The sons of Harold Gille proclaimed kings, 311--Sigurd Slembedegn allies himself with Magnus the Blind, 311, 312--Inge Crookback's first experience of war, 312--Battles of Krokaskogen, 312, and Holmengraa, 313--Sigurd Slembedegn's fortitude, 313--Arrival of Eystein Haroldsson, 314--Feuds between the brothers, 314-316--Character and appearance of Sigurd Mouth, 314-316--Death of Sigurd, 316--Death of Eystein, 317--Erling Skakke and Gregorius Dagsson, 318-320--Fall of Inge at Oslo, 320--The cardinal's visit, 320, 321. XXII. HAAKON THE BROAD-SHOULDERED 322-325 Christina bribes the priest, 322--Erling Skakke's intrigues, 323--Seeks aid in Denmark, 323, 324--Battle of Sekken, 324. XXIII. MAGNUS ERLINGSSON 326-349 Rebellion of the "Sigurd party," 326, 327--Battle of Ree, 327--Erling's alliance with Archbishop Eystein, 327--Magnus takes the land in fief from St. Olaf, 327, 328--Magnus crowned, 328--King Valdemar's expedition to Norway, 328, 329--The rebellion of the Hood-Swains, 329--Battle of Djursaa, 330--Erling accepts an earldom from Valdemar, 330--Kills his stepson Harold, 332--Eystein Meyla and the Birchlegs, 333, 334--Childhood and youth of Sverre Sigurdsson, 334-337--Sverre becomes the chief of the Birchlegs, 337--Vicissitudes and adventures of the Birchlegs, 337-341--Battle of Kalvskindet, 341-343--Death of Erling Skakke, 343--Social revolution inaugurated by Sverre, 343-345--Battle at Nordness, 346--Warfare between Birchlegs and Heklungs, 346-348--Battle of Norefjord and death of Magnus, 348, 349. XXIV. SVERRE SIGURDSSON 350-378 A dangerous precedent, 350--Erik Kingsson, 351--The lawmen and prefects, 351, 352--The new democracy, 352, 353--Rebellion of the Kuvlungs, 353, 354; the Varbelgs, 354; and the Oyeskeggs, 354-357--Sverre's controversy with the Church, 357, 358--Nicholas Arnesson, 358--Sverre is put in the ban, 359--Origin of the Bagler party, 360, 361--Nicholas shows the white feather, 361--Treason of Thorstein Kugad, 362--The Baglers besiege the block-house in Bergen, 362-365--Burning of Bergen, 365--The traitor's return, 366--The Papal bull and Sverre's defence, 366-368--The Bagler's defeated at Strindsö, 369--The great peasant rebellion, 370-373--Sverre's magnanimity, 374--Aristocracy _versus_ Democracy, 374, 375--Siege and surrender of Tunsberg, 375, 376--Death of Sverre, 376, 377--His character, 377, 378. XXV. HAAKON SVERRESSON 379-384 Peace with the Church, 379--Popularity of Haakon, 380--Discontent of the queen-dowager, 381--Abduction of Princess Christina, 381, 382--The fatal Yule-tide feast, 382, 383--Death of Haakon by poison, 383--Flight of Queen Margaret, 384. XXVI. GUTTORM SIGURDSSON AND INGE BAARDSSON, 385-399