List of wars involving Norway
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway in some capacity, both the modern polity and its predecessor states.
List
Unification of Norway
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860) |
Vestfold | Álfheimr | Vestfold victory
|
| Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Orkdal | Vestfold victory
|
| First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Nordmøre Romsdal |
Vestfold victory
|
| Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Sunnmøre Firda |
Vestfold victory
|
| Götaland Campaign (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Geats | Vestfold victory
|
| Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870) |
Earldom of Lade | Earldom of Sogn | Indecisive
|
| Battle of Hafrsfjord (872) |
Vestfold | Hordaland Rogaland Agder |
Vestfold victory
|
Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Rastarkalv (955) |
Haakon the Good | Eric Bloodaxe Denmark |
Victory of Haakon the Good
|
| Battle of Fitjar (961) |
Haakon the Good | Eric Bloodaxe Denmark |
Pyrrhic victory to Haakon the Good
|
| Battle of Hjörungavágr (986) |
Norway | Jomsvikings | Victory
|
| Battle of Maldon (991) |
Norway | Anglo-Saxons | Victory
|
| Battle of Svolder (999/1000) |
Norway | Denmark Sweden Earls of Lade |
Defeat
|
| Battle at Herdaler (1007/8) |
Norway | Finns of Herdaler | Defeat
|
| Battle of Nesjar (1016) |
Olaf II | Sweyn Haakonsson Various farmer-chieftains |
Victory to Olaf II
|
| Battle of the Helgeå (1026) |
Norway Sweden |
Anglo-Danish Kingdom | Defeat
|
| Battle of Stiklestad (1030) |
Olaf II | Peasant Army | Peasant victory
|
| Invasions of Denmark (1048–1064) |
Norway | Denmark | Stalemate
|
| Battle of Fulford (1066) |
Norway | England | Victory
|
| Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) |
Norway | England | Defeat
|
| First Irish Sea Campaign (1098) |
Norway | England | Victory
|
| Campaign in Sweden (1099) |
Norway | Sweden | Victory
|
| Second Irish Sea Campaign (1101/1102–1103) |
Norway | England | Defeat
|
| Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) |
Birkebeiners | Baglers | Birkebeiner victory
|
| Battle of the Neva (1240) |
Sweden Finns Tavastia Norway |
Novgorod Republic Karelians |
Defeat
|
| Halland Campaign (1256) |
Norway | Denmark | Defeat
|
| Scottish–Norwegian War (1261–1264) |
Norway | Scotland | Defeat
|
| War of the Outlaws (1288–1295) |
Norway Danish outlaws |
Denmark | Victory
|
| Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310) |
Norway Duke Eric and Valdemar |
Denmark Birger Magnusson |
Defeat |
Kalmar Union (1397–1523)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398) |
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Victual Brothers | Victory
|
| Dano-Hanseatic War (1410–1435) |
|
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Defeat
|
| Dano-Swedish War (1501–12) (1501-1512) |
|
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Victory |
| Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) |
|
|
Defeat
|
Denmark–Norway (1523–1814)
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References
- ↑ "Heimskringla: Saga of Olaf Haraldson: Part I". mcllibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ Erik Opsahl. "Knut Alvsson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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