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First Battle of Solskjel

First Battle of Solskjel was a battle fought in AD 870 at Solskjelsøya, in what is now Norway. It was part of Unification of Norway, which ran from AD 860 to 1020. The recorded result: Vestfold victory.

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FoughtAD 870
WhereSolskjelsøya, Norway63.245N, 8.189E
OutcomeVestfold victory
BelligerentsKingdom of VestfoldagainstKingdom of Nordmøre; Kingdom of Romsdal
Part ofUnification of NorwayAD 860 to 1020

Where it sits in Unification of Norway

Battle of Hakadal, AD 860Battle of Orkdal, AD 870First Battle of Solskjel, AD 870Second Battle of Solskjel, AD 870Battle of Hafrsfjord, AD 872Battle of Fjaler, AD 880AD 860AD 880First Battle of Solskjel, AD 870
6 placed engagements of Unification of Norway in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 870 (year precision)
PlaceSolskjelsøya, Norway
63.245N, 8.189E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Huntiof, King of Nordmøre
  • Nokve, King of Romsdal
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Elsewhere in AD 870

First Battle of Solskjel is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 70 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5454133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First battle of Solskjel, revision 1383066070, 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.