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Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig (Inga Olafsdatter fra Varteig) (Varteig, Østfold, 1183 or c. 1185 – 1234 or 1235) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway.
Inga of Varteig with Haakon, the child she had with King Haakon Sverreson. Here they are resting in Lillehammer during their flight to Nidaros. They are unaware that the baglers, their enemies, who are chasing Haakon, to prevent him becoming king of Norway, have come close.
Sep 19, 2017 · While Håkon’s mother, Inga of Varteig, had managed to get word out to the Birkebeiners, news of the prince’s existence also reached the ears of the Baglers. The pair was hunted throughout Folkenborg (what is today Eidsberg) and it was only a matter of time before they were found.
Inga of Varteig with Haakon Haakonson. Previous - Back - Next. Size: 85 x 100 cm. Year: 2017. Sold. Website of the Norwegian figurative painter Terje Adler Mørk.
Birth 1183 Varteig, Death 1235 Bergen, Spouse Håkon III Sverresson, Children Håkon IV, Spouse Vegard fra Verdal, Children Olav
But after his death a woman, Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig, whom Håkon had taken as a mistress for a time in 1203, appeared at the Birkebeiner court with an infant son who she claimed was Håkon's son.
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Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig (Inga Olafsdatter fra Varteig) (Varteig, Østfold, 1183 or c. 1185 – 1234 or 1235) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway.
