Magnates and their honours · The Bagler and King Inge · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Hallvard of Såstad

The one great man of the Uplands whom the sources checked name on the Bagler side.

In 1197 he had the boy king Inge in his keeping on the Uplands, probably at his farm Såstad in Stange on Hedmark, and the king seems to have stayed and travelled with him (snl.no). His farm lies a short ride from Hamarkaupangen, the party's seat. Where he is in winter 1199-1200 is not pinned.

Who he is

Name
Hallvard of Såstad
Title
great farmer and chieftain on Hedmark
Since
named 1197
Born
not known
Family
Not known.
Confidence
low

snl.no Inge Magnusson (the only source checked that names him)

Overlord

King Inge (the Bagler).

What it holds

  • Såstad in Stange on Hedmark (the farm; the size of his holdings is not known).

How it was acquired

Inherited farm (not pinned).

Allies and rivals

The Bagler chiefs; Bishop Ivar of Hamar's town nearby. Enemy: Sverre.

How things stand that morning

Presumed at home on Hedmark among Bagler-minded farmers; not pinned.

Wealth

A great farm on the Hedmark grain plain by Lake Mjøsa.

Military

His own following; no figure.

Threats

  • A Birkebeiner raid into Hedmark.

What the year holds

What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.

  1. 1200-1202The Bagler main force sits on the Uplands (snl.no Inge Magnusson); his part in it is not recorded in the sources checked.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: One mention (1197) in snl.no's Inge Magnusson article.

On the map: Drawn as the Stange district; the farm itself is a single estate.

Primary sources for Bagler

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

  • The saga of King Sverre of Norway, Karl Jónsson and a continuator (begun about 1185 under Sverre's own supervision, completed about 1210 to 1220). The king's own authorised saga. Read online
  • The sagas of the Baglers (about 1210 to 1220, in a shorter and a longer version). Begins with Sverre's death in March 1202 and the reigns of Hákon Sverrisson, Guttorm and Inge Bårdsson against the Bagler kings Erling Steinvegg and Philippus, so it has nothing for 1200 itself. Read online
  • The Norwegian diplomatarium and the Norwegian regesta (documents of 1050 to 1590; Regesta vol. 1 covers 991 to 1263 and was published 1898). The Norwegian documents of the year are few and mostly papal: Innocent III's letters on Sverre's excommunication and the interdict, the correspondence of the exiled Archbishop Eirik and the bishops, and a handful of church grants. Read online

Sources and studies

  1. Store norske leksikon (Norsk biografisk leksikon): Inge Magnusson

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.