"As Sigurd was a minor, the actual leaders behind the revolt were Hallkjell Jonsson and Olav Jarlsm\u00E5g. The \u00D8yskjeggs recruited their initial army in Orkney and Shetland (hence their name, meaning \"island-men\"), returned to Norway in 1193, and quickly took control over a large part of the country. Based in Bergen for the winter, the \u00D8yskjegg fleet relocated to the nearby bay of Florv\u00E5g off Ask\u00F8y in anticipation of the arrival of Sverre's Birkebeiner fleet from Nidaros. The battle began with a surprise attack by the Birkebeiners during night. Although the \u00D8yskjeggs gained the upper hand for most of the battle and victory eventually seemed within reach, their ships were caught in a current during the final stages of the battle. This caused them to become easy prey for the Birkebeiner, who in t"@en . . "Sigurd Magnusson"@en . . . . . "the Civil war era in Norway"@en . . "1000"^^ . . "Olav Jarlsm\u00E5g"@en . "Battle of Florv\u00E5g"@en . . "2000"^^ . "Hallkjell Jonsson"@en . . . "Battle of Florv\u00E5g"@en . . "1194-04-03"^^ . . "12"^^ . "14"^^ . "Decisive Birkebeiner victory"@en . "As Sigurd was a minor, the actual leaders behind the revolt were Hallkjell Jonsson and Olav Jarlsm\u00E5g. The \u00D8yskjeggs recruited their initial army in Orkney and Shetland (hence their name, meaning \"island-men\"), returned to Norway in 1193, and quickly took control over a large part of the country. Based in Bergen for the winter, the \u00D8yskjegg fleet relocated to the nearby bay of Florv\u00E5g off Ask\u00F8y in anticipation of the arrival of Sverre's Birkebeiner fleet from Nidaros. The battle began with a surprise attack by the Birkebeiners during night. Although the \u00D8yskjeggs gained the upper hand for most of the battle and victory eventually seemed within reach, their ships were caught in a current during the final stages of the battle. This caused them to become easy prey for the Birkebeiner, who in the end won the battle decisively and extinguished the majority of the \u00D8yskjegg army, including their leaders."@en . "900"^^ . "\u00D8yskjegg party"@en . . "Birkebeiner party"@en . . . "21"^^ .