Birkebeiner faction

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The Birkebeiner faction was a medieval Norwegian political and military party that supported rival claimants to the throne during the civil war era, eventually emerging victorious and establishing a lasting royal dynasty.

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Birkebeiner faction canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Norwegian political faction ⓘ
military faction ⓘ
achieved victory over rival factions in the Norwegian civil wars ⓘ
activeInPeriod Norwegian civil war era ⓘ
associatedWith Norwegian monarchy ⓘ
baseOfSupport Trøndelag ⓘ
western Norway ⓘ
linked to: Western Norway
conflict Norwegian civil wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
describedIn Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar ⓘ
Sverris saga ⓘ
endTime early 13th century ⓘ
goal control of the Norwegian throne ⓘ
governmentOpposed rival Norwegian kings and pretenders ⓘ
hasEtymology name originally used as a derogatory term referring to poor warriors who wrapped their legs with birch bark ⓘ
hasLegacy modern Norwegian Birkebeiner ski races commemorating the rescue of Håkon Håkonsson ⓘ
hasNameInNorwegian Birkebeinerne ⓘ
linked to: Birkebeiner
historicalRegion Scandinavia ⓘ
ideology support for strong royal authority ⓘ
influenced centralization of royal power in Norway ⓘ
initiallyOpposedBy Norwegian episcopate ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
ledBy Håkon Håkonsson ⓘ
Inge Bårdsson ⓘ
linked to: Inge Haraldsson

Sverre Sigurdsson ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Fimreite ⓘ
Battle of Florvåg ⓘ
Battle of Kalvskinnet ⓘ
notableEvent rescue of infant prince Håkon Håkonsson across the mountains in winter ⓘ
opposedBy Bagler faction ⓘ
Croziermen ⓘ
partOf medieval Norwegian political history ⓘ
religiousAlignment Roman Catholic Church (eventually reconciled) ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
resultOfStruggle establishment of a lasting royal dynasty in Norway ⓘ
socialBase farmers ⓘ
lower-status warriors ⓘ
some town dwellers ⓘ
startTime c. 1174 ⓘ
statusAfterVictory became ruling royal party in Norway ⓘ
supportedClaimantToThrone Håkon Håkonsson ⓘ
linked to: Haakon Haakonsson

Inge Bårdsson ⓘ
linked to: Skule Bårdsson

Sverre Sigurdsson ⓘ
typeOfConflictParticipant royalist faction ⓘ
usedMilitaryForce yes ⓘ

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Inge II of Norway → associatedWith → Birkebeiner faction ⓘ