The Second War of the North

The Second War of the North was a war between Åsmark and The Skilamrilusian Empire. Fjordheim joined in later at the side of The Skilamrilusian Empire. It lasted from 869 to 873, and resulted in Åsmark losing areas to Fjordheim, as well as becoming a province in The Skilamrilusian Empire.

Cause
In 865, after The First War of the North, Åsmark had lost a large part of it's eastern terretories (todays Argensoll) to The Skilamrilusian Empire.

In 869 Åsmark attacked the province in hope of retaking the lost terretories, resulting in the second war between the two factions.

The War
While Åsmark had a large portion of it's forces on it's eastern border or in Argensoll, The Skilamrilusian Empire made a deal with Fjordheim. Fjordheim attacked Åsmark from the north-west, and due to fighting a two-front war, Åsmark lost. Part of Fjordheims reason to join the war might have been because it recently lost large portions of it's northern terretories to Nordaland, during The Second War of Krøyland. The jarl had also died during the war, and the new jarl might have been less reluctant againt backstabbing Åsmark - as well as wanting to win glory.

Aftermath
Fjordheim conquered the areas of Åsmark between the Langfjord and the Steinfjord, and the Skilamrilusian Empire conquered the rest, adding it as a new province to its empire. The Jarl of Åsmark fled, and went in exile off the coast of Fjordheim. Here his son Sigmund Sørherjer became a mighty pirate that continued to annoy Fjordheim.

This led to a tension between Fjordheim and Åsmark that remain to this day, and might have been part of the reason why Oddvar Torsønn Sølvfell refused to participate in The Red Raid.