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Battle of Brávellier

Battle of Brávellier was a battle fought in AD 800 at Bråviken, in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bråviken. The recorded result: Swedish victory.

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Captioned as "Konung Harald Wildetand [sic] faller i Bråvalla slag (år 740 e. Chr.)", according to the source page, though the W in Wildetand probably is a typo of an H. Etching by Hugo Hamilton, depi
Captioned as "Konung Harald Wildetand [sic] faller i Bråvalla slag (år 740 e. Chr.)", according to the source page, though the W in Wildetand probably is a typo of an H. Etching by Hugo Hamilton, depi. Hugo Hamilton (1802–1871), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 800
WhereBråviken, Sweden58.642N, 16.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedes; Estonians; Finns; Rus'; Bjarmians; Curonians; Western GeatsagainstDanes; Eastern Geats; Wends; Anglo-Saxon mercenaries; Irish mercenaries; Polish mercenaries

Record

DateAD 800 (year precision)
PlaceBråviken, Sweden
58.642N, 16.500E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Sigurd Hring
  • Harald Wartooth
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Placed at Bråviken; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in AD 800

Battle of Brávellier is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q939211, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brávellir, revision 1370435372, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.