CHAPTER XXX

HAAKON HAAKONSON THE OLD (1217-1263)

Haakon Proclaimed King--Earl Skule's Demands--Rebellion of the Slitungs--The Ribbungs--Treachery of Earl Skule--State Meeting in Bergen--King Haakon Married--Death of Bishop Nicholas and Sigurd Ribbung--Skule Raised to the Rank of Duke--Duke Skule Proclaimed King--Battles at Laaka and Oslo--Duke Skule Killed--Coronation of Haakon--King Haakon's Fame Abroad--Expedition to Scotland--Haakon's Death 199

## CHAPTER XXXI SNORRE STURLASON

The Family of Snorre Sturlason--The Snorrelaug--Visit to Norway--Snorre Murdered--"The Heimskringla"--"The Edda" 209

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