| Battle of Hafrsfjord | |||||||||
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| Part of the Unification of Norway | |||||||||
 Harald Hårfagre i slaget ved Hafrsfjord by Ole Peter Hansen Balling, 1870 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Vestfold |
Kingdom of Hordaland Kingdom of Agder | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Harald Fairhair |
Eirik of Hordaland † Kjotve the Rich | ||||||||
The Battle of Hafrsfjord (Norwegian: Slaget i Hafrsfjord) was a naval battle fought in Hafrsfjord sometime between 872 and 900 that resulted in the unification of Norway, later known as the Kingdom of Norway. After the battle, the victorious Viking chief Harald Fairhair proclaimed himself the first king of the Norwegians, merging several petty kingdoms under a single monarch for the first time.[1][2]
- ^ Joys, Charles; Enander, Henrik; et al. (19 September 2017). "Norway: Earliest Peoples - The Vikings". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Battle in Hafersfjord (Heimskringla)