Magnus Erlingsson and the Church Civil war era in Norway

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erling skakke burns house of supporter of sigurd markusfostre

as imagined artist wilhelm wetlesen in 1899 edition of heimskringla


in 1161 inge s followers took same course of action Øystein s followers had 4 years earlier , elected new figurehead rather submit håkon. choice fell upon five-year-old magnus erlingsson, son of 1 of prominent leaders, lendmann erling skakke, wife kristin, daughter of king sigurd crusader. erling, title jarl, became real leader of faction. next year succeeded in defeating , killing håkon in battle @ sekken in romsdalsfjord. year after son of sigurd munn, sigurd markusfostre, had been set new pretender against magnus erlingsson, captured erling skakke , killed in bergen.


the action of erling , rest of party in electing magnus erlingsson leader radical one, broke 1 of traditional principles of might become king: magnus not king s son. descended ancient royal line through mother. compensate shortcoming, erling , magnus party allied church , introduced new criterion: king should henceforth of legitimate birth. old leader, inge crouchback, had been 1 of sons of harald gille legitimate, , king magnus erlingsson erling , kristin s legitimate son. alliance church, had become better organized in norway after establishment of separate norwegian archdiocese in nidaros in 1152, became important asset erling , magnus. in 1163 in bergen, magnus erlingsson became first norwegian king crowned, aged 7. written law of succession introduced allowed oldest legitimate son inherit. next decade or so, magnus erlingsson s position king, erling skakke real leader of country, seemed secure. erling ruthlessly eliminated potential rivals son. allied @ times king valdemar of denmark, , according 1 source @ 1 time took oslofjord-area fief him. however, extent of subordination denmark questionable.








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