Ragnvald After the death of Audbjörn, his half brother Vemund Kamban became the ruler of Firda by birthright. Vemund rallied the remaining men in preparation for Harald arriving at Stad the next spring. Harald elected not to travel further south during the Autumn due to the challenging conditions in the area. Instead his ally, Jarl Ragnvald of Møre was instructed to defeat Vemund. He sent spies over the mountains to report of Vemund. Later the same year, there was a large gathering at the Naustdal farm, 10 km from Nordfjordeid. Vemund and 90 of his men participated in festivities at the farm. There was a large banquet, when Jarl Ragnvald traveled to the farm during the night aware of Vemunds location due to his spies. Ragnvald and his men set fire to the building where all of Vemunds men where sleeping. Killing them all, along with the King. This ended the reign of the Myklebust dynasty, and Harald successfully took control. Middle ages Shift to Christianity During the Middle Ages there was a shift to Christianity. Nordfjordeid was christened when King Olav Tryggvason in 997 called a meeting with the peasants of the area. The peasants arrived peacefully, but where met by Olav and his army. The peasants where given the choice of converting to Christianity or die. Faced with overwhelming force, the peasants converted, resulting in Nordfjordeid and surrounding areas becoming Christian. Queen Ingerid Ragnvaldsdotter and the Stodrheim dynasty Árni Ívarsson á Stoðreimi (Arne of Stodrheim) was named Lendmann of Bergenhus Len by the king. Today Stodrheim is known as the village Stårheim. Arne was the godfather of King Magnus Erlingson (Magnus V of Norway). He married Queen Ingerid Ragnvaldsdotter of Norway around 1140, as her 4th husband. Ingerid received the title Queen Consort as she was previously married to King Harald Gille. Queen Ingerid settled in Stårheim (Stodrheim) 10 km from Nordfjordeid. Arne controlled the entire Western coast of Norway from his home in Stårheim. Ingerid was later murdered in an attack by a rival clan. The Stårheim dynasty continued to be influential throughout the Middle Ages. Bishop Nicholas Arnesson was among the children of Arne and Ingerid. Stave church and burning of the Myklebust farm Around 1000 the first church in Nordfjordeid was erected on the Myklebust farm, on the same grounds the Vikings had their place of worship. This was a Stave Church described as well