Sigurd II (1133–1155) was the son of Harald Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Tora Guttormsdottir. Events Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae Durham Cathedral is completed Construction of Exeter Cathedral begun Births March 5 - Henry II of England (died 1189) Honen Shonin, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism (died 1212) Sigurd II of Norway (died 1155) Deaths December 18 - Hildebert, French writer and... Events Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ...

Sigurd grew up in Trøndelag, and was made king there in 1136 upon the murder of his father, King Harald, together with his younger brother Inge. During their minority, the Norwegian nobility cooperated to rule the kingdom and advice the kings. Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ... 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 ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Inge Haraldson, krokrygg the crouchback (1135 - 1161) was the king of Norway between 1136 and 1161. ...

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 ruke 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. ...

The early years of Sigurd's regin was dominated by battles against the pretenders Sigurd Slembedjakn and Magnus the Blind. These two were finally defeated and slain in a battle at Hvaler in 1139. Magnus the Blind was the son of King Sigurd Jorsalfar of Norway and Borghild Olavsdotter. ... 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. ...

After this followed a period of peace. In 1142, their brother Eystein came to Norway from Ireland. His parentage was accepted, since Harald Gille had acknowledged that he had a son in Ireland. Eystein thus became co-king together with Sigurd and Inge. Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Muin ad-Din Hasan, Indian Muslim saint Farid ad-Din Attar, Sufi mystic poet Deaths April 21 - Pierre Abélard, French scholastic philosopher (b. ... Øystein Haraldson (died 1157), son of king Harald IV of Norway. ... Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... Inge Haraldson, krokrygg the crouchback (1135 - 1161) was the king of Norway between 1136 and 1161. ...

In 1152, Norway was visited by the papal legate Nicholas Breakspear. During his visit, the church in Norway was organised into one archbisopric, with its seat at Nidaros. Events March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou Church of Ireland acknowledges Popes authority Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway... Adrian IV or Hadrian IV, né Nicholas Breakspear ( 1100 - 1 September 1159) was pope from 1154 to 1159. ... County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ...

As they grew up, and their old advisors died, hostility began to grow among the brothers. In 1155, all three of them met at Bergen in an effort to keep the peace. Inge claimed Sigurd and Eystein for planning to have him dethroned. Sigurd denied the accusations, but a few days later one of Inge's guards was killed by one of Sigurd's. At the advice of his mother Ingrid and his senior advisor, Gregorius Dagsson, Inge ordered his men to assault the house where Sigurd was residing. Sigurd had but few men, and no mercy was given. King Sigurd fell on 6 February 1155. Events Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ... 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. ... Inge Haraldson, krokrygg the crouchback (1135 - 1161) was the king of Norway between 1136 and 1161. ... Øystein Haraldson (died 1157), son of king Harald IV of Norway. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ...

After his death, Sigurd's supporters took his son Håkon Herdebrei as king. Haakon II Sigurdsson (Herdebrei), king of Norway from 1157 until 1162. ...

During the following civil war, many royal pretenders claimed to be the son of King Sigurd. This was mostly a political statement, and their claims were at best dubious. Sverre Sigurdsson was the most successful by far of these claimants, and eventually succeeded in becoming king of Norway. Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse Sverrir Sigurðsson) (c. ...

Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ... 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... Haakon II Sigurdsson (Herdebrei), king of Norway from 1157 until 1162. ...