# 13th century in Norway

Events from the 13th century in Norway.

## 1201–1209
### 1202

* 25 January – The siege of Tønsberg Fortress ends. The commander of the fort Reidar Sendemann and his men surrenders to King Sverre of Norway.
* 9 March – Death of Sverre of Norway, King (born c. 1145/1151 ).
* Death of Inge Magnusson, pretender to the Norwegian throne (born c. 1182).

### 1204

* 1 January – Death of Haakon III of Norway, king (assumed born 1170s).
* 11 August – Death of Guttorm of Norway, king (child ruler) (born c. 1200).
* 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).

### 1207

* Death of Erling Steinvegg, candidate of the Bagler to the Norwegian throne.

### 1209

* Marriage between Princess Christina of Norway and Philip Simonsson.
* Margrete Eriksdotter, queen consort of Norway (born c. 1155).

## 1210s
### 1213

* Death of Christina of Norway, Queen consort, daughter of Sverre Sigurdsson, spouse of Philip Simonsson.

### 1214

* King Inge II suppressed a rising by the farmers in Trøndelag.
* Death of Haakon the Crazy, earl.

### 1217

* 23 April – Death of Inge II of Norway, king (born 1185).
* June – Haakon Haakonson becomes King of Norway as Haakon IV.
* Death of Philip Simonsson, pretender to the throne.

## 1220s
### 1225

* 25 May – Margaret Skulesdatter married King Haakon IV.
* 7 November – Death of Nicholas Arnesson, bishop (born c. 1150).
* 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).

## 1230s
### 1232

* 10 November – Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (died 1257).

### 1234

* Birth of Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile (died 1262).
* Death of Inga of Varteig, mother of king Haakon IV of Norway (born c. 1185)

### 1238

* Birth of Magnus VI of Norway, king (died 1280).

## 1240s
### 1240

* 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.
* Birth of Audun Hugleiksson, nobleman (died 1302).

## 1250s
### 1257

* 3 May – Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (born 1232).
* 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 – Prince Magnus married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark in Bergen.
* The Norse community in Greenland agreed to submit to the Norwegian king.
* Knut Haakonsson, nobleman and claimant to the throne (born c. 1208).

## 1270s
### 1270

* Birth of Haakon V of Norway, king (d. 1319).
* Death of Margaret Skulesdatter, queen (born c. 1210).

## 1280s
### 1280

* Death of Magnus VI of Norway, king (b. 1238).

### 1283

* 9 April – Death of Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born 1261).

### 1287

* Death of Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born c. 1244).

## 1290–1300
### 1299

* 13 July – Death of Eric II of Norway, King (born c. 1268).
* Euphemia of Rügen married Duke Håkon V of Norway.