Haakon II
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Haakon II of Norway
)| Haakon Herdebrei | |
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Sigurd II of Norway | |
| Mother | Thora |
Haakon Sigurdsson (1147 – 7 July 1162), also known as Haakon Herdebrei meaning Haakon Broadshoulder, was King of Norway (being Haakon II) from 1157 until 1162 during the civil war era in Norway.[1]
Biography
His nickname, Herdebrei, means broad-shouldered, which he was called because of his big size for the age, and unusual broad shoulders. An illegitimate son of
Sigurd Munn
. Inge had become the sole ruler of Norway after the death of Eystein and Sigurd Munn.
The former supporters of Sigurd Munn and Eystein II united behind Haakon, renewing the fight against Inge under the leadership of Sigurd Håvardsson of
Godred II Olafsson
, defected to Haakon's side.
On 7 July 1162 King Haakon II was killed in the
Magnus Erlingsson. Haakon II was succeeded as king of Norway by King Magnus V.[2]
Historic context
The
Skule Baardsson in 1240. 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.
References
Other sources
- Krag, Claus Norges historie fram til 1319 (Oslo, 2000)