(2) Norway: Military History and Notable Events

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<p>872 - 900 - Battle of Hafrsfjord (All Facts) </p>

872 - 900 - Battle of Hafrsfjord (All Facts)

  • Battle in which Harald Fairhair united the various princedoms and petty kingdoms into one unified Kingdom of Norway. thus proclaiming himself king as a result

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<p>991 - Battle of Maldon (All Facts) </p>

991 - Battle of Maldon (All Facts)

  • Battle in which the English were defeated by Olaf Tryggvason, the Norwegians, and the Vikings, who overcame the heroic English defense and after which they continued to advance deep into England until they were bought off by English King Aethelred II “The Unready”

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<p>1030 - Battle of Stiklestad (All Facts) </p>

1030 - Battle of Stiklestad (All Facts)

  • Battle in which Canute the Great and his “Farmer Army” forces defeated Olaf Haraldsson and his forces to become King of Norway as well as King of Denmark and King of England

    • Olaf Haraldsson becomes a hero and saint after his death

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<p>1066 - Battle of Stamford Bridge (All Facts) </p>

1066 - Battle of Stamford Bridge (All Facts)

  • Battle in which King Harald Hardrada and his Norwegian forces were defeated by Harold II and his English forces, after they tried and thus failed to invade England

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