People From Conflicts in 12th Century Norway
- Sverre Prest (Sverre Priest), also known as Sverre of Norway. He was King of Norway and enemy of the men of Hestviken
- King Magnus Erlingsson of Norway, 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 burned Hestviken. It had not yet been restored when Olav Audunsson took up residence there.
- The Bagler party opposed Sverre and allied with the church and "old nobility" of Norway
- The Ribbungs (named for their leader Sigurd Ribbung) were loyal to the Church party and opposed Sverre and the Birchlegs
- King Skule of Norway (Skule Bårdsson) fought against the Ribbungs. There were Hestviken men on both sides of the battle. In the end, however, Olav Ribbung and his sons supported King Skule.
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