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Battle of Hakadal

Battle of Hakadal was a battle fought in AD 860 at Hakadal, 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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Record

DateAD 860 (year precision)
PlaceHakadal, Norway
60.119N, 10.825E
Part ofUnification of Norway (AD 860 to 1020)
KindBattle, medieval
ResultVestfold victory
BelligerentsKingdom of VestfoldKingdom of Alfheimr
CommandersGuttorm Sigurdsson DaglingHake Gandalfsson †
Battle of HakadalBattle of HakadalSiege of AkershusBattle of GjellebekkBattle of Drøbak SoundBattle of LangnesFirst Battle of MossSiege of AkershusBattle of GjellebekkBattle of LangnesFirst Battle of MossSkienLillehammerKarlstadGjøvikTønsberg100 km60.119N, 10.825E
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Battle of Hakadal is one of 105 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q425535, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hakadal, revision 1370265157, 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.