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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 .
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.
Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) Birkebeiners: Baglers: Birkebeiner victory. Håkon Håkonsson became king. Norwegian Crusade (1152–1155) Kingdom of Norway.
The military history of Norway commences before the Viking Age with the internal wars fought between regional kings to obtain the supreme kingship of the whole of Norway. . The most famous period of Norwegian history and thus military history is the Viking Age, but the early Middle Ages was the era when Norwegian military power in Europe reached its pe
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After Sigurd's death, both claimed the Norwegian throne. The conflict between Harald and Magnus was the start of the 110-year civil war in Norway . Harald had the most support in Viken, while Magnus had control over Trøndelag and Vestlandet [ 1 ] After the defeat at the Battle of Fyrileiv in 1134, Harald Gille returned with the support of the ...
Magnus Sigurdsson (c. 1115 – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind and Magnus IV, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240.