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Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the
Mountain with the
Royal Child,
painted by Knud Bergslien.
Painting located at The Ski Museum. Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway...
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lendmann (governor) for the Opplands. Ivar Gjesling,
allied himself with the
Birchlegs (Birkebeinerne) — who
chose Sverre as
their king at Øreting in 1177. Sverre...
- disappeared. This
aristocracy was
ultimately defeated by King
Sverre I and the
Birchlegs,
subsequently being replaced by
supporters of Sverre. From the 7th century...
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Bergslien is most ****ociated with his
historical paintings,
especially Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the
Mountain with the
Royal Child. Knud L****n
Bergslien was...
- aid. He was
already supporting another group, the
Birkebeiners — the
Birchlegs. This
group had
risen in 1174
under the
leadership of Øystein Møyla who...
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victory was the
first of many for Sverre. Subsequently,
during autumn, the
Birchlegs went
north to Trøndelag and won
control of Nidaros.
Sylling Church (Sylling...
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created a
Gjesling from Sandbu. Ivar Gjesling,
allied himself with the
Birchlegs (Birkebeinerne) — who
chose Sverre as
their king at Øreting in 1177. Sverre...
- disappeared. This
aristocracy was
ultimately defeated by King
Sverre I and the
Birchlegs,
subsequently being replaced by
supporters of Sverre.
Primarily between...
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Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the
Mountain with the
Royal Child,
painted by Knud Bergslien.
Painting located at The Ski Museum. Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway...
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friend of the men of Hestviken. The
followers of
Sverre were
called Birchlegs or Birkebeinere. They
killed Olav
Torgilsson at the
Battle of Oslo and...
