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Hafrsfjord is a fjord
Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by Glacier....
 located in the municipalities of Stavanger
Stavanger

is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
 and Sola
Sola

Sola is a Municipalities of Norway in Rogaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the traditional districts of Norway of J?ren. The old municipality of H?land was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, stretching 9 kilometres.

Hafrsfjord is also a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla
Madla

Madla is a former municipality and borough of the city of Stavanger, Norway....
 in Stavanger
Stavanger

is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
 city. It has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5,78 km².

Battle of Hafrsfjord
Hafrsfjord is known for Battle of Hafrsfjord
Battle of Hafrsfjord

The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which western Norway for the first time was unified under one monarch....
, year 872, when King Harald "Fairhair"
Harald I of Norway

Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , was the first king of Norway.Little is known of the historical Harald. The only contemporary sources mentioning him are the two skaldic poems Haraldskv??i and Glymdr?pa, by ?orbj?rn Hornklofi....
 (Harald Hårfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.

In 1983 a monument by artist Fritz Røed
Fritz Røed

File:Sverd i fjell.JPGFritz R?ed was a Norwegian sculptor.He was born in Time, Norway, and studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, as well as under Einar Utzon-Frank and Ossip Zadkine....
 was raised in Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord.






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Hafrsfjord is a fjord
Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by Glacier....
 located in the municipalities of Stavanger
Stavanger

is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
 and Sola
Sola

Sola is a Municipalities of Norway in Rogaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the traditional districts of Norway of J?ren. The old municipality of H?land was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, stretching 9 kilometres.

Hafrsfjord is also a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla
Madla

Madla is a former municipality and borough of the city of Stavanger, Norway....
 in Stavanger
Stavanger

is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
 city. It has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5,78 km².

Battle of Hafrsfjord


Hafrsfjord is known for Battle of Hafrsfjord
Battle of Hafrsfjord

The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which western Norway for the first time was unified under one monarch....
, year 872, when King Harald "Fairhair"
Harald I of Norway

Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , was the first king of Norway.Little is known of the historical Harald. The only contemporary sources mentioning him are the two skaldic poems Haraldskv??i and Glymdr?pa, by ?orbj?rn Hornklofi....
 (Harald Hårfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.

In 1983 a monument by artist Fritz Røed
Fritz Røed

File:Sverd i fjell.JPGFritz R?ed was a Norwegian sculptor.He was born in Time, Norway, and studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, as well as under Einar Utzon-Frank and Ossip Zadkine....
 was raised in Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord. The monument is called Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i Fjell

File:Sverd i fjell.JPGSverd i fjell is a monument in Hafrsfjord, Norway.The monument was made by sculptor Fritz R?ed from Bryne and was opened by Olav V of Norway in 1983....
 (Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The crowns on the top of the swords represent the three districts that participated in the battle.

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