naval engagement, notable, medieval

Battle of Helgeå

Name: Battle of Helgeå
Location: Scania, Sweden

Battle of Helgeå was a naval engagement fought in 1026 at Scania, in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Scania. The recorded result: Anglo-Danish victory. Recorded strength: ~600 ships against ~480 ships.

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Gerhard Munthe: Illustration for Olav den helliges saga, Heimskringla 1899-edition. nn: «Kong Olav let byggje i Visunden.». Gerhard Munthe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1026

WhereScania, Sweden55.800N, 13.617E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAnglo-Danish victory

BelligerentsDenmark; EnglandagainstSweden; Norway

Casualties and lossesHeavyandMinimal

Record

Date	1026 (year precision)
Place	Scania, Sweden 55.800N, 13.617E
Kind	Naval engagement, medieval
Strength	~600 ships	~480 ships
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Minimal
Commanders	Cnut Ulf the Earl	Anund Jacob Olaf Haraldsson

Placed at Scania; 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

Battle of Borst 1644, 8.7 km S
Battle of Lund 1676, 29 km W
Siege of Lindholmen 1368, 39 km SW
Battle of Landskrona 1677, 41 km W
Siege of Christianstad 1676, 42 km NE

Elsewhere in 1026

Battle of Somnath India

Battle of Helgeå is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q499768, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Helgeå, revision 1381867268, 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.