Division of the Country between the Brothers--Sigurd's Crusade--Visit to Jerusalem--Return to Norway--King Eystein's Peaceful Work at Home--Annexation of Jemteland--King Sigurd and Borghild of Dal--The "Man-measuring"--Death of Eystein--The Kalmar Levy--Sigurd shows Signs of Insanity--Ottar Birting--Sigurd marries Cecilia--Death of Sigurd 136 CHAPTER XXIII MAGNUS THE BLIND AND HARALD GILLE (1130-1136) Harald Gille comes to Norway as a Pretender--Harald and Magnus divide the Kingdom--Battle between the two Kings at Fyrileif--Harald takes Magnus prisoner at Bergen--Magnus maimed--Sigurd Slembe arrives in Norway--Harald Gille murdered--Konungahella destroyed 147 CHAPTER XXIV SIGURD MUND, EYSTEIN, AND INGE KROKRYG, THE SONS OF HARALD GILLE (1136-1161) Sigurd and Inge proclaimed Kings--Sigurd Slembe supports Magnus the Blind--Battles at Minne and Krokaskog--Battle at Holmengraa--Magnus and Sigurd Slembe killed--Eystein proclaimed King--Ottar Birting assassinated--King Sigurd slain--Death of Eystein--Haakon, Sigurd Mund's Son, given Title of King--Fall of King Inge at Oslo 151 CHAPTER XXV THE CHURCH Visit of Cardinal Nicholas--An Archbishopric established at Nidaros--Cloisters in Norway 159 CHAPTER XXVI HAAKON HERDEBRED (1161-1162)--ERLING SKAKKE Erling Skakke has his Son Magnus proclaimed King--He seeks aid in Denmark--Defeats Haakon at Tunsberg--Battle of Sekken--Haakon killed 161 CHAPTER XXVII MAGNUS ERLINGSON (1162-1184)--THE BIRCHLEGS Sigurd Markusfostre--Battle of Ree--Magnus Crowned--Norway attacked by the Danish King--Rebellion of the Hat-Swains--Peace with Denmark--Erling made Earl of Viken--Harald Sigurdson Beheaded--Eystein Meyla--The Birchlegs--Eystein killed--The Youth of Sverre Sigurdson--Sverre Proclaimed King at the Oere-Thing--Battle at Kalveskindet--The fall of Erling Skakke--Battle of the Ilevolds--Battle at Nordnes--Erik Sigurdson (King's-son)--Battle of Fimreite--Fall of King Magnus 163 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 CHAPTER XXIX HAAKON SVERRESON (1202-1204), GUTHORM SIGURDSON (1204), AND INGE BAARDSON (1204-1217)