Harald Hårfagre i slaget ved Hafrsfjord by Ole Peter Hansen Balling, 1870
Date
Between 872 and 900
Location
Hafrsfjord, Rogaland
Result
Vestfold victory
Territorial changes
Unification of the petty kingdoms of Norway
Belligerents
Kingdom of Vestfold
Kingdom of Hordaland Kingdom of Agder
Commanders and leaders
Harald Fairhair
Eirik of Hordaland † Kjotve the Rich
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t
e
Unification of Norway
Hakadal
Orkdal
1st Solskjel
2nd Solskjel
Götaland
Hafrsfjord
Fjaler
The Battle of Hafrsfjord (Norwegian: Slaget i Hafrsfjord) was a naval battle fought in Hafrsfjord sometime between 872 and 900 that resulted in the unification of Norway, later known as the Kingdom of Norway. After the battle, the victorious Viking chief Harald Fairhair proclaimed himself the first king of the Norwegians, merging several petty kingdoms under a single monarch for the first time.[1][2]
^Joys, Charles; Enander, Henrik; et al. (19 September 2017). "Norway: Earliest Peoples - The Vikings". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^Battle in Hafersfjord (Heimskringla)
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