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Instead of narrowly focusing on the king and major events of state, Sverris saga is a detailed and rich biography with a large cast of characters, elaborate scenes and dialogue. The saga is the most detailed in the depiction of the many battles Sverre led to win and retain the monarchy in the country, The saga is particularly detailed when it ...
The Last King (Norwegian: Birkebeinerne) is a 2016 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup. The story, inspired by true events, centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson , the heir to the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Haakon Sverresson .
The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No" [4]) is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards .
The Sverris saga is a window into the ambitious rise of King Sverre, who lived from 1152 to 1202 and reigned over Norway during the second half of the 12th century.
House: Sverre: Father: Unås Sigurd II of Norway (claimed; dubious): Mother: Gunnhild: Religion: Roman Catholicism, excommunicated from AD1194, the King's dominions and Kingdom under Interdictum since AD1198, until his death, yet maintaining communion with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (cf. Communion of the cults of Saint Olav and Saint Valdemar).
Nicholas was a half-brother of King Inge I of Norway. Nicholas supported King Magnus V of Norway in the civil war against King Sverre. He fought on Magnus' side in the Battle of Ilevollene in 1180, just outside Nidaros, and appeared the following year as his spokesman in negotiations with King Sverre. The conflict ended with Magnus' death in ...
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added. "If one would anticipate to finding ...
King of Devil's Island (Kongen av Bastøy) Marius Holst: Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen: Drama: 17 December 2010 2011: I Travel Alone (Jeg reiser alene) Stian Kristiansen: Rolf Kristian Larsen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen: Drama: 11 February 2011 Oslo, August 31st ...