Battle of Svolder
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battle-of-svolder-175-16996239
title:
Battle of Svolder
text:
The Battle of Svolder was a large naval battle during the Viking age, fought in September 1000 in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf of Norway and an alliance of the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and Olaf's enemies in Norway. The backdrop of the battle was the unification of Norway into a single independent state after longstanding Danish efforts to control the country, combined with the spread of Christianity in Scandinavia. King Olaf Tryggvason was sailing to, or home from, an expedition i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Naval battle in 999 or 1000 in the Baltic Sea
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Svolder
date created:
2004-01-03T05:39:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T21:08:43Z
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