11th century in Norway

Other decades 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th Events from the 11th century in Norway.

1010s c. 1015 Birth of Harald Hardrada, king (d. 1066).

1015 Olaf II of Norway assumed the title of King of Norway.

1016 25 March – Battle of Nesjar. The town of Sarpsborg is founded.

1020s 1024 8 June – Birth of Magnus I of Norway, king of Norway and Denmark and son of Olaf II (d. 1047). After gaining control over Norway in 1016, Olaf II Haraldsson constructed a religious code which established the Church of Norway. It is considered to represent Norway's first national legislationhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/f/Jeanne-M-Hoflen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0975.html

1027 Battle of Boknafjorden. The king Olaf II had the local powerful chieftain Erling Skjalgsson killed after the Battle of Boknafjorden. After this, he lost his support, fled from the country to Russia the following year, and when he returned he was defeated in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.

1028 The king, Olaf II, fled from Norway to Russia, and Cnut the Great claimed reign of Norway.

1030s 1030 29 July – Battle of Stiklestad. Death of Olaf II of Norway, king (b. c. 995). July – Death of Bjørn Stallare, civil servant.

1033 Battle of Soknasund. Death of Tryggvi the Pretender, Viking chieftain.

1035 King Svein Knutsson fled from Norway to Denmark, and Magnus the Good becomes King of Norway.

1040s 1042 8 June – Magnus the Good becomes King of Denmark, thus establishing a short lived personal union between Norway and Denmark.

1047 25 October – Magnus the Good dies, ending the personal union with Denmark. Harald Hardrada becomes King of Norway and Sweyn Estridsson becomes King of Denmark.

1048 The town of Oslo is founded.

1060s 1062 9 August – Battle of Niså.

1066 25 September – Battle of Stamford Bridge. Death of Harald Hardrada, king (b. ).

1069 28 April – Death of Magnus II of Norway, king (b. ).

1070s 1070 The town of Bergen is founded.

1090–1100 1093 King Magnus Barefoot invades Scotland. The reason was to help the Scottish king Donald Bane to conquer Edinburgh and the Scottish throne.Førsund (2012) p. 27 22 September – Death of Olaf III of Norway, king (b. c. 1050). 1095 February – Death of Haakon Toresfostre, king (b. c. 1069)

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