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This category includes historical naval battles in which Vikings (8th century–11th century) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Naval battles involving the Vikings"
The Battle of Svolder (Svold or Swold) [1] 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.
While naval Viking battles were not as common as battles on land, they did occur. As they had little to fear from other European countries invading the inhospitable regions of Scandinavia, most naval battles were fought amongst Vikings themselves, "Dane against Norwegian, Swede against Norwegian, Swede against Dane."
Naval battles involving the Vikings (5 P) V. ... Pages in category "Battles involving the Vikings" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.
The Battle of Hjǫrungavágr (Norwegian: Slaget ved Hjørungavåg) is a semi-legendary naval battle that took place in the late 10th century between the Jarls of Lade and a Danish invasion fleet led by the fabled Jomsvikings. This battle played an important role in the struggle by Haakon Sigurdsson (c. 937 – 995) to unite his rule over Norway ...
This is a list of battles and sieges involving Norway. ... Siege of Paris (845) Viking raid on Nekor (ca. 859) Battle of York (867) Siege of Dumbarton (870) Battle of ...
The Battle of Hafrsfjord ... was a naval battle fought in Hafrsfjord sometime between 872 ... After the battle, the victorious Viking chief Harald Fairhair proclaimed ...
The Battle of Sandwich in 851 was the first known naval battle in English history. It was a Kentish victory against a Danish Viking fleet. [1]In 851 King Æthelwulf of Wessex scored a major victory at the battle of Aclea over an army drawn from 350 Danish ships.