Magnus V of Norway

Magnus V
King of Norway
Reign1161 – 15 June 1184
Coronation1163/1164, in Bergen
PredecessorInge I and Haakon II
SuccessorSverre
Born1156
Etne, Hordaland
Died15 June 1184 (aged 27–28)
Fimreite
Burial
SpouseEstrid Bjørnsdotter
IssueSigurd Magnusson
Inge Magnusson (claimed)
Erling Steinvegg (claimed)
HouseHardrada
FatherErling Skakke
MotherKristin 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.

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