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'''Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre''' was a pretender and rival king during the [[Civil war era in Norway]]. |
'''Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre''' (died September 29, 1163) was a pretender and rival king during the [[Civil war era in Norway]]. <ref>[http://www.snl.no/Sigurd_Markusfostre ''Sigurd Markusfostre'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> |
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Sigurd Sigurdsson was reportedly a bastard son of [[Sigurd II of Norway]]. When King [[Haakon II of Norway]] died 1162, his supporters |
Sigurd Sigurdsson was reportedly a bastard son of [[Sigurd II of Norway]]. He must have been born some time before 1155, when his father was killed in a battle with his half-brother King [[Inge I of Norway]]. When King [[Haakon II of Norway]] died 1162, his supporters named Sigurd, as his half-brother, to be their candidate for king. However, Sigurd Sigurdssonhe never succeeded in winning universal recognition. Sigurd was fostered by Markus of Skog in [[Ringsaker]], due to which his nickname was ''Markusfostered''. In 1163, Sigurd and his foster-father were captured by supporters of Jarl [[Erling Skakke]] and [[Magnus V of Norway]], who killed them in [[Bergen]] on September 29, 1163. <ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Sigurd_Sigurdsson_Markusfostre/utdypning ''Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre – utdypning'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref><ref>The day of his Death is according to Detlev SCHWENNICKE (Hrsg.=Editor), Europäische Stammtafeln Neue Folge Band II (1981), Tafel 111: "hingerichtet" (= executed) "29.IX.1163")</ref> |
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[[Øystein Møyla]], a son of King [[Eystein II of Norway]], would be his successor as candidate for king by the [[Birkebeiner]] party. The [[Birkebeiner]] were formed in 1174 around Øystein Møyla, who was proclamed to be king at the Øretinget [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]] in [[Trondheim]] during 1176. <ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/%C3%98ystein_%C3%98ysteinsson_M%C3%B8yla/utdypning ''Øystein Øysteinsson Møyla – utdypning'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> |
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The [[Civil war era in Norway]] extended over a 110 year period. It started with the death of King [[Sigurd I of Norway]] in 1130 and ended with the death of Duke [[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. |
The [[Civil war era in Norway]] extended over a 110 year period. It started with the death of King [[Sigurd I of Norway]] in 1130 and ended with the death of Duke [[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. |
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==References== |
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==Other sources== |
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* Eiricksson, Leifur ''The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale'' (Penguin Publishing, 2009) |
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Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre (died September 29, 1163) was a pretender and rival king during the Civil war era in Norway. [1]
Sigurd Sigurdsson was reportedly a bastard son of Sigurd II of Norway. He must have been born some time before 1155, when his father was killed in a battle with his half-brother King Inge I of Norway. When King Haakon II of Norway died 1162, his supporters named Sigurd, as his half-brother, to be their candidate for king. However, Sigurd Sigurdssonhe never succeeded in winning universal recognition. Sigurd was fostered by Markus of Skog in Ringsaker, due to which his nickname was Markusfostered. In 1163, Sigurd and his foster-father were captured by supporters of Jarl Erling Skakke and Magnus V of Norway, who killed them in Bergen on September 29, 1163. [2][3]
Øystein Møyla, a son of King Eystein II of Norway, would be his successor as candidate for king by the Birkebeiner party. The Birkebeiner were formed in 1174 around Øystein Møyla, who was proclamed to be king at the Øretinget Thing in Trondheim during 1176. [4]
The Civil war era in Norway extended over a 110 year period. It started with the death of King Sigurd I of Norway in 1130 and ended with the death of Duke 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
- ^ Sigurd Markusfostre (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ The day of his Death is according to Detlev SCHWENNICKE (Hrsg.=Editor), Europäische Stammtafeln Neue Folge Band II (1981), Tafel 111: "hingerichtet" (= executed) "29.IX.1163")
- ^ Øystein Øysteinsson Møyla – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
Other sources
- Eiricksson, Leifur The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale (Penguin Publishing, 2009)