10th century in Norway

none 10th century in NorwayOther decades 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th Events from the 10th century in Norway. 930s 930 Death of Harald Fairhair, king (b. 850). 933 King Eric Bloodaxe is deposed as King of Norway. 950s 955 Battle of Rastarkalv took place on the southern part of the island of Frei. 960s 961 Battle of Fitjar took place in Fitjar at Stord in the county of Hordaland, Norway.Norwegian kings (Christine Juul) Death of Haakon the Good, king (b. 920). 962 Death of Sigurd Haakonsson, earl (b. 890). 970s 970 Death of Harald Greycloak, king (b. 935). Earl of Lade Haakon Sigurdsson becomes de facto ruler of Norway, nominally under King Harald Bluetooth. 980s 986 Battle of Hjörungavágr took place of the coast of Sunnmøre. http://www.norgeshistorie.no/hoymiddelalder/artikler/0928-slaget-ved-hjorungavag.html Slaget ved Hjørungavåg University of Oslo June 1, 2018 https://nbl.snl.no/H%C3%A5kon_Sigurdsson Håkon Sigurdsson Norsk biografisk leksikon Jørn Sandnes June 1, 2018 990–1000 right|300px|thumb|Christian Krogh's painting of Leif Ericson discovering America, 1893 995 Death of Haakon Sigurdsson, earl (born 935).Håkon jarl Store norske leksikon Jørn Sandnes Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Håkon_jarl no 13 June 2023 Olaf Tryggvason becomes King of Norway. King Olaf Tryggvason initiated Norway's earliest domestic minting by striking silver pennies modeled after Anglo-Saxon "Crux" designs.History of Norges Bank https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/about/history/history-of-norges-bank/ Norges Bank October 9, 20261 Penning - Olav Tryggvason https://en.numista.com/120857 Numista October 9, 2026 997 The city of Nidaros is founded.Trondheim Geir Thorsnæs Knut A Rosvold Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://snl.no/Trondheim no 17 September 2012 1000 Death of Olaf Tryggvason, king (b. 968).Olav Tryggvason Store norske leksikon Per G. Norseng Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_Tryggvason Norwegian 11 April 2017 1000 Leif Ericson lands in North America, calling it Vinland. This journey became the first European journey in which the continents of the Americas were discovered by European inhabitants, many years before the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/erikson_leif.shtml Leif Erikson (11th century) BBC 20 November 2011 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151011-columbus-day-leif-erikson-italian-americans-holiday-history/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151012134156/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151011-columbus-day-leif-erikson-italian-americans-holiday-history/ dead October 12, 2015 Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day and Not Leif Erikson Day? National Geographic 11 October 2015 12 October 2015 9 September - Battle of Svolder, after the battle, partitioning of Norway between Sweden and Denmark. , References Category:Centuries in Norway