Battle of Nesjar 1016
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
Battle of Nesjar (Slaget ved Nesjar) was a sea battle off the coast of Norway in 1016. It was a primary event in the reign of King Olav Haraldsson (later Saint Olav). Icelandic skald and court poet Sigvatr Þórðarson composed the poem Nesjavísur in memory of the battle. A monument known as the Nesjar Monument was erected on the 1000th anniversary of the battle, located in Helgeroa village in the present-day Larvik Municipality, Vestfold County, where the battle is believed to have occurred.
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