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Events in the year 1156 in Norway.
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Events in the year 1139 in Norway.
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- ↑ Borgersrud, Lars (2002) [2000]. Årstall og holdepunkter i Norgeshistorien (in Norwegian). Den norske Bokklubben. p. 33. ISBN 82-525-4761-3.
- ↑ Joys, Charles (1962). Vårt folks historie (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 220.
- ↑ Helle, Knut. "Sigurd 2 Haraldsson Munn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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