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Battle of Hakadal

Battle of Hakadal was a battle fought in AD 860 at Hakadal, in what is now Norway. It was part of Unification of Norway, which ran from AD 860 to 1020. The recorded result: Vestfold victory.

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FoughtAD 860
WhereHakadal, Norway60.119N, 10.825E
OutcomeVestfold victory
BelligerentsKingdom of VestfoldagainstKingdom of Alfheimr
Part ofUnification of NorwayAD 860 to 1020

Where it sits in Unification of Norway

Battle of Hakadal, AD 860Battle of Orkdal, AD 870First Battle of Solskjel, AD 870Second Battle of Solskjel, AD 870Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland, AD 870Battle of Hafrsfjord, AD 872Battle of Fjaler, AD 880AD 860AD 880Battle of Hakadal, AD 860
7 placed engagements of Unification of Norway in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 860 (year precision)
PlaceHakadal, Norway
60.119N, 10.825E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Guttorm Sigurdsson Dagling
  • Hake Gandalfsson
Battle of HakadalBattle of HakadalOperation WeserübungOslo Mosquito raidOperation DoomsdaySiege of AkershusBattle of GjellebekkOperation WeserübungBattle of GjellebekkSkienLillehammerKarlstadMossGjøvikTønsberg100 km60.119N, 10.825E
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Elsewhere in AD 860

Battle of Hakadal is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q425535, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hakadal, revision 1370265157, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.