"It's time to settle Norway's troubles, and I'm afraid I'll have trouble sleeping if this hostile and ambitious country remains on the opposite side of England." William looked at the information presented by Faller and couldn't help but sigh.

Like the shrine of the Roman Empire, William also arranged his two spies in other countries, especially Norway and Denmark, which had fought with William, and even more widely spread secret agents, and their domestic affairs could not escape William's ears and eyes.

This time, William's intelligence network in the Kingdom of Norway sent him shocking news, the current king of Norway, the eldest son of Olaf the Heartless, Magnus II is now bedridden, according to the Norwegian court's informants, he is afraid that his condition is very critical, and Magnus II will die soon.

The death of the king of Norway is sure to set off a storm over the kingdom of Norway, and the Norwegian nobility in the country is divided into three factions, a considerable part of which supports Magnus II's brother-in-law, the husband of Princess Runhilde. Clovingne assumed the new King of Denmark.

Goode. Clovingian is a man of the noble House of Clowyn, who and his family rule the Norgaels on the outer islands of Scotland.

Although the strength of the Clovingian family was greatly inferior after the Northgaels were expelled by William by force, Good. Relying on his strength and his status as the king's brother-in-law, Clovingn became the Earl of Norrland and Finnmark in the Kingdom of Norway.

Goode was good at befriending the tribal nobility, and his bravery was praised by all, relying on his status as the king's brother-in-law, most of the nobles and tribes in northern Norway chose to support Gud. Cloving.

As the younger brother of Magnus II, Prince Olaf, he believed that as one of only two male members of the Inglin family and the younger brother of King Magnus II, the Kingdom of Norway should be handed over to him.

Olaf's territory is in the southeastern region of Norway, near the Kingdom of Sweden, and almost most of the nobles of southeastern Norway are willing to support Olaf in inheriting the Norwegian throne.

In addition, there is another person who also claims to inherit the Norwegian throne: Harald, Duke of Schleswig, the eldest son of the late King Swain II of Denmark.

Danish prince Harald, Duke of Schleswig. Illivan was also a supporter, with the support of his younger brother, King Swain III of Denmark, and the support of the lords of the southern coastal regions of Norway, who had a great deal of influence from the Danes and had a lot of business and "trade" dealings with the Danes.

Among the three forces vying for the Norwegian throne was the Danish prince Harald. Irivan is the strongest, but the righteous name is not enough, and there are not many nobles who support him. Although Clovin supported many nobles, his power was weak because he was in the cold north of Norway. Relatively speaking, Olaf is the younger brother of Magnus II, not only has his own power, but also has the support of many nobles, and is the most likely of the three throne coveters to ascend to the Norwegian throne.

As long as King Magnus II of Norway dies, the three parties will wage war over the Norwegian throne, so that the originally powerful Kingdom of Norway will be divided into three parts, and will also involve the Kingdom of Denmark, a supporter of the Danish prince Harald, and Norway's neighbor Sweden.

At that time, I am afraid that this war for the throne will not end so easily.

When the time comes, the three Viking powers will all be involved in the war, each with its own supporters, and there will be a weaker side like William who will ask for help, so that he can take advantage of this opportunity to march into the Kingdom of Norway, which will level the land.

Muddy waters can be fished, at this time Magnus has not died of illness, he is still alive, just in time to give William time to prepare, so that he can win over the Norwegian noble generals, prepare war materials, war diplomacy, etc.

Norway was separated from England by a small North Sea, and William could use his fleet to transport large armies to the shores of the Kingdom of Norway, or even attack the Norwegian capital directly.

Moreover, the Normans' wars against the Rass of Mecklenburg and Pomerania had come to an end, and they had achieved great success, taking not only all of Mecklenburg, but also all of Pomerania outside Danzig, and driving Denmark, Saxony, and Brandenburg out of the country.

As for the Danzig country, it was occupied by the Poles, William's quasi-allies, and the Normans did not dare to use force with the Poles at will, on the one hand, because the Kingdom of Poland was strong, and they were really not suitable to fight the Poles until they gained a foothold, and on the other hand, the Poles were also an important force to contain the Holy Roman Empire, and as long as the Kingdom of Poland existed, the Holy Roman Empire might send all its own troops to deal with William.

Before the war, the Normans and Poles also had a certain tacit understanding, and the two sides were very restrained and did not clash with each other, and then recognized each other's territorial ownership.

Upon receiving the good news from Odo, William ordered them to leave a part of their army outside of Mecklenburg and Shzcze, while the rest of the group returned to Paris to receive the triumphal ceremony that William had prepared for them, and to receive the rewards of the Lord and the domain.

Mecklenburg and Pomerania are located on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, with Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the north, Poland in the east, German princes such as the Duke of Brandenburg and the Duke of Meissen in the Holy Roman Empire in the south, and the powerful Duke of Saxony in the east.

For Mecklenburg and Pomerania, two isolated territories surrounded by enemies on all sides, William was ready to canonize them all to the Norman nobles who had made meritorious contributions in this war, and he would not occupy any of the rest of the land, except for some of the spoils of tribute from Otto and others.

Otto, Earl of Kent, Robert, Earl of Norfolk, Bourchard, Earl of Argyll, Mephistopheles, Duke of Leinster, Albert, Duke of De Herbarth, Randolph, Viscount of Lynn. Morality. Gael's men were all heroes of the battle, and William needed to listen to their thoughts before making a decision.

As William's younger brothers, Otto and Robert will definitely be canonized as dukes by him after this battle, ranking among the top ranks of the Norman kingdom, and the two brothers Mephistopheles and Albert will also be rewarded with increased fiefs for their military exploits, Randolph will be made earl, and Bourchad, because he has not been canonized for a long time, is not suitable to give additional domains, and William will reward him with enough gold as compensation.