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'''Battle of Fimreite''' (Norwegian: ''Slaget ved Fimreite'') was a naval battle during the [[Civil war era in Norway]]. This was the final battle between [[King Sverre]] and King [[Magnus V of Norway]] for the monarchy in Norway.<ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Sverre_Sigurdsson/utdypning ''Sverre Sigurdsson'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref><ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Magnus_5_Erlingsson/utdypning ''Magnus 5 Erlingsson' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The forces of [[Sverre Sigurdsson]] attacked the fleet of King [[Magnus V of Norway]] on June 15, 1184. The battle took place off the coast near the hamlet of Fimreite in the long and narrow [[Sognefjord]] in [[Sogndal]] municipality, [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county. Magnus had several large ships, but none as huge as the ''Mariasuda'', which Sverre had built. Because of its great size, the seaworthiness of the ''Mariasuda'' was rather poor and it would only be useful within the narrow fjords. The ships in the fleet of King Magnus were lashed together, creating the appearance of one big fleet. While the ''Mariasuda'' held up half of the enemy fleet, the rest attacked the outlying enemy ships. Sverre Sigurdsson sent his ships into battle in squadrons, to charge and overwhelm on one ship at a time, forcing the Magnus' men to jump over to the next. As the battle proceeded, the remaining ships became extremely crammed, and then started to go down because of the weight. King Magnus V was reported to have gone down on one of the last of them. |
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This ability to be creative in an otherwise traditional context of warfare, carried the day for Sverre. After Magnus' death, Sverre became the sole sovereign of Norway. |
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After Magnus' death, King Sverre became the sole sovereign of Norway. However, the civil war era in Norway would not end with this victory. After the death of Magnus, [[Sigurd Magnusson]], [[Inge Magnusson]] and [[Erling Steinvegg]] came forth all stating to be sons of Magnus and claiming the Norwegian throne.<ref>[http://runeberg.org/nfcg/0693.html ''Sverre Sigurdsson'' (Nordisk familjebok)]</ref> |
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==References== |
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* Krag, Claus ''Sverre – Norges største middelalderkonge'' (Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. 2005) |
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*Gjerset, Knut ''History of the Norwegian People'' (The MacMillan Company. 1915) |
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Battle of Fimreite (Norwegian: Slaget ved Fimreite) was a naval battle during the Civil war era in Norway. This was the final battle between King Sverre and King Magnus V of Norway for the monarchy in Norway.[1][2]
The forces of Sverre Sigurdsson attacked the fleet of King Magnus V of Norway on June 15, 1184. The battle took place off the coast near the hamlet of Fimreite in the long and narrow Sognefjord in Sogndal municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county. Magnus had several large ships, but none as huge as the Mariasuda, which Sverre had built. Because of its great size, the seaworthiness of the Mariasuda was rather poor and it would only be useful within the narrow fjords. The ships in the fleet of King Magnus were lashed together, creating the appearance of one big fleet. While the Mariasuda held up half of the enemy fleet, the rest attacked the outlying enemy ships. Sverre Sigurdsson sent his ships into battle in squadrons, to charge and overwhelm on one ship at a time, forcing the Magnus' men to jump over to the next. As the battle proceeded, the remaining ships became extremely crammed, and then started to go down because of the weight. King Magnus V was reported to have gone down on one of the last of them.
After Magnus' death, King Sverre became the sole sovereign of Norway. However, the civil war era in Norway would not end with this victory. After the death of Magnus, Sigurd Magnusson, Inge Magnusson and Erling Steinvegg came forth all stating to be sons of Magnus and claiming the Norwegian throne.[3]
61°9′4″N 6°57′19″E / 61.15111°N 6.95528°E
References
Other sources
- Krag, Claus Sverre – Norges største middelalderkonge (Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. 2005)
- Gjerset, Knut History of the Norwegian People (The MacMillan Company. 1915)
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