Hafrsfjord or Hafsfjord (both: häfs'fyôrd), inlet of the North Sea, Rogaland co., SW Norway, near Stavanger. Harold I won (872) a decisive victory there that made him king of all Norway.
Hafrsfjord
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Hafrsfjord is a bay located in the municipalities of Stavanger and Sola in Norway, stretching 9 kilometres.
Hafrsfjord is also a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla in Stavanger city. It has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5.78 km². Hafrsfjord is also the location of the soon to be closed KNM Harald Hårfagre Royal Norwegian Naval Basic Training Establishment, also known as Madlaleiren.
Battle of Hafrsfjord
Hafrsfjord is known for Battle of Hafrsfjord, year 872, when King Harald "Fairhair" (Harald Hårfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.
In 1983 a monument by artist Fritz Røed was raised in Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord. The monument is called Sverd i Fjell (Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The crowns on the top of the swords represent the three districts that participated in the battle.
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