Guttorm of Norway

Guttorm Sigurdsson (* 1199, † August 11, 1204 ) - Old Norse Guthormr Sigurðarson, was king of Norway from January 2, 1204 He was the son of Sigurd Lavard and grandson of Birkebeinerkönigs Sverre Sigurdsson ( 1151-1202 ). .

After the death of his uncle Håkon Sverresson on January 1, 1204 he was elected during the day on the age of four to the king. Håkon Galen, son of Cecilia, sister of Sverre Sigurdsson (or more precisely, the daughter of Sigurd Munns ) was determined as regent for the period of minority. The nickname Galen ( the crazy one ) received this presumably because of his impetuosity in battle. As Guttorm in summer 1204 died suddenly, at first Håkon was regarded as the successor,

However, the Birkebeiner selected on their Thing in Nidaros, the old name of Trondheim, due to the opposition of the archbishop and the peasants of Trøndelag his half-brother Inge Bårdsson from old Trøndergeschlecht, son of Sverre's sister Cecilia and the nobles Bård Guttormson king. Håkon was a military leader and was awarded half of the royal revenues.

Guttorm is buried in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

The Bagler Erling Steinvegg claimed with the assistance of Valdemar II of Denmark in these eventful years of 1130 to 1240 permanent Norwegian civil war in 1204 the rule and ended in 1204 with a large army in Viken, a historic district around the Oslo fjord in southeast Norway, but could not prevail against Håkon and Inge.