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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 most important rulers in Norwegian history .
Jul 10, 2023 · Sverre’s forces won the day thanks, in part, to Mariusada. Sverre had finally reached the pinnacle of the long and rocky ascent to total power in medieval Norway. Like all Norwegian monarchs (including the current one King Harald V), Sverre was crowned at Nidaros Cathedral.
Apr 10, 2024 · The son of Gunnhild, a Norwegian woman married to a Faroe Islands man, Sverrir was ordained priest at an unusually early age. After his mother told him that he was actually the son of the former Norwegian king Sigurd II, however, he left for Norway (1174) to claim the throne.
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Jun 29, 2016 · However, historians say that Sverre's parentage is somewhat unclear, and therefore most of their research was focused on Sverre Sigurdsson and his reign. Sverre believed in it, and it began to motivate his future actions.
He married Margareta Eriksdotter about 1185. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 9 March 1202, in Bergen, Norway, at the age of 51, and was buried in Bergen, Norway.
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Nov 20, 2020 · Sverre Sigurdsson, Norwegian king in the period 1177, 1179 and 1184-1202. According Sverre saga , he was born in Norway and raised in the Faroe Islands from the age of five. His mother Gunhild, supposedly of Bergen , married to Unas a comb maker.
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Oct 8, 2023 · Birger Brosa, who had married Sigurd Munn’s sister Brigit, was among many opposed to the intrigues of the Danish King Valdemar, who supported Earl Erling, and thus Birger Brosa found in Sverre an ally – regardless of whether he believed Sverre’s claims.
