The Battle of
The battle was won by King Haakon the Good, but he was wounded and eventually died. According to
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Fitjar — Infobox Kommune name = Fitjar idnumber = 1222 county = Hordaland landscape = Sunnhordland capital = Fitjar demonym = Fitjabu language = Nynorsk munwebpage = www.fitjar.kommune.no governor = Harald Rydland (KrF) governor as of = 2007 arearank =… … Wikipedia
Haakon I of Norway — Infobox Norwegian Royalty|monarch name =Hákon I the Good title =King of Norway caption =Hákon the Good, by Peter Nicolai Arbo reign =934 – 961 coronation = predecessor =Eric Bloodaxe successor =Harald Greyhide issue =Tora royal house = royal… … Wikipedia
Alrekstad — Álreksstaðir, or in more modern tongue Alrekstad, was one of the largest Norwegian king s farms on the west coast during the early Middle Ages. It was situated at the foot of the mountain Ulriken (a mountain in Bergen, Norway). Harald Hairfair… … Wikipedia
List of Norwegian battles — is a list of battles fought in Norway or which a significant number of Norwegians participated.*800 1450 **Battle of Hafrsfjord (ca. 872) **Battle of Solskjel (before 900) **Battle of Rastarkalv (955) **Battle of Fitjar (961) **Battle of… … Wikipedia
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Hákonarmál — is a skaldic poem which the skald Eyvindr skáldaspillir composed about the fall of the Norwegian king Hákon the Good at the battle of Fitjar and his reception in Valhalla. This poem emulates Eiríksmál and is intended to depict the Christian Hákon … Wikipedia
Haakon I Adalsteinsfostre — ▪ king of Norway byname Haakon The Good, Norwegian Håkon Den Gode born c. 920 died c. 961, , Fitjar, Nor. Norwegian king and one of the most eminent Scandinavian rulers of his time. He fostered the growth of governmental institutions… … Universalium
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Bergen — This article is about the city in Norway. For other uses, see Bergen (disambiguation). Bergen City From top to bottom: city centre … Wikipedia
Thor — For other uses, see Thor (disambiguation). Thor s Battle Against the Ettins (1872) by Mårten Eskil Winge In Norse mythology, Thor (from Old Norse Þórr) is a hammer wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the… … Wikipedia
