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    Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the...
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    founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson. It provided the rulers of Norway from 1184 to 1319. The house was founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson, who claimed to...
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    king Sverre Sigurdsson and king Magnus Erlingsson taking place at Ila in modern day Trondheim. The battle ended up as a huge victory for king Sverre. After...
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  • was killed in the Battle of Fimreite in 1184 against the forces of Sverre Sigurdsson who became King of Norway. Magnus Erlingsson was probably born in...
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    1184, between King Magnus Erlingsson and the Birkebeiner supported Sverre Sigurdsson. At this time in Norwegian history it was extremely common for there...
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    or Sverre Sigurdsson's castle (Kong Sverres borg) was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson...
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    leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012. Helle, Knut. "Sverre Sigurdsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2012...
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    the Battle of Re in 1177. Soon after the Birkebeiner made Sverre Sigurdsson their leader. Sverre had come to Norway from the Faroe Islands and claimed to...
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  • contrasting him with the positive qualities of Sverre. Eirik? (Eiríkr) Sigurdsson? (died 1190). Made Jarl by king Sverre. Poisoned. Whether he was in fact a son...
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    Eystein Meyla and Sverre Sigurdsson who were kinsmen of Brigida Haraldsdotter. Birger's son Philippus was in the service of King Sverre and died as his...
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  • Sverris saga is one of the Kings' sagas. Its subject is King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway (r. 1177–1202) and it is the main source for this period of Norwegian...
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  • (disambiguation), several people Inge Magnusson, Norwegian pretender to King Sverre Sigurdsson Jon Magnusson, Earl of Orkney 1284–c. 1300 Jón Arnar Magnússon, Icelandic...
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    whether these lineages are a construction from the 12th century. Sverre Sigurdsson's claim to be the son of Sigurd Munn is also usually considered to...
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  • Christina of Norway (category House of Sverre)
    pretender to the throne of Norway. Christina was the daughter of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway and his Swedish queen consort, Margaret. Her father died...
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    to depose King Sverre Sigurdsson. It contested with the Birkebeiners, essentially a faction of peasants, led by the pretender King Sverre, for control in...
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  • Events in the year 1202 in Norway. Monarch: Sverre Sigurdsson then Haakon III Sverresson. 25 January - The siege of Tønsberg Fortress ends. The commander...
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  • Haakon III of Norway (category House of Sverre)
    1204. Haakon was born as the second illegitimate son of the future King Sverre, then a Faroese adventurer. Historian P. A. Munch suggested that Haakon...
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    was Earl of Orkney and Shetland, a rebellion broke out against King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway. The Eyjarskeggjar ("Island Beardies") sailed for Norway...
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  • together of men from Orkney and Shetland to oppose the rule of King Sverre Sigurdsson. The name eyjarskeggjar means "island beards," reflecting their origin...
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    Erlingsson Sverre dynasty Sverre I Sigurdsson Haakon III Sverresson Guttorm Sigurdsson Gille dynasty (female line) Inge II Bårdsson Sverre dynasty (restored)...
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  • sought the kingship and looked to add legitimacy to their claims. Aschehougs Norgeshistorie, vol. 2, p. 92. Norsk biografisk leksikon: Sverre Sigurdsson...
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  • Florvåg) was a naval battle that was fought on 3 April 1194 between King Sverre Sigurdsson, leader of the Birkebeiner party, and Sigurd Magnusson, the Eyjarskeggjar...
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    is however mentioned in the 13:th century tale "Sverres saga" that the Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson rode through a town named "Molung" while passing...
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    named Sverre Sigurdsson. It was equipped with two Rolls-Royce Spey Jr. 555-15 engines. Braathens SAFE was the launch customer of the F28 and Sverre Sigurdsson...
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  • Inge II of Norway Christina of Norway, Queen consort, daughter of Sverre Sigurdsson, spouse of Philip Simonsson. Helle, Knut. "Kristin Sverresdatter"...
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    was built by King Sverre Sigurdsson (ca. 1150–1202) in the mid 1180s, 250 meters northeast of Bergenhus fortress. King Sverre Sigurdsson also had a Sverresborg...
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  • Events in the year 1188 in Norway. Monarch: Sverre Sigurdsson. December - The Kuvlung [no] revolt ends. 26 January – Saint Eysteinn Erlendsson, archbishop...
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    biographies, and historical novels. The trilogy Kongen about King Sverre Sigurdsson is considered his principal work. He is also remembered for his mythologically-based...
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  • Usurper Predecessor Reign Comments Sverre Sigurdsson Magnus Erlingsson 1184–1202...
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    the Oslofjord outdistanced Skiringssal as a trading center. 1201 - Sverre Sigurdsson, king of Norway from 1177–1202, was attacked in Oslo by combined forces...
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