This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...that he would grant her desire; "but I don't expect," he said," that a long time will elapse before both we and others will repent." Afterwards a letter was obtained from the King that Nikolas should be consecrated Bishop. And so it came to pass; the Archbishop consecrated Nikolas Bishop. At that time the Bishop in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...that he would grant her desire; "but I don't expect," he said," that a long time will elapse before both we and others will repent." Afterwards a letter was obtained from the King that Nikolas should be consecrated Bishop. And so it came to pass; the Archbishop consecrated Nikolas Bishop. At that time the Bishop in Oslo died, and Nikolas obtained permission from the Archbishop to occupy the see in Oslo. Bishop Nial was then consecrated to Stafangr, and was Bishop there. 1 Both were great-grandchildren of Ingi Steinkelsson, King of the Swedes--Ingi-Katrin-Kristin-Margret; Ingi-Rognvald-Ingirid-Nikolas. See the Knytlinga Saga, c. 82, and the Saga of Magnus Blindi and Haraid Gilli, in Helmskringla, c. 1. Dissension between the King and the Archbishop. Fb. 112. When Archbishop Eirik came to the see in Nidaros the 99. canons welcomed him heartily. After that, he preached to the choir and used hard language of the Birkibeins. Forthwith many of the King's men set their minds against him, and an unfriendly feeling existed among them. Presently much dissension arose between King Sverri and the Archbishop, because of an agreement1 made by Archbishop Eystein with the yeomen, which King Magnus and Earl Erling allowed to stand all the time they governed the realm. By this agreement, whenever the Archbishop had to receive fines, the ounce of pure silver should be the standard in these debts, whereas aforetime fines had been paid in the current ounce as in the King's suits. Earl Erling had brought himself to sanction this agreement, that the Archbishop might be willing to anoint his son Magnus King. Thus the money-standard became doubled King Sverri demanded of the Archbishop that the old legal satisfaction should stand in the Archbishop's as in the Ki...
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