Sverresborg

Sverresborg (Norwegian:Sverresborg i Trondheim) or Sverre Sigurdsson's castle (Kong Sverres borg) was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson. The fortification was built in support of Sverre Sigurdsson's struggle against his rival King Magnus Erlingsson to claim the throne of Norway. The site now forms part of the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, an open-air museum for the region of Trøndelag.

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Sverresborg ranks #2,642 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 17 mapped in Norway. Founded 1182, it is older than 84% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 267 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Norway compares in the castle statistics.

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