commander, 10 engagements
Battles of Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066, 1015 to 1066
Harald III of Norway is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1030 and 1066: 9 battles and 1 siege across 6 present-day countries, most in Italy (5), Norway (1), Turkey (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,917 km apart end to end, 1,102 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Norman conquest of southern Italy (2), Arab–Byzantine wars (1).
Engagements by year
In time order
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | From the last | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 1030 | Battle of Stiklestad | Stiklestad, Norway | Farmer Army victory | |
| 1034 | Sieges of Berkri | Turkey | 3,474 km SE | Byzantine victoryFirst siege: Victory for Alim; Second... |
| 1038 | Capture of Messina | Messina, Italy | 2,444 km W | Byzantine victory |
| 1038 | Battle of Rometta | Rometta, Italy | 12 km W | Byzantine victory |
| 1040 | Battle of Dranginai | Troina, Italy | 83 km SW | Byzantine victory |
| 1041 | Battle of Ostrovo | Lake Vegoritida, Greece | 707 km NE | Byzantine victory; End of Bulgarian uprising |
| 17 March 1041 | Battle of Olivento | Olivento, Italy | 512 km W | Norman victory |
| 4 May 1041 | Battle of Montemaggiore | Q3861709, Italy | 51 km NE | Norman victory |
| 9 August 1062 | Battle of Niså | Nissan, Sweden | 1,719 km N | Norwegian victory |
| 25 September 1066 | Battle of Stamford Bridge | Stamford Bridge, United Kingdom | 915 km W | English victory |
Sources and method
Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.