battle, medieval

Battle of Ilevollene

Name: Battle of Ilevollene
Location: Trondheim, Norway

Battle of Ilevollene was a battle fought in 1180 at Trondheim, in what is now Norway. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Trondheim. It was part of the Civil war era in Norway, which ran from 1130 to 1240. The recorded result: Birkebeiner victory.

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Fought1180

WhereTrondheim, Norway63.440N, 10.400E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBirkebeiner victory

BelligerentsBirkebeinersagainstHeklungers

Part ofCivil war era in Norway1130 to 1240

Where it sits in the Civil war era in Norway

4 placed engagements of the Civil war era in Norway in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1180 (year precision)
Place	Trondheim, Norway 63.440N, 10.400E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Unknown, but significant, may have been several hundred killed and wounded	Unknown, but very large. Hundreds, if not over a thousand, died
Commanders	Sverre of Norway	Magnus Erlingsson

Placed at Trondheim; 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

Siege of Trondheim 1718, same recorded site
Siege of Steinvikholm 1537, 24 km NE
Battle of Orkdal AD 870, 34 km SW
Battle of Stiklestad 1030, 70 km NE
First Battle of Solskjel AD 870, 112 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Holmengrå 12 November 1139
After: Fimreite 15 June 1184
All 4 engagements of Civil war era in Norway

Elsewhere in 1180

Battle of Ilevollene is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 70 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19389210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ilevollene, revision 1385306380, 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.