What the records say
- When
- 999
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 55.75° N, 12.75° E
- Description
- battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Svolder
Naval battle in 1000 in the Baltic Sea
The Battle of Svolder was a large naval battle during the Viking age, fought in September 1000 in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf of Norway and an alliance of the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and Olaf's enemies in Norway.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “September 9 (999 or 1000) – Battle of Svolder: A Norwegian fleet, commanded by Olaf Tryggvason in his longship Ormrinn langi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page