The Norwegian Law of Succession was introduced in 1163. The law was an accord between Erling Skakke and Archbishop Øystein, where Erling's son Magnus Erlingsson inherited the throne, in exchange for greater power to the church. Magnus had to promise to obey the pope, while church law was recognised on equal level with secular laws. // Events Owain Gwynedd is recognized as ruler of Wales. ... Erling Skakke, the son of Kyrpinga-Orm, was a Norwegian strongman and earl during the 13th century. ... Magnus Erlingsson (1156-1184) was a king of Norway, from Etne in Hordaland. ...
According to the law, There should be only one king, with primogeniture as a rule. If the oldest son was not fit to be king, a council of 60 peasant representatives should select another of the legitimate royal sons. After this they could chose between another of the royal heirs. If the king had no suitable heir, the council could choose whoever they thought would better "guard God's right and the laws of the land". If the peasant representatives could not agree, the bishops should decide the election. Primogeniture is the common tradition of inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office; or in the absence of children, by collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the collateral line. ...
The turning point in his career is considered to have been in 1908 with his assignment, as part of a series of biographies of famous men, to interview industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who at the time was one of the richest men in the world.
Hill discovered that Carnegie believed that the process of success could be elaborated in a simple formula that could be duplicated by the average person.
The formula for rags-to-richessuccess that Hill and Carnegie formulated was published initially in 1928 in his book The Law of Success.
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