Magnus the Blind was the son of King Sigurd Jorsalfar of Norway and Borghild Olavsdotter. Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130. ...

When Sigurd Jorsalfar died in 1130, Magnus became king of Norway together with his uncle Harald Gille. After four years of uneasy peace, Magnus openly began to prepare for war. 9th August 1134, he defeated King Harald in a decisive battle at Färlev in Bohuslän, and Harald fled to Denmark. Against the advice of his councillors, Magnus disbanded his army and travelled to Bergen to spend the winter there. Harald returned from Denmark with a new army. Meeting little opposition Harald reached Bergen before Christmas. Magnus had few men, and the city fell easily to Harald's army the 7 January 1135 and Magnus was captured. He was then dethroned, blinded, castrated and had one leg cut off. After this he was known as Magnus the Blind. Sigurd I (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130. ... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Events Baalbeck taken by Genghis Khan House of Brandenburg begins when Albrecht the Bear is made head of the Nordmark St. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ...   Bohuslän? is a historical Province or landskap on the western coast of Sweden. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January - Byland Abbey founded Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I. Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and widow of Henry V opposed Stephen and claims the throne as her own Owain Gwynedd of Wales defeats the Normans at Crug Mawr. ...

Magnus then spent some time as a monk. Harald Gille was killed in 1136 by Sigurd Slembedjakn, another royal pretender. To gain support, Sigurd Slembedjakn had Magnus removed from the abbey. From then on, Magnus made common cause with Sigurd to regain his kingdom. They decided to split up. Magnus went to Eastern Norway, where he had most popular support, but was defeated at Minne by King Inge. He then fled first to Götaland and then to Denmark, where he tried to get support for his cause. An attempted invasion of Norway by King Erik Emune of Denmark failed miserably. Magnus then rejoined Sigurd's men, but they continued to have little support in Norway. After some time spent more like bandits than kings, they met King Inge and King Sigurd in a final battle at Hvaler 12 November 1139. Magnus fell during the battle, and Sigurd Slembedjakn was captured and killed. Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Events Completion of the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris Peter Abelard writes the Historia Calamitatum, detailing his relationship with Heloise Births William of Newburgh, British historian and author of the Historia rerum Anglicarum Deaths November 15 - Leopold III of Austria, Patron saint of Austria Categories: 1136 ... Inge Haraldson, krokrygg the crouchback (1135 - 1161) was the king of Norway between 1136 and 1161. ... Götaland, Gothia, Gothland [1], Gotland (AHD), Gautland or Geatland, is a historical land of Sweden, and was once divided into petty kingdoms. ... Erik II Emune , died September 18, 1137) was king of Denmark between 1135 and 1137. ... Inge Haraldson, krokrygg the crouchback (1135 - 1161) was the king of Norway between 1136 and 1161. ... Sigurd II (1133 – 1155) was the son of Harald Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Tora Guttormsdottir. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0111 Administrative centre Skjærhallen Mayor (2003) Paul Henriksen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 393 90 km² 89 km² 0. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ...

The civil wars period of Norwegian history lasted from 1130 to 1217. During this period there were several interlocked conflicts of varying scale and intensity. The background for these conflicts were the unclear Norwegian succession laws, social conditions and the struggle between Church and King. There were then two main parties, firstly known by varying names or no names at all, but finally condensed into parties of Bagler and Birkebeiner. The rallying point regularly was a royal son, who was set up as the head figure of the party in question, to oppose the rule of king from the contesting party. According to traditional Icelandic sagas, the Nor in Norway is from king Nor Thorrasson, who after founding his sister went home to his territory. ... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... Introduction Succession laws are used for determining who will be the next heir to the throne of a kingdom, principality, etc. ...

Sigurd I Magnusson (1089?-1130), nicknamed Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader) was king of Norway 1103-1130. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ...