Unification of Norway

Unification of Norway
872
860s–1020s:
Successive territorial expansion
Unification process of the petty kingdoms, about 872.
Unification process of the petty kingdoms, about 872.
CapitalǪgvaldsnes
Common languagesOld Norse
Religion
Norse paganism
GovernmentKingdoms unification
Kings 
• Before 872
petty kings and earls
• From 872
Harald Fairhair
Historical eraMiddle Ages
860s
870s
• Battle of Solskjel (1st and 2nd)
870s
870s
872
880s
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Petty kingdoms of Norway
Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)

The Unification of Norway (Norwegian Bokmål: Rikssamlingen) is the process by which Norway merged from several petty kingdoms into a single kingdom, predecessor to the modern Kingdom of Norway.[1]

  1. ^ Per G. Norseng. "Norsk historie fra 800 til 1130". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2019.