Magnus V of Norway

Magnus V
Magnus V
King of Norway
Reign	1161 – 15 June 1184
Coronation	1163/1164, in Bergen
Predecessor	Inge I and Haakon II
Successor	Sverre
Born	1156; Etne, Hordaland
Died	15 June 1184 (aged 27–28); Fimreite
Burial	Bergen
Spouse	Estrid Bjørnsdotter
Issue	Sigurd Magnusson; Inge Magnusson (claimed); Erling Steinvegg (claimed)
House	Hardrada
Father	Erling Skakke
Mother	Kristin Sigurdsdatter

Magnus V (Old Norse: Magnús Erlingsson, 1156 – 15 June 1184) was a king of Norway during the civil war era in Norway. He was the first known Scandinavian monarch to be crowned in Scandinavia. He helped to establish primogeniture in royal succession in Norway.^[1]^[2] King Magnus was killed in the Battle of Fimreite in 1184 against the forces of Sverre Sigurdsson who became King of Norway.

^ Wanner, Kevin (January 2006). "Royal Legitimation in Magnúss saga Erlingssonar". Saga Book-Viking Society for Northern Research.
^ Bagge, Sverre (2014). Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation. Princeton University Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-4008-5010-5.

[1] Wanner, Kevin (January 2006). "Royal Legitimation in Magnúss saga Erlingssonar". Saga Book-Viking Society for Northern Research.

[:0-2] Bagge, Sverre (2014). Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation. Princeton University Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-4008-5010-5.

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