CHAPTER XXVIII

SVERRE SIGURDSON (1184-1202)

Sverre appoints Lawmen and Prefects--A new Pretender--The Kuvlung Party--The Varbelgs--Rebellion of the Oyskeggs--Battle of Florevaag--Sverre's Struggle with the Hierarchy--Bishop Nicholas Arneson--Sverre Excommunicated--Sverre Crowned in Bergen--Organization of the Bagler Party--Burning of Bergen--Papal Interdict against Norway--The Baglers Defeated at Strindsö--Uprising in Viken--The Siege at Tunsberg--Sverre's Sickness and Death 178

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