Inge and the Norwegian king Magnus Barefoot have been at war.

The war comes to an end in 1101, however, with a peace agreement signed at Kungahälla together with king Eric Evergood of Denmark.

At this meeting, Inge gives his daughter Margareta as wife to king Magnus.

In Snorri's Magnus Barefoot's Saga, a part of the Heimskringla, there is a description of the appearance of Inge:

King Inge was the largest and stoutest, and, from his age, of the most dignified appearance.

King Magnus appeared the most gallant and brisk, and King Eirik the most handsome.

But they were all handsome men; stout, gallant, and ready in speech.