Person

Sigurd Slembe

Norwegian pretender to the throne

b. 1100 CE – d. 1139 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Sigurd Magnusson Slembe (or Slembedjakn) (died 12 November 1139) is a Norwegian pretender to the throne.

He is the subject of Sigurd Slembe, the historical drama written by the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1863.

Moran, J. (2017). Sigurd Slembe. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/sigurd-slembe/

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