Main character of this story is a countBotstain of Gotlandi, poor noble standing on the lowest feudal level.
Due to few clever tricks, he achieved the highest honours, including the Norway’s crown.
Here are his steps:
1.
At the beginningBotstaindecided to marry the Norway princess,Ingegerd, daughter of the kingHaralda.
Besides chance for a throne it assures an alliance with the old monarch (screen below).
Unfortunately,electionforced other solution: bribing all the electors.
When they decided that afterOlaftheIngegerdwill take the reigns, there was nothing to do besides killing the king.
4.Ingegerdhas seized the crown after murdering the king.
This person would be son ofIngegerdandBotstain,Swenik, who achieved the crown thanks to bribes.
AfterIngegerd’sdeath,Sweniktook the crown of Norway.
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