Battle of Fitjar
| Battle of Fitjar | |||||||
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| Part of War between King Haakon the Good and the sons of Eirik Bloodaxe. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Norway |
Sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Haakon the Good † Thoralf Skolmsson the Strong |
Harald Greycloak Eyvind skreyja (‘the wretch’) † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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The king's retinue Men from across Norway, including Hålogaland and Rogaland Local farmers from Stord | Unknown, although it is said they outnumbered the Norwegians six to one | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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The Battle of Fitjar (Slaget ved Fitjar på Stord) took place in 961 in Fitjar on the island Stord in the county of Hordaland, Norway.