Background
According to Saxo Grammaticus, Sigurd was born while Sverre still lived on the Faroes and received the name Unås, honouring the man then thought to be Sverre"s father.
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The name "Lavard" is an epithet which probably derives from the Old Norse word for lord. Sverre became king of Norway by leading a rebellion against the previous King Magnus. The first encounter between Sverre and the Baglers took place along the coast of Rånrike.
King Sverre gave Sigurd Lavard the responsibility of guarding a ballista which he had built.
However during the night, the Baglers launched a surprise attack. Sigurd and his men were caught off guard and chased away and the ballista destroyed.
Sigurd was not given any commands after this episode. Sigurd Lavard died in 1200 or 1201 while his father was still alive.
He left behind a young son Guttorm who would be king for a few months in 1204.
