Medieval era · 999 CE

Battle of Svolder

The Battle of Svolder (also referred to as Svold or Swold) 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.

Battle of Svolder
Battle of Svolder · Otto Sinding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
999 CE
Where
Øresund
Era
Medieval

Topics

Before and after

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