Key facts

Year	870	Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era	Medieval (500–1499)	derived from year
Location	Norway	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Unification of Norway	Wikidata P361
Participants	Kingdom of Vestfold, Orkdalen Kingdom	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	63.2750, 9.8238	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Orkdal was, according to Heimskringla, the first attempt at resistance against Harald Fairhair's conquests in Trøndelag. Heimskringla said Harald was massacring and burning his way through Trøndelag, without any opposition, until he came down to Orkdal. Here, King Gryting gathered a large group of men to make a stand against the invading forces. Harald was victorious and Gryting was taken prisoner while a large part of his army were killed. After this, Gryting and the whole of Orkdal subjected themselves to King Harald.

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