Atlas of Battles

war, 6 engagements

Battles of Unification of Norway

The atlas places 6 engagements of Unification of Norway (AD 860 to 1020): 5 battles and 1 naval action, all in present-day Norway. The most widely documented: Battle of Hafrsfjord.

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Battle of HakadalBattle of OrkdalFirst Battle of SolskjelSecond Battle of SolskjelBattle of HafrsfjordBattle of FjalerBattle of HakadalBattle of OrkdalFirst Battle of SolskjelSecond Battle of SolskjelBattle of HafrsfjordBattle of FjalerOsloBergenSkienHaugesundLillehammerMoldeDrammenKarlstadÅlesundMoss200 km61.108N, 8.111E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 860: 1 engagementsAD 870: 3 engagements3 in AD 870AD 872: 1 engagementsAD 880: 1 engagementsAD 860AD 880
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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 880
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 860Battle of HakadalHakadal, NorwayVestfold victory
AD 870Battle of OrkdalOrkdal Municipality, NorwayVestfold victory
AD 870First Battle of SolskjelSolskjelsøya, NorwayVestfold victory
AD 870Second Battle of SolskjelSolskjelsøya, NorwayVestfold victory
18 July AD 872Battle of HafrsfjordHafrsfjord, NorwayVestfold victory
AD 880Battle of FjalerFjaler Municipality, NorwayIndecisive

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Unification of Norway (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.