Succession to Sigurd the Crusader Civil war era in Norway



king magnus mutilated. illustration eilif peterssen magnus blinds saga, heimskringla (1899 edition).


when sigurd died in 1130, harald broke oath. sigurd s son magnus proclaimed king, harald claimed royal title, , received support. settlement reached whereby magnus , harald both kings , co-rulers. peace between them lasted until 1134, when open war broke out. in 1135 harald succeeded in defeating , capturing magnus in bergen. magnus blinded, castrated, mutilated , imprisoned in monastery. thereafter known magnus blind. @ same time sigurd slembe, man iceland, arrived claiming son of magnus barefoot. claimed have gone through ordeal fire in denmark prove claim. harald did not recognize him half-brother. in 1136 sigurd murdered harald in sleep in bergen, , had himself proclaimed king. harald s supporters not accept him , had harald s 2 infant sons, sigurd munn , inge crouchback, named king. sigurd slembe liberated magnus blind enforced monastic life , allied himself him. war between sigurd slembe , magnus blind on 1 side, , harald gille s old supporters young sons on other, dragged on until 1139, when magnus , sigurd defeated in battle of holmengrå (slaget ved holmengrå)fought near hvaler. magnus killed in battle, sigurd captured , tortured death.








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