Skule Baardsson or Duke Skule allowed his supporters to proclaim him king of Norway at the traditional Øyrating in 1239. He raised a military host against king Haakon IV of Norway and won a battle at Låka in Nannestad, but lost in Oslo. In May 1240 he was conquered by king Haakon and his supporters. In Nidaros Skule got permission to live in Elgeseter monastery. Skule was won by birkebeinane and the monastery burned down. Events Births June 17 Edward I of England known as Edward Longshanks or Hammer of the Scots Deaths Emperor Go-Toba of Japan Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon... Håkon IV (1204—December 15, 1263), also called Haakon the Old, was declared to be the son of Håkon III of Norway, the leader of the Birkebeiner, who had seized control over large parts of Norway in 1202. ... The municipality Nannestad in the county of Akershus, Norway, has 9,436 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Nidaros was the old name of Trondheim, Norway, in the middle ages. ...

Skule was born around 1189. He was a son of Baard Guttormsson and half-brother of king Inge II of Norway Baardsson. Haakon IV became king from 1217 when he was 13 years old, after Inge. Skule, who received the title of Duke of Norway, held much of the royal power. It was sort of power sharing between Skule and haakon. Skule received the title "Jarl" (also used the form Duke) and had mistly Nidaros as his seat. Skule thought he had too little of the power and started to rebel against king Haakon. Among others, the Icelander writer Snorre Sturlason allied with Skule in the conflict. Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... Inge II (Inge Baardson) (1185 - 1217) was a king of Norway between 1205 and 1217. ... 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. ... Nidaros was the old name of Trondheim, Norway, in the middle ages. ... Snorri Sturlason (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ...

Henrik Ibsen's play "Kongsemnerne" 1863 is about the dispute between Duke Skule and king Haakon. Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...