9 September 1000
Battle of Svolder
Sweyn I Forkbeard of Denmark defeats Olaf Tryggvason to become ruler of Norway. Outside Helsingborg & a final ambush at Svolder
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Svolder in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Sweyn I Forkbeard of Denmark defeats Olaf Tryggvason to become ruler of Norway. Outside Helsingborg & a final ambush at Svolder
Sweyn defeats Olaf Tryggvason to become the de facto ruler of Norway
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