Snaekoll Gunnisson, a great-grandson of Rognvald Kali, demanded that Jon Haraldsson should share the Earldom with him. The supporters of Jon and Snaekoll fought a war until it was agreed that King Haakon IV of Norway should settle the matter.
The dispute over the Earldom arose from a claim made by Snaekoll Gunnisson, a descendant of Rognvald Kali, who demanded to share it with Jon Haraldsson. The war between their supporters was resolved by King Haakon IV of Norway's intervention.