Eystein Haraldsson (Old Norse Eysteinn Haraldsson, modern Norwegian Øystein Haraldsson), born c 1125 apparently in Scotland, died 1157 in Bohuslän, Norway, was king of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway.
Eystein was the son of Harald Gille, who was king of Norway from 1130 ...
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Eystein Haraldsson (Old Norse Eysteinn Haraldsson, modern Norwegian Øystein Haraldsson), born c 1125 apparently in Scotland, died 1157 in Bohuslän, Norway, was king of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway.
Eystein was the son of Harald Gille, who was king of Norway from 1130 to 1136, and a woman whose Gaelic name is rendered in the old Norse sagas as Bjaðök. Harald was born and raised in Ireland or Scotland, and Eystein was born there. When Harald went to Norway in 1127 to press his claim to royal inheritance, Eystein did not go with him. However, Harald let it be known that he had fathered a son before coming to Norway.
Eystein first appears in the sagas in 1142, when several Norwegian lendmenn travelled west and fetched him back to Norway from Scotland. His mother came with him to Norway. There, he was...
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