Reconciliation with the Church--Inge Magnusson Killed--Death of King Haakon--Election of Guthorm Sigurdson--The Pretender Erling Steinvegg--Death of Guthorm Sigurdson--Inge Baardson Proclaimed King--Birth of Haakon Haakonson--His Journey across the Mountains --The Baglers visit Nidaros--Death of Erling Steinvegg--Philip made King of the Baglers--Compromise at Hvitings Island--Jealousy of Haakon Galen--Young Haakon Disinherited--Death of King Inge 190 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 CHAPTER XXXII MAGNUS LAW-MENDER (1263-1280) Peace Concluded with Scotland--Magnus as a Law-Giver--Privileges Granted to the Hanseatic League--The First Nobility--Death of King Magnus 212 CHAPTER XXXIII ERIK PRIEST-HATER (1280-1299) New Struggle with the Church--War with Denmark--The Peace of Kalmar--Earl Alf Erlingson executed--The Maid from Norway--Death of King Erik 214 CHAPTER XXXIV HAAKON V. MAGNUSSON (1299-1319) Audun Hugleikson Condemned for Treason--The false "Maid from Norway"--The Peace of Copenhagen, 1309--New Law of Succession--Death of King Haakon 217 CHAPTER XXXV MAGNUS ERIKSON SMEK (1319-1374)--HAAKON VI. MAGNUSSON (1355-1380) Magnus Smek Becomes King of Norway and Sweden--Erling Vidkunson Appointed Regent--Haakon Magnusson Acknowledged as King of Norway--Battle at Enköping--Death of Magnus--Flood in the Gaula Valley--The Black Death 219 CHAPTER XXXVI OLAF HAAKONSON THE YOUNG (1381-1387) Olaf Becomes King of Denmark and Norway--The first Union with Denmark--A Pretender Executed 223 CHAPTER XXXVII MARGARET (1387-1389)--ERIK OF POMERANIA (1389-1442)--THE KALMAR UNION (1397) Margaret Acknowledged as Ruler of Norway--Erik of Pomerania Chosen as King--The three Countries United--The Kalmar Union--Death of Queen Margaret--The Victualia Brethren--Bergen Plundered--Revolt of Amund Bolt--Erik of Pomerania Deposed in Denmark 224 CHAPTER XXXVIII CHRISTOPHER OF BAVARIA (1442-1448)