What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1062
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.65° N, 12.81° E
- Description
- 1062 battle
Battle of Niså
Naval battle between Harald Hardrada of Norway and Sweyn II of Denmark
The Battle of Niså was a naval battle fought on 9 August 1062 between the forces of Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and king Sweyn II of Denmark. Harald had claimed the Danish throne since 1047, and had launched raids into Denmark ever since. With his invasion in 1062, he wanted to decisively defeat the Danes, and thus finally be able to conquer Denmark.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la bataille de la Nissa est remportée par Harald III de Norvège, qui ne parvient cependant pas à conquérir le Danemark”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морская битва при Нисо между флотами норвежского короля Харальда III и короля Дании Свена II в борьбе за наследство Кнуда Могучего”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page