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Nicholas Arnesson

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Nicholas Arnesson (Old Norse Nikolás Árnason), died 1225, was a Norwegian bishop and nobleman, and a leader of the Bagler party during the Norwegian civil war era. He was an arch-enemy of king Sverre of Norway.

Nicholas was the son of Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter, the dowager queen of Norway, and her fourth husband Árni Ívarsson of Stoðreim. He was a half-brother of king Inge Haraldsson. He was bishop of Oslo from 1190 until his death.

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