Editing Harald Gille (section)

==Reign==
Harald was in [[Tønsberg]] when he heard of King Sigurd's death.  He called together a meeting at the [[Haugating]] (from the [[Old Norse]] word ''haugr'' meaning hill or burial mound).  At this [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]], Harald was chosen king over half the country.  King Magnus was obliged to divide the kingdom with Harald into two parts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mcllibrary.org/Heimskringla/gille.html |title=''Saga of Magnus the Blind and of Harald Gille'' (Heimskringla) |access-date=2019-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407062225/http://mcllibrary.org/Heimskringla/gille.html |archive-date=2016-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
The kingdom accordingly was so divided that each of them should have the half part of the kingdom which King Sigurd had possessed. They ruled the country for some time in peace. After four years of uneasy peace, Magnus began to openly prepare for war on Harald. On 9 August 1134 he defeated Harald in a decisive Battle at Fyrisleif in [[:sv:F%C3%A4rlevfjorden|Färlev, Bohuslän]] and Harald fled to [[Denmark]]. Subsequently, Magnus disbanded his army and traveled to [[Bergen]] to spend the winter there. Harald then returned to Norway with a new army and meeting little opposition, reached Bergen before Christmas. Since Magnus had few men, the city fell easily to Harald's army on 7 January 1135. Magnus was captured and dethroned. His eyes were put out, and he was thrown into prison.<ref name="EB1911"/> Harald now ruled the country until 1136, when he was murdered by [[Sigurd Slembe]], another alleged illegitimate son of Magnus Barefoot.<ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/eg._Gilchrist_Harald_4_Gille/utdypning ''Gilchrist Harald 4 Gille'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref>