13th century in Norway
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1201â1209
- 1202
- 25 January â The siege of Tønsberg Fortress ends. The commander of the fort Reidar Sendemann and his men surrenders to King Sverre of Norway.
- 9 March â Death of Sverre of Norway, King (born c. 1145/1151 ).[1]
- Death of Inge Magnusson, pretender to the Norwegian throne (born c. 1182).[2]
- 1204
- 1 January â Death of Haakon III of Norway, king (assumed born 1170s).[3]
- 11 August â Death of Guttorm of Norway, king (child ruler) (born c. 1200).[4]
- After the death of King Haakon III, his stepmother Queen Margaret was suspected of poisoning the king. One of her men had to undergo a trial by ordeal on her behalf to prove her innocence, but the man was badly burned. The servant was drowned and Margareta fled to Sweden.
- Birth of Haakon IV of Norway, king (died 1263).[5]
- 1207
- Death of Erling Steinvegg, candidate of the Bagler to the Norwegian throne.[6]
- 1209
- Marriage between Princess Christina of Norway and Philip Simonsson.
- Death of Margrete Eriksdotter, queen consort of Norway (born c.â1155).[7]
1210s
- 1213
- Death of Christina of Norway, Queen consort, daughter of Sverre Sigurdsson, spouse of Philip Simonsson.[8]
- 1214
- King Inge II suppressed a rising by the farmers in Trøndelag.
- Death of Haakon the Crazy, earl.[9]
- 1217
- 23 April â Death of Inge II of Norway, king (born 1185).[10]
- June â Haakon Haakonson becomes King of Norway as Haakon IV.
- Death of Philip Simonsson, pretender to the throne.[11]
1220s

- 1225
- 25 May â Margaret Skulesdatter married King Haakon IV.
- 7 November â Death of Nicholas Arnesson, bishop (born c. 1150).[12]
- King Haakon IV led a large army into the Värmland district of Sweden, to punish the inhabitants for their support of the pretender to the throne of Norway, Sigurd Ribbung.
- 1226
- Rein Abbey was founded.
- Death of Sigurd Ribbung, nobleman and pretender to the throne (born 1203).[13]
1230s
- 1232
- 10 November â Birth of Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (died 1257).
- 1234
- Birth of Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile (died 1262).[14]
- Death of Inga of Varteig, mother of king Haakon IV of Norway (born c.â1185)
- 1238
- Birth of Magnus VI of Norway, king (died 1280).
1240s
- 1240
- 1 April â Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Nidaros.
- 12 April â Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Bergen.
- 24 May â The civil war era in Norway ends, after Elgeseter Priory is burned down and Duke Skule BÃ¥rdsson was killed.[15]
- 15 July â Norwegian troops fought in the Battle of the Neva.
- Birth of Audun Hugleiksson, nobleman (died 1302).[16]
1250s
- 1257
- 3 May â Death of Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (born 1232).[17]
- A peace agreement was made between Christopher I of Denmark and Haakon IV, ending a war between Denmark and Norway that had started the year before.
1260s
- 1261
- 11 September â Prince Magnus married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark in Bergen.[18]
- The Norse community in Greenland agreed to submit to the Norwegian king.
- Death of Knut Haakonsson, nobleman and claimant to the throne (born c.â1208).[19]
- 1262
- 1263
- 2 October â Battle of Largs, between Norway and Scotland.
- 6 December â Death of Haakon IV of Norway, king (born 1204).
- 1266
- 2 July â Treaty of Perth, ending the ScottishâNorwegian War.
1270s
- 1270
- Birth of Haakon V of Norway, king (d. 1319).[20]
- Death of Margaret Skulesdatter, queen (born c. 1210).[21]
- 1274
- King Magnus VI promulgated a new national law, known as Magnus Lagabøtes landslov, the first unified code of laws to apply for the whole country.
1280s
- 1280
- Death of Magnus VI of Norway, king (b. 1238).[22]
- 1283
- 9 April â Death of Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born 1261).[23]
- 1287
- Death of Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born c.â1244).[24]
- 1289
- Start of the War of the Outlaws, between Norway and Denmark.
1290â1300
- 1293
- Birth of Erling Vidkunsson nobleman and regent of Norway (died 1355).
- 1296
The War of the Outlaws ends, North Halland is ceded to Norway.
- 1299
- 13 July â Death of Eric II of Norway, King (born c.â1268).[25]
- Euphemia of Rügen married Duke Håkon V of Norway.