The Bagler troop reorganized under Erling Stonewall, 385--Successful ordeal, 386--Death of Guttorm Sigurdsson by poison, 387--Inge Baardsson proclaimed king, 388--Society disorganized by the civil wars, 388, 389--Unbidden guests at the bridal feast, 389, 390--Philip Simonsson made king of the Baglers, 390--Birth and childhood of Haakon Haakonsson, 391, 392--Compromise of Hvitingsöe, 393--The intrigues of Haakon Galen, 394, 395--Helge Hvasse and the boy Haakon, 396, 397--Discontent of the Birchlegs, 398--Death of King Inge, 399. XXVII. HAAKON HAAKONSSON THE OLD 400-432 Haakon proclaimed king, 400--Rebellion of the Slittungs, 401--Effects of the civil war, 401, 402--The intrigues of Earl Skule, 402-404--Inga of Varteig carries glowing irons, 404-406--Rebellion of the Ribbungs, 407, 408--Skule's double-dealing, 408-410--Assembly of notables in Bergen, 410--Bishop Nicholas' hypocrisy, 411--Sigurd Ribbung renews the rebellion, 412--Haakon's campaign in Vermeland, 412, 413--Duke Skule's leaky ships, 413--Death of Bishop Nicholas and Sigurd Ribbung, 414--Squire Knut as the chief of the Ribbungs, 416--Skule's "Crusade," 416, 417--Skule allies himself with Valdemar the Victorious, 417, 418--Skule called to account, 418-420--Intrigues at the Roman Curia, 420, 421--The plot revealed, 421, 422--Skule proclaims himself king, 423--Battle of Laaka, 424--Skule defeated at Oslo, 425--Death of Skule, 426, 427--Coronation of Haakon, 427-429--His power and fame at home and abroad, 429-431--Expedition to Scotland, and death, 431, 432. XXVIII. THE STURLUNGS IN ICELAND 433-441 Snorre Sturlasson's _Heimskringla_, 433, 434--Snorre's parentage and youth, 434--Character of Snorre, 434--Reykjaholt, 436--Brother feuds, 436--Snorre's visit to Norway, 437--Plots and counterplots, 437-440--Snorre's death, 440--Sturla Thordsson, 440, 441. XXIX. MAGNUS LAW-MENDER 442-450 Cession of Man and the Shetland Isles to Scotland, 442--Reasons for and against the cession, 443--Condition of Icelandic society and submission of the island to Norway, 444--Magnus as a law-giver, 445-447--The tribal aristocracy and the court nobility, 447, 448--Concessions to the Church, 448, 449--Degeneracy of the old royal house, 450--Death of Magnus, 450. XXX. ERIK PRIEST-HATER 451-456 The barons increase their power, 451--Quarrels with the clergy, 452--The false "Maid of Norway," 453--Depredations of "Little Sir Alf," 453, 454--War with Denmark and the Hansa, 454, 455--Capture and death of Little Sir Alf, 456--Death of King Erik, 456. XXXI. HAAKON LONGLEGS 457-460 Sir Audun's treason, 457--The dukes Erik and Valdemar 458--Complications with Sweden, 459--War with Denmark, 460--Death of Haakon, 460. XXXII.