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Denmark in 1050

Name: Denmark in 1050 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Denmark in 1050, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records

3Events

3Named people

2Places

2Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1050Birth of Olaf IOlaf I

House / House of Westfold

Birth of Olaf I, son of king Sweyn Estridson

1050Invasion of DenmarkSweyn II

Jutland · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Sweyn II narrowly avoids capture when Harald Hardrada raids the coast of Jutland.

1050OsloHarold III the Ruthless

Oslo · House / House of Westfold

Founds the city of Oslo

Names involved

Harold III the RuthlessOlaf ISweyn II

Places involved

JutlandOslo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.