Succession
Succeeds as King of Norway, unites a country ruled by local Chieftains
Role range: 0872-0933
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Harald Fairhair Biography and Timeline
Follow Harald Fairhair through 4 dated historical records for Norway.
Harald Fairhair, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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872–900Years on this page
872
Battle of Stavanger
Defeats his opponents & proclaims himself King
Role range: 0872-0933
900
Battle of Hafrsfjord
The Battle of Hafrsfjord marks the final crushing of the opposition from the South Western part of Norway enabling Harald Fairhair to collect taxes. Harald Fairhair wins the Battle of Hafrsfjord & unites the Princedoms of Norway for the 1st time
Unification
Harald Fairhair wins the Battle of Hafrsfjord & unites the Princedoms of Norway for the 1st time
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.