stated previously, Norway was very volatile during this time, however, the result of this battle led to the installation of Sverre and a lasting effect on Norway's leadership. Sverre would go on to rule from 1184 to 1202, making him one of the longest standing sovereign kings in Norway's twelfth and thirteenth century.
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.
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 Norway (1165) Kingdom of Norway. Baglers; Kingdom of Denmark: Victory. Danes ...
The collection contains several decommissioned ships, much equipment used by the Norwegian, Allied and German navies and ship models, paintings and pictures. In the 1980s the Royal Norwegian Navy Library was transferred to the museum. The library's book collection started in 1805. The Museum and Library have a book collection of about 25,000 ...
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.
In a larger context, the battle was part of the century-long civil war era in Norway. As Sigurd was a minor, the actual leaders behind the revolt were Hallkjell Jonsson and Olav Jarlsmåg. The Eyjarskeggjars recruited their initial army in Orkney and Shetland (hence their name, meaning "island-men"), returned to Norway in 1193, and quickly took ...
7 Civil war era (1130–1240) 8 The Golden Age (1240-1319) ... This is a list of battles and sieges involving Norway. Pre-Unification Viking Age (793–872)