Events in the year 1240 in Norway.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch: Haakon IV Haakonsson (along with Haakon Haakonsson)
Events
edit- 1 April – Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Nidaros.
- 12 April – Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Bergen.
- 24 May – The civil war era in Norway ends, after Elgeseter Priory is burned down and Duke Skule Bårdsson was killed.
- 15 July - Norwegian troops fought in the Battle of the Neva.
Arts and literature
editBirths
editExact date missing
edit- Audun Hugleiksson, nobleman (died 1302).[1]
Deaths
edit- 24 May – Skule Bårdsson, nobleman (born c. 1189).[2]
References
edit- ^ Helle, Knut. "Audun Hugleiksson "Hestakorn"". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Bjørgo, Narve. "Skule Bårdsson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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