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The Battle of Niså (Slaget ved 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.
The Battle of Nisa took place between the Seljuk Turks and the Ghaznavid Empire following the death of the former leader of the Seljuks, Israil. [2] In 1016 Chagri Beg, son of Israil, led an incursion into eastern Anatolia, he defeated Armenian forces near Lake Van. [2] In 1020-1021 Israil seized Bukhara in cooperation with the Karakhanids. [2]
Battle of Ba'rin; Siege of Baghdad (1136) Siege of Baghdad (1157) Battle of Ain Salm; Battle of al-Atharib; Battle of Nisa (1035) Battle of Nishapur (1038) Battle of Qinnasrin; Battle of Rafaniyya; Battle of Sarakhs (1038) Battle of the Dog River; Battle of Bosra (1147) Battle of Butaiha
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Sweyn was born in England, [4] as the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, the latter of whom was the daughter of King Sweyn I Forkbeard and sister of Kings Harald II and Canute the Great.
Archaeologists say they have found the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with declassified images from US spy satellites.
The short story The King of Norway by Cecelia Holland, in the anthology Warriors, has at its center the story of the Battle of Hjörungavágr. [20] In the manga Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura, several of the main characters are based on Jomsvikings from the Sagas, such as Thorkell the High and Canute the Great. The manga depicts them as an ...
During the Hussite Wars, in 1428 it was the site of the Battle of Nysa , with Poles and Czechs fighting on both sides. [2] One of the prominent signs that Nysa was a significant center is the report in Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493, which mentions the city among the major urban centers of Central and Eastern Europe. In the description ...