Bárðr Guthormsson
Bárðr Guthormsson von Rein ( Norwegian / Swedish Bård Guttormsson ; * around 1150; † April 3, 1194 ), feudal man, was the son of the feudal man Guthormr Ásólfsson on Rein in Rissa and Sigríðr Þorkelsdóttir. He came from one of the noblest sexes, which has many famous personalities.
Bárðr was one of the leading figures of the Birkebeiner in the Norwegian civil war.
Snorri Sturluson wrote in the Heimskringla in the story of Harald Hardrådes :
“King Olav [Haraldsson] married him [Skúli] to his relative Guðrún Nefsteinsdóttir. Their mother was Ingiriðr, the daughter of Sigurðr sýr and Ásta. She was the sister of Olav the Holy and King Harald . The son of Skúlis and Guðrúns was Ásólfr on Rein. He was married to Þóra, the daughter of Skopti Ǫgmundarson. Her and Ásólf's son was Guthormr on Rein, the father of Bárð, who was the father of King Inges and Jarls Skúli. "
In the story of the Bagler ( Bǫglunga sǫgur ) he is described as extraordinarily rich, clever, meek and quiet.
He was married three times:
- Ulvhildr Pálsdóttir
- Cecilía Sigurðardóttir
- Rangdid Erlingsdóttir.
After Ulvhild's death, the marriage with the sister of King Sverres Cecilía came about because Sverre was looking for ways and means to get the Trøndelag aristocracy on his side in the fight against the Baglers. But since Cecilía was still married to the lagman Fólkviðr from Värmland, the church refused to marry. He therefore had this marriage annulled as under duress by Archbishop Øystein Erlendsson and married her to Bárðr. But the church resistance only subsided after the battle of Fimreite in 1184, which he won against his adversary Magnus.
Cecilía bore him the son Inge, who later became King Inge II. From Rangdid he had the son Skule Bårdsson , later the first Duke of Norway, and the daughters Sigríðr and Ingibjǫrg Bárðardóttir on Rein, as well as the sons Sigurðr, Ásólfr and Guthormr.
Bishop Nicholas in Oslo organized the resistance against King Sverre. He was probably also behind the uprising of 1193 on the Orkneys under the leadership of the Norwegian circles around Erling Skakki and his son Magnus . On their journey to Norway under Sigurðr, who claimed to be the son of Magnus Erlingsson, many Shetlanders followed them. They conquered the Oslofjord and also established themselves in Bergen. But on Palm Sunday 1194 they were defeated in a bloody sea battle in front of Bergen and Sigurðr fell. Bárðr was seriously injured and died soon after in Bergen. He was buried in the Christ Church in Bergen. Other sources believe that it was the Christian church in Nidaros, i.e. the Nidaros Cathedral .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sagan af Haraldi harðráða at heimskringla.no
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bárðr Guthormsson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bård Guttormsson (svS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Personality in the Norwegian Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1150 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1194 |