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	Battle of Hafrsfjord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which Norway for the first time was unified under one king.
		Earlier it was believed that the battle was the decisive event in the unification of Norway.
		The battle of Hafrsfjord marks the final crushing of the opposition from the southwestern part of Norway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Hafrsfjord (766 words)

	Battle Encyclopedia Article @ Hostilities.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Battles may be small scale, only involving a handful of individuals, perhaps two squads, up to battles on army levels where hundreds of thousands may be engaged in a single battle at one time.
		A "battle of annihilation" is one in which the defeated party is destroyed in the field, such as the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile.
		A "decisive battle" is one of particular importance; often by bringing hostilities to an end, such as the Battle of Hastings, or as a turning point in the fortunes of the belligerents, such as the Battle of Stalingrad.
	www.hostilities.org /encyclopedia/Battle (2925 words)

	Hafrsfjord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hafrsfjord is a fjord located in the municipalities of Stavanger and Sola in Norway, stretching 9 kilometers.
		It is known for the battle 872 AD when King Harald "Fairhair" (Harald Hårfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.
		The monument is called "Sverd i Fjell" (Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hafrsfjord (144 words)

	vikingkings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The victorious in the Battle of Limfjord, Harald Blåtann and Håkon Sigurdsson, sailed with a powerful fleet to Norway and took possession of Harald Gråfell's kingdom with little or no resistance.
		Håkon won the battle, and he is considered the last true pagan to rule Norway (ca.
		Harald was only fifteen when he fought courageously in the cause of his half-brother, Olav Haraldson (St. Olav) at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 A.D. After Olav's defeat Harald fled through Russia to Constantinople, where, after serving in the army, he rose to command the Byzantine emperor's lifeguard.
	www.norseamerica.com /vikingkings/vikingkings.html (2903 words)

	The battle of hafrsfjord in norway
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	Vestvågøy Theme 13 of Travels in Time
		With his victory in the battle of Hafrsfjord (872 AD), king Harald Hårfagre (Harold Fairhair) made great progress in uniting Norway into one kingdom, and according to Snorre's Saga he chose Avaldsnes, on the west coast, as his residence.
		Religious thought in the Viking period focused on the Norse mythology of gods and goddeses: Odin was the god of the warriors and battle, of wisdom and poetry.
		Olav Haraldsson was finally killed in the battle of Stiklestad in Norway 1030 AD, attempting to regain his kingdom.
	www.travels-in-time.net /e/norway13arteng.htm (1404 words)

	The Viking Trail through Rogaland
		The Battle of Stikklestad in 1030, where St. Olav fell, was a decisive moment in the conflict between Christianity and the old religion of the Æsir.
		His greatest achievement was his victory in the Battle of Hafrsfjord, when he defeated the chieftains on the south side of Boknafjord.
		A large battle was fought in Soknasundet in 1034, pitting Svein Alfivason, son of the Danish King Knut the Great and viceroy in Norway, against the pretender Tryggve Olavsson, son of Olav Tryggvasson.
	viking.hgo.se /legacy/Projects/vikingtrail/vikingtrail.html (9118 words)

	The viking age, Grettirs saga... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geirmund Swarthyskin was then away in the West, beyond the sea, so he was not present at the battle, although Hordland belonged to his dominion.
		The forces on each side were very large, and the battle was one of the greatest ever fought in Norway.
		The whole ship from stem to stern was cleared and her fastenings were cut, so that she fell out of the line of battle.
	www.luth.se /luth/present/sweden/history/lit/grettir/chapter2.html (473 words)

	Stavanger, Norway: Things To See & Do
		In 872 AD, Fairheaded Harald Hårfagre fought, in what became known as the battle of Hafrsfjord, to unite Norway into one kingdom.
		In tribute to that battle, these three gigantic bronze swords were designed by Fritz Røed and set in place in 1983.
		Stavanger's old town quarter harkens back to the days when most of the towns buildings were made of timber (actually still common now).
	www.holidaycityflash.com /norway/stavanger_things_todo.htm (249 words)

	Snapshot of Europe: Norway
		In the 9th century Norway consisted of a number of small kingdoms.
		Harald Fairhair gathered the small kingdoms into one and in 872 with the battle of Hafrsfjord, he had established the country as one unit.
		The Viking age (8th to 11th centuries) was one of national unification and expansion.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /Europeweb/snapshot/Snapshot-Europe30.htm (638 words)

	Berserkergang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The berserks were ferocious warriors who were prone to a battle frenzy and were particularly associated with the god Odin.
		Another form of berserk, who took the form of the wolf in battle, was called an Ulfhednar.
		There is mention of them in the Hrafnsmal in which they and the bears take part in the battle of Hafrsfjord.
	www.winterscapes.com /einherjar/berserk.htm (2911 words)

	IceSettlement
		Germanic society had always been organized around clan leaders (the jarl, English "earl"); the ambitious Harald vowed to rule all of Norway.
		The freedom-loving people of the Trondheim refused to accept him, and emigrated to Iceland.
		In fact, the battle actually was fought in 890, long after colonization had begun.
	www.unlv.edu /faculty/jmstitt/Eng480/icesettle.html (437 words)

	Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga eBook
		These they attacked; there was a fierce battle between them, in which Onund’s men fought with the utmost bravery.
		After many had fallen on both sides, the battle ended with the king taking to flight with a single ship; the rest were captured by Onund’s force, along with much booty.
		They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/347/1.html (493 words)

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		The vikings seeing it thought they were taking to flight, and pushed on with all their might, coming under the rock just at the moment when the party which had been dispatched for that purpose arrived.
		Onund had a large force with him, and there was a great battle in which many a good farmer and many a follower of the jarl were slain.
		BATTLE AT RIFSKER At that time there came over Iceland a famine the like of which had never been seen before.
	phwibbles.com /sagas/grettirsaga_part1.doc (12342 words)

	Orkneyjar - Viking Orkney - The Beginning of the Earldom
		Harald may well have been responsible for some later emigrations from Norway, but there is no way he could have been the cause of the earlier movements to Orkney.
		Harald only became King of a united Norway after the naval battle of Hafrsfjord.
		This battle took place around 892AD - 100 years after the earliest Viking raids on Britain.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/vikingorkney/earldom.htm (694 words)

	This is me and where I live : Viking-market in Stavanger.
		This fjord was the centre of the Viking battle about 880, where King Harald Haarfagre and his men where the victors, and Harald became king of a united Norway.
		The monument Three swords is placed as a symbol of a united Norway and a memory of this battle.
		The beginning of our visit to the market started with a historical repetition of the events which led to the Battle of Hafrsfjord.
	www.haland.solaskolen.no /comenius/index.php?artikkel=71 (406 words)

	The Three Swords monument
		The Three Swords (Sverd i Fjell) stand on the edge of Hafrsfjord, 6km from the centre of Stavanger.
		This monument was unveiled by King Olav in 1983 and commemorates the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872, after which King Harald Fair Hair united the three districts of Norway into one kingdom.The crowns on the swords represent the different districts which took part in the battle.
		To extend the walk, follow the river 2km northwards to lake Store Stokkavatnet, and feed the ducks gathered at the first bridge or continue even further around the 8km circular lake trail.
	www.stavangertravel.com /trip/threeswords.cfm (211 words)

	TrekEarth \| The three swords Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a monument in memory of the battle that served to shape Norway into ONE kingdom.
		This monument was made by Fritz Røed in 1983 to commemorate the battle of Hafrsfjord that took place in 872 AD.
		I took this photo one evening in September, I was driving home from my sword practice when I kind of thought it would be a good idea to get a photo of this monument.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/Europe/photo491939.htm (538 words)

	Grettir's Saga
		The jarl said he would spare none of them, and they were on the very verge of a battle when many of the well-disposed men came up to him and begged him not to land himself in such a difficulty.
		Bardi went to the South and the battle of the Heath was fought.
		On that day rode Bardi back from the battle of the Heath from Tvidaegra; there were six of them in his party, all sorely wounded.
	medieval.ucdavis.edu /130/GRETTIR'S_SAGA.HTML (24038 words)

	MUNCH BROS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The known history of the country begins in the 9th century AD and is based on the Viking sagas, supported by archaeological evidence, and the explorations of Viking adventurers who colonized the Scottish islands, parts of the Scottish and Irish mainlands, Iceland and (for a while) Greenland.
		Norway itself was divided into a number of fiefdoms; the unification process began with King Harald Fairhair, who defeated the major northern tribes at the battle of Hafrsfjord (near
		Over the next two centuries, Christianity gradually spread into the country, supplanting traditional beliefs in Norse gods.
	home.comcast.net /~edneuhauser/Norway.htm (1141 words)

	World history and events in 0900
		Harald Fairhair wins the battle of Hafrsfjord & unites the Princedoms of Norway for the 1st time
		The battle of Hafrsfjord marks the final crushing of the opposition from the South Western part of Norway enabling Harald Fairhair to collect taxes
		Crowned at Kingston-on-Thames, Kingston is named after the ancient coronation stone
	www.badley.info /history/0900.year.html (104 words)

	Greg Bard's Genealogical Records
		The does not match their own record on his son, Harald, who they estimate to have been born around 865.
		The battle of Hafrsfjord supposedly took place about 872, according to the celebration and the monument by Hafrsfjord.
		Harald must then have been an adult, so he was probably born before 850.
	www.shocking.com /~gregbard/genealogy/not00492.php (145 words)

	Rogaland - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rogaland was called Rygjafylke in the Viking Age.
		Before Harald Fairhair and the Battle of Hafrsfjord, it was a petty kingdom.
		See also Rugians, a tribe possibly connected with Rogaland.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Rogaland (427 words)

	Northvegr - Grettir's Saga
		Onund was very silent, and Thrand, when he noticed it, asked what was on his mind.
		"No joy is mine since in battle I fought.
		Men hold me for nought; this thought is the worst
	www.northvegr.org /lore/grettir/001.php (1570 words)

	Battle of Hafrsfjord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	Norway History - TravelPuppy.com
		Norway itself was divided into a number of fiefdoms.
		The unification process began with King Harald Fairhair, who defeated the major northern tribes at The battle of Hafrsfjord (near Stavanger) in 872.
		Over the next 2 centuries, Christianity gradually spread into the country, supplanting traditional beliefs in Norse gods and by 1060, the country was unified.
	travelpuppy.com /norway/history.htm (940 words)

	FreeBooksToRead.com - Grettir the Strong, Author Unknown by Icelandic Saga - Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		fought many battles there, in which he was always victorious.
		the sea, so he was not present at the battle, although Hordland
		Onund and his party had arrived that autumn from the western
	www.freebookstoread.com /grttr10_3.htm (1482 words)

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