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10th century in Norway
Events from the
10th century
in
Norway
.
930s
Death of
Harald Fairhair
, king (b. ).
King
Eric Bloodaxe
is deposed as King of Norway.
950s
955
Battle of Rastarkalv
took place on the southern part of the island of
Frei
.
960s
961
Battle of Fitjar
took place in
Fitjar
at
Stord
in the county of
Hordaland
, Norway.
Death of
Haakon the Good
, king (b. ).
962
Death of
Sigurd Haakonsson
, earl (b. ).
970s
970
Death of
Harald Greycloak
, king (b. ).
Earl of Lade
Haakon Sigurdsson
becomes de facto ruler of Norway, nominally under King
Harald Bluetooth
.
980s
Battle of Hjörungavágr
took place of the coast of
Sunnmøre
.
990âÂÂ1000
995
Death of
Haakon Sigurdsson
, earl (born ).
Olaf Tryggvason
becomes King of Norway.
997
The city of
Nidaros
is founded.
Death of
Olaf Tryggvason
, king (b. 968).
1000
Leif Ericson
lands in
North America
, calling it
Vinland
. This journey became the first European journey in which the continents of the
Americas
were discovered by European inhabitants, many years before the
discovery of America
by
Christopher Columbus
.
9 September
-
Battle of Svolder
.
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