A Viking Battle at Sea: The Battle of Nisa

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The Viking Naval Battle of Hafrsfjord 872 AD Map 2.5. The Battle of Nisa, 1062. (a) Phase I: From his 70-oar drekkar, King Harald III Hardrada leads a 300-ship Norwegian fleet to an appointed location to battle King Sveinn Estridson’s Danish fleet. (b) Phase II: The Danes fail to arrive at the rendezvous at the appointed time, leading Hardrada to…

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