Sigurd Erlingsson Ribbung (c. 1203 - 1226 ) - a contender from the party of baglers to the Norwegian royal throne ( 1219 - 1226 ). The eldest son of the king and the head of the Erling Steinvegg bugler party ( 1204 - 1207 ).
| Sigurd Erlingsson Ribbung | |||||||
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| other scand. Sigurd ribbung | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Hakon IV Hakonsson | ||||||
| Successor | Hakon IV Hakonsson | ||||||
| Birth | about 1203 | ||||||
| Death | 1226 Oslo | ||||||
| Kind | Horfagers | ||||||
| Father | Erling Steinweg | ||||||
Biography
Sigurd's father, Erling Steinweg (Stone Wall), declared himself the son of the Norwegian king Magnus V Erlingsson and led the party of baglers . In 1204 , taking advantage of the death of King Hakon III , Erling, with the support of Danish troops, landed in Norway, became a king in the southern and western parts of the state. In 1207, Erling Steinweg died, leaving two sons, one of whom was Sigurd. After Erling's death, Jarl Philippe Simonsson ( 1207 - 1217 ) was elected the head of the Bagler party and the king of Norway, who became the guardian of the young children of Erling Steinweg.
In 1217, after the death of Philip Simonsson, the party of baglers and birkebeiners reconciled. The bucklers were disbanded. The king of united Norway was young Hakon IV ( 1217 - 1263 ), and the actual ruler of the kingdom was Jarl Skule Bordsson .
However, not all the brokers were pleased with the peace settlement. In 1219, disgruntled brokers revolted. They declared their leader and new king of 15-year-old Sigurd Ribbung, who soon subjugated eastern Norway to his power.
After several years of struggle, Sigurd Ribbung agreed to surrender to Skule Bordsson in 1222 or 1223 . In 1223, Sigurd attended a meeting of the Norwegian nobility in Bergen, where the issue of who will be the king of Norway was discussed. Sigurd Ribbung was one of the five candidates for the throne, but Hakon IV remained the legal king of Norway. Jarl Skule Bordsson , who was also one of the candidates for the throne, was given possession by Tröndelag .
Gradually, King Hakon began to take on more and more real power in the kingdom. Soon Sigurd Ribbung escaped from captivity at the Jarl Skule in Nidaros in Oslo, where he resumed the uprising in eastern Norway. In 1226, Sigurd Ribbung died in Oslo . After the death of Sigurd, the buglers elected Knut Hakonsson as their leader and new candidate for the throne. Throughout the year, the brokers continued the rebellion until they were finally defeated by the royal army. In 1227, Knut Hokonsson stopped resisting and made peace with King Hakon , marrying the daughter of Jarl Skule Bordsson .
Sources
- Helle, Knut Under kirke og kongemakt, 1130–1350 (Oslo: 1995)
- Holmsen, Andreas Norges historie, fra de eldste tider til 1660 (Oslo: 1961)
- Gjerset, Knut History of the Norwegian People (MacMillan Company, Volumes I & II, 1915)