Medieval Warfare Vol VIII.4 – From Priest to King

Medieval Warfare VIII.4 with Birkebeiner versus Bagler

Sverrir Sigurdsson leads the Birkebeiner to victory, but can they hold off the Bagler and keep control of Norway?

Theme: Birkebeiner versus Bagler

– Peter Konieczny, ‚Humble beginnings, bold dreams – Coming to Norway‘.
– Beñat Elortza, ‚A grand victory during an hour of need – The Battle of Fimreite‘,
– Hörður Barðdal, ‚“The hungry louse bites hardest“ – Sverrir the guerrilla fighter‘.
– Carolyne Larrington, ‚The gods who need fighters – Norse mythology and warfare‘.
– Ármann Jakobsson, ‚A subtle and strongly ideological narrative – Sverris Saga‘.
– Randall Moffett, ‚Sverrir’s men and chessmen – The Norwegian freeman soldier‘.
– Megan Arnott, ‚Sverrir’s right to the throne is challenged – Birkebeiner versus Bagler‘.

Features:

– Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, ‚“The blade did not shatter or break“ – The sword of the Volsungs‘.
– Brian Burfield, ‚“As if struck by a lethal arrow“ – Warfare during the Black Death‘.
– Adam Ali, ‚Diversity in medieval Islamic armies – Warriors of the Abbasid Caliphate‘.
– Giulia Calabrò, ‚The Ottoman Empire versus Venice – The Siege of Scutari, 1474‘.
– Murray Dahm, ‚More Norsemen on film – Blood, guts, and Vikings‘.