Skule is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Haakon IV Haakonsson, sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 years, longer than any Norwegian king since Harald Fairhair. Haakon was born into the troubled civil war era in Norway, but his reign eventually managed to put an end to the internal conflicts. At the start of his reign, during his minority, Earl Skule Bårdsson served as regent. As a king of the birkebeiner faction, Haakon defeated the uprising of the final bagler royal pretender, Sigurd Ribbung, in 1227. He put a definitive end to the civil war era when he had Skule Bårdsson killed in 1240, a year after he had himself proclaimed king in opposition to Haakon. Haakon thereafter formally appointed his own son as his co-regent.
Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen.
The Birkebein Party or Birkebeinar was the name for a rebellious party in Norway, formed in 1174 around the pretender to the Norwegian throne, Eystein Meyla. The name has its origins in propaganda from the established party that the rebels were so poor that they made their shoes of birch bark. Although originally a pejorative, the opposition adopted the Birkebeiner name for themselves, and continued using it after they came to power in 1184.
Inge Magnusson or Inge Baglar-king was from 1196 to 1202 the Bagler candidate for pretender to the Norwegian throne during the Civil war era in Norway.
Skule Bårdsson or Duke Skule was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the royal throne against his son-in-law, King Haakon Haakonsson. Henrik Ibsen's play Kongs-Emnerne (1863) is about the dispute between Duke Skule and King Haakon.
Nærbø is the largest village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the district of Jæren, about half-way between the town of Bryne and the village of Varhaug. The village sits about 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of Norway's fourth largest city, Stavanger. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Nærbø from 1894 until 1964 when it was merged into Hå.
Ogmund Crouchdance was a lendmann - a Norwegian noble in the 13th century and Sysselman (Governor) of Orkdal under the kings Håkon IV of Norway and Magnus VI of Norway. His nickname Crouchdance is probably derived from the name of a Norwegian medieval dance.
The civil war era in Norway began in 1130 and ended in 1240. During this time in Norwegian history, some two dozen rival kings and pretenders waged wars to claim the throne.
Knut Haakonsson was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the throne during the Civil war era in Norway.
Sigurd Erlingsson Ribbung was a Norwegian nobleman and pretender to the throne of Norway during the civil war era in Norway.
The Pretenders is a dramatic play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Haakon Haakonsson the Young was the son of king Haakon Haakonsson of Norway, and held the title of king, subordinate to his father, from 1 April 1240 to his death. He was referred to as Haakon the Young to distinguish him from his father, who was sometimes correspondingly called Haakon the Old.
Margaret Skulesdatter (1208–1270) was a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Haakon IV of Norway and Queen consort of Norway from 1225 to 1263.
Karlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl", an Old German given name. The form Carlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Karlsson and Carlsson. People with the surname include:
The House of Godwin was an Anglo-Saxon family and one of the leading noble families in England during the last 50 years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, king of England for nine months in 1066.
Åsulv Eriksson A.K.A Asulf of Eastairt or Asulf Earl's kin (1190–1260) was a Norwegian nobleman who resided at Austrått and who played an important role in the closure of the civil war era in Norway. He appears to have been kin to Skule through his marriage to Skule's niece Baugeid.
Skule Waksvik was a Norwegian sculptor.
Anthon is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish masculine given name that is used in Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Namibia, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Notable people with this name include the following:
Philip of the Croziermen was a 13th century Norwegian Earl and Anti-king. Along with Erling Stonewall and Ingi of the Crozier-men he was a leader of the Croziermen. He seems to have spent most of his time in Tønsberg acting as the ruler of that city during his tenure as king of the Croziermen. Sometime around 1206 AD. he was chosen to be the new king of the Crozier-men following the death of Erling Stonewall. Around 1207 he led an army to Bergen where Prince Haakon IV of Norway was staying and were going to take the castle by force but it was given to them on the advice of the Archbishop Thorir. Many of the Crozier-men thought it would be a good idea to replace Philip with Haakon who they could control more. Philip was not aware of these plans. Soon Philip heard that Earl Haakon the Crazy was on his way to Bergen with an army and the crozier-men decided to flee from the city. Philip departed and left Prince Haakon with the Archbishop Thorir per his request. Some time after this he married King Sverre of Norway's daughter Lady Christine.
Dagfinn the Yeoman, or Dagfinn Bondir, was a warrior, liegeman, Law man of Gulating, and Marshal of Haakon IV of Norway. His background is uncertain but it can be assumed that he was the son of a Yeoman based on his name. He fought for king Sverre of Norway at the Battle of floravoe (1194), and the Battle of Johnsfields. In 1217 he was sent to Trondheim by the king to announce that King Haakon was the new King of Norway. According to his letters