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Name: Halogaland

Type: Polity

Start: 821 AD

End: 872 AD

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Was one of the small political entities that existed in Norway around the 8th century.

Establishment


  • January 821: By the early 8th century, before the unification of Norway, several chiefdoms/kingdoms existed in Norway and Sweden. People lived relatively scattered on farms but institutions that bound villages and regions together existed.
  • Chronology


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    1. Establishment of Norway


    Was the establishment of the Kingdom of Norway through the unification of the petty kingdoms of the region.

  • January 873: The Battle of Hafrsfjorden (dated sometime in the late 8th century) is traditionally considered the event when Harald HÃ¥rfagre won over the petty kings and chieftains of Norway and thus unified the country.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 873: The Battle of Hafrsfjorden (dated sometime in the late 8th century) is traditionally considered the event when Harald HÃ¥rfagre won over the petty kings and chieftains of Norway and thus unified the country.
  • Selected Sources


  • Norsk historie fra 800 til 1130. Store norske leksikon. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://snl.no/Norsk_historie_fra_800_til_1130
  • Slaget i Hafrsfjorden. Store norske leksikon. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://snl.no/Slaget_i_Hafrsfjorden
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