Battle of Hafrsfjord: All Data

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Was a great naval battle fought in Hafrsfjord sometime between 872 and 900 that resulted in the unification of Norway. After the battle, the victorious Viking chief Harald Fairhair proclaimed himself the first king of the Norwegians, merging several petty kingdoms under a single monarch.