10th century in Norway
Events from the 10th century in Norway.
930s
- c. 930
- Death of Harald Fairhair, king (b. c. 850).
- c. 933
- 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.[1]
- Death of Haakon the Good, king (b. c. 920).
- 962
Death of Sigurd Haakonsson, earl (b. c. 890).
970s
- 970
- Death of Harald Greycloak, king (b. c. 935).
- Earl of Lade Haakon Sigurdsson becomes de facto ruler of Norway, nominally under King Harald Bluetooth.
980s
- c. 986
- Battle of Hjörungavágr took place of the coast of Sunnmøre.[2][3]
990–1000
- 995
- Death of Haakon Sigurdsson, earl (born c. 935).[4]
- Olaf Tryggvason becomes King of Norway.
- 997
- c. 1000
- Death of Olaf Tryggvason, king (b. 968).[6]
- 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.[7][8]
- 9 September - Battle of Svolder.
References
- ^ Norwegian kings (Christine Juul)
- ^ "Slaget ved Hjørungavåg". University of Oslo. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Jørn Sandnes. "Håkon Sigurdsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Sandnes, Jørn. "Håkon jarl". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Rosvold, Knut A. "Trondheim". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Norseng, Per G. "Olav Tryggvason". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Leif Erikson (11th century)". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day and Not Leif Erikson Day?". National Geographic. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.