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- Erling became head of the remains of this party after both Gregorius and Inge in 1161 fell in battles with Hakon Herdebreid, son of Inge's brother Sigurd Munn, who for a short time was sole king. Erlings party chose Erling and Kristin's young son Magnus as King and he was crowned in Bergen in 1161.
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Erling was the guardian of King Inge I of Norway and was one of the leaders of the Lendman Party (lendmannspartiet) after King Inge's death in 1161. Erling Skakke managed to have elected his son, Magnus Erlingsson as the king of Norway in 1161 and crowned in 1163, at the age of eight.
Mar 22, 2016 · Subsequently, the Earl of Orkney, Ragnvald Kale Kollsson, embarked for the Holy Lands in 1153. The magnate Erling Skakke travelled there between 1153 and 1155. But why did they go? “Many of those who went from both Norway and Europe were not poor, they were among Europe's most powerful and richest men.
Oct 27, 2023 · Erling was the guardian of King Inge I of Norway and was one of the leaders of the Lendman Party (lendmannspartiet) after King Inge's death in 1161. Erling Skakke managed to have elected his son, Magnus Erlingsson as the king of Norway in 1161 and crowned in 1163, at the age of eight.
- Etne
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- Gjerde, Etne, Sunhordaland, Norway
Inge Krokrygg fell in 1161. His party then took the five-year-old Magnus Erlingsson as king. Magnus was the son of Erling Skakke and Kristin, daughter of King Sigurd the Crusader. In 1162, at the Battle of Veøy, Håkon Herdebrei fell and his faction began to fall apart. In 1164 Magnus was crowned by Archbishop Øystein Erlendsson.
from about 1160 in Norway.2 In this endeavor, Orning writes that Erling was a more ruthless individual, than his predecessors, emphasizing how his character was decisive for these structural changes.3 Also Bagge writes that Erling’s way of treating his enemies was a drastic
Magnus V Erlingsson was the king of Norway (1162–84) who used church support to gain the throne (1162) and become the nation’s first crowned monarch (1163). After 1177 his rule was challenged by his rival Sverrir, whose forces killed Magnus in battle. The son of Erling the Crooked, Magnus became
He was the father of Magnus V, who reigned as King of Norway from 1161 to 1184. Erling Skakke was born in Etne in the county of Hordaland, the son of Kyrpinga-Orm. He earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney in the Mediterranean from 1152 to 1155.
