A ruler of this name gifted a “pale” bear to the Royal Menagerie in London that was allowed to fish in the Thames. A “New Law” for royal succession was outlined in the King’s Mirror written as a dialogue between a ruler of this name and his son. Brother Robert translated many French romances for a ruler of this name including a version of Tristan and Iseult. When a rival defiantly declared “I will go home,” a ruler of this name instructed Árni the Bitter to murder him. That ruler of this name was offered the High Kingship of Ireland while on a punitive expedition against (*) Scottish King Alexander III that ended with the Battle of Largs. A ruler of this name won a civil war against Skule Baardsson that Ibsen dramatized in The Pretenders. For 10 points, the fourth ruler of what name incorporated Iceland into the Norwegian realm? ■END■
ANSWER: Haakon [or Håkon; accept Haakon IV, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old, or Håkon Den Gamle] (Snorri Sturluson declared “I will go home” when Haakon sought to keep him in Iceland.)
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