Hafrsfjord

Hafrsfjord is a fjord located in the municipalities of Stavanger and Sola in Norway, stretching 9 kilometers. It is known for the battle in 872 when King Harald "Fairhair" (Harald H?rfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.

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In 1983 a monument by artist Fritz R?ed was raised in M?llebukta in Hafrsfjord (see picture). The monument is called "Sverd i Fjell" (Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The crowns on the top of the swords represent the three districts that participated in the battle.

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Fjord: A fjord (sometimes written fiord, notably in New Zealand English) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. In Norway, some fresh-water lakes which have formed in long glacially carved valleys with terminal moraines bloc...

Stavanger: Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located on the southwest coast of Norway. It is the fourth largest city and the centre of the third largest metropolitan area in the country....

Sola: :The article is about the Norwegian municipality. For other uses of Sola, please see Sola (disambiguation)...

Hafrsfjord related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Norwegians at the Battle of Hafrsfjord