List of wars involving Norway
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway in some capacity, both the modern polity and its predecessor states.
List
Unification of Norway (860–872)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking raid on Nekor [1][2][3] (ca. 859) |
Norse Vikings | Kingdom of Nekor | Viking victory
|
| Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860) |
Vestfold | Álfheimr | Vestfold victory
|
| Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Orkdal | Vestfold victory
|
| First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Nordmøre Romsdal |
Vestfold victory
|
| Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Sunnmøre Firda |
Vestfold victory
|
| Götaland Campaign (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Geats | Vestfold victory
|
| Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870) |
Earldom of Lade | Earldom of Sogn | Indecisive
|
| Battle of Hafrsfjord (872) |
Vestfold | Hordaland Rogaland Agder |
Vestfold victory
|
Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)
Kalmar Union (1397–1523)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398) |
 Kalmar Union
|
Victual Brothers | Victory
|
| Dano-Hanseatic War (1410–1435) |
Kalmar Union
|
 House of Schaumburg Hanseatic League
|
Defeat
|
| Dano-Swedish War (1501–12) (1501-1512) |
Kalmar Union
|
 Sweden Free City of Lübeck Norwegian Rebels[5]
|
Victory |
| Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) |
Kalmar Union
|
Sweden Free City of Lübeck
|
Defeat
|
Denmark–Norway (1523–1814)
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Kingdom of Norway (1814–present)
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References
- ^ http://www.smashcompany.com/philosophy/the-vikings-raided-africa-and-then-took-slaves-back-to-ireland
- ^ https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/03/210206/history-viking-adventure-morocco/
- ^ Ibn-Adhari, translated in Stefansson, Jon, "The Vikings in Spain. From Arabic (Moorish) and Spanish Sources". In Saga-Book of the Viking Club: Vol. VI Proceedings. University of London King's College, 1909, pp. 40–41.
- ^ "Heimskringla: Saga of Olaf Haraldson: Part I". mcllibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ Erik Opsahl. "Knut Alvsson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2017.