Kongs-Emnerne

Kongs-Emnerne is a dramatic play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in bursts during 1863, but Ibsen claims to have had sources and the idea back in 1858. A five-act play in prose set in the thirteenth-century. The play opened at the old Christiania Theatre on the 19th of January 1864. The plot revolves around the historical conflict between Norwegian King H kon H konsson and his father-in-law; Earl Skule B rdsson.