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Battle of Hafrsfjord

c. 872 · 9th century

The Battle of Hafrsfjord was a naval battle in the fjord near present-day Stavanger in Rogaland, traditionally dated around 872 but possibly later. According to the sagas, Harald Fairhair defeated an alliance of western Norwegian kings there. Norwegian tradition treats the battle as the moment when Norway was first united under one king.

Battle of Hafrsfjord
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