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Norwegian Civil War between Sverre and the Bagler

Type Event Region Norway Time 1190–1199

In the 1190s, Norway was engulfed in a civil war over the throne between Sverre's faction (Birkebeiner) and the Bagler;…

Timeline

  1. 1194Florvåg · Western NorwaySverre Sigurdsson defeated the Bagler coalition at Florvåg, temporarily consolidating his control over western Norway, but failed to eradicate the opposition.
  2. 1196–1199Oslofjord · Eastern NorwayThe Bagler faction raised a rival king in the Oslofjord, won the support of the Archbishop of Nidaros, and formed an east-west standoff with Sverre's faction, bringing the civil war into a new phase.

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