Eystein Haraldsson | |
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King of Norway | |
Reign | 1142–1157 |
Predecessor | Sigurd II and Inge I |
Successor | Inge I and Haakon II |
Born | c. 1125 possibly Scotland |
Died | 21 August 1157 Bohuslän |
Burial | Foss, Bohuslän |
Spouse | Ragna Nikolasdatter |
Issue | Eystein Meyla |
House | Gille |
Father | Harald IV of Norway |
Mother | Bjaðǫk |
Eystein II (Old Norse: Eysteinn Haraldsson; Norwegian: Øystein Haraldsson); c. 1125 – 21 August 1157) 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.