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Andrew Shieldband (~before 1190 – after 1229) was a liegeman, kinsman, raider, and special friend of King Haakon IV of Norway. In 1214 in response to king Inge II of Norway's refusal to grant him the fief of Jämtland or any other fief, Shieldband was one of the king's kinsmen who advised Haakon to flee Inge's court and raise an army. In 1218, he fasted with the king's mother Inga of Varteig along with Dagfinn the Yeoman, and several clerks in preparation for the ordeal by hot iron which she would suffer in order to prove her son was the rightful heir to the throne.

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  • Andrew Shieldband (~before 1190 – after 1229) was a liegeman, kinsman, raider, and special friend of King Haakon IV of Norway. In 1214 in response to king Inge II of Norway's refusal to grant him the fief of Jämtland or any other fief, Shieldband was one of the king's kinsmen who advised Haakon to flee Inge's court and raise an army. In 1218, he fasted with the king's mother Inga of Varteig along with Dagfinn the Yeoman, and several clerks in preparation for the ordeal by hot iron which she would suffer in order to prove her son was the rightful heir to the throne. In 1218, he and were responsible for a body guard of 12 men who followed the king at all times. Later in the same year after attacking and chasing off the (a rival army supporting a different candidate to the throne) in naval warfare, he was one of the kingsmen (along with Dagfinn the Yeoman, , ) who protected the king from Earl Skule Bårdsson when he attacked to avenge the loss of a limb of one of his relatives. In 1219, he and were given the stewardship "in the northernmost thing district" because they were "the most special friends of the king". (en)
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  • Andrew Shieldband (~before 1190 – after 1229) was a liegeman, kinsman, raider, and special friend of King Haakon IV of Norway. In 1214 in response to king Inge II of Norway's refusal to grant him the fief of Jämtland or any other fief, Shieldband was one of the king's kinsmen who advised Haakon to flee Inge's court and raise an army. In 1218, he fasted with the king's mother Inga of Varteig along with Dagfinn the Yeoman, and several clerks in preparation for the ordeal by hot iron which she would suffer in order to prove her son was the rightful heir to the throne. (en)
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  • Andrew Shieldband (en)
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