Sverris saga
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Sverris saga is a medieval Norse kings' saga that recounts the life and reign of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway, a central figure in the Norwegian civil wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse literature
ⓘ
kings' saga ⓘ medieval narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norwegian civil war chronicles
NERFINISHED
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Norwegian royal propaganda ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Sverre's battles against rival claimants
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Sverre's conflicts with the church hierarchy ⓘ Sverre's rise to power ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sverre Sigurdsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
early 13th century
ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Norwegian civil wars
ⓘ
life of King Sverre Sigurdsson ⓘ reign of King Sverre Sigurdsson ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Birkebeiner faction
NERFINISHED
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conflict with the Bagler party ⓘ |
| genre | kings' saga ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grýla section
ⓘ
later continuation after Grýla ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pro-Sverre viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Norwegian civil war era ⓘ |
| influenced | later Norwegian royal biographies ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse
ⓘ
Old West Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of politically engaged saga writing
ⓘ
major source for Norwegian civil war history ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Icelandic saga literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Sverre Sigurdsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Kings' sagas ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Sverre Sigurdsson as legitimate king
ⓘ
church–king conflict in Norway ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fagrskinna
NERFINISHED
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Heimskringla NERFINISHED ⓘ Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar NERFINISHED ⓘ Morkinskinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Nidaros
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sverris saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
later saga writers
ⓘ
modern historians of medieval Norway ⓘ |
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