List of wars involving Norway
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway.
- Norwegian victory
- Norwegian defeat
- Another result *
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Norway, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Pre-unification Viking Age (793–872)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Viking invasions of England (780–850) | Norse Vikings |
Kingdom of England | Viking victory
|
Halfdan the Mild's revolt (ca. 813) |
Halfdan the Mild | Kingdom of Denmark | Revolt successful
|
Battle of 839 (839) | Norse Vikings | Picts Dál Riata |
Norwegian Viking victory |
Siege of Paris (845) | Norse Vikings | Francia | Viking victory
|
Viking raid on Nekor[1][2][3] (ca. 859) |
Norse Vikings | Kingdom of Nekor | Viking victory
|
Great Heathen Army's invasion of England (865–878) | Norse Vikings Norse–Gaels |
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: | Viking victory
|
Siege of Dumbarton (870) | Norse Vikings | Britons of Strathclyde | Viking victory
|
Battle of Thimeon (880) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat
|
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu (881) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat
|
Siege of Paris (885–886) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate |
Battle of Leuven (891) | Norse Vikings | East Francia | Defeat
|
Æthelwold's Revolt (899–902) | Followers of Æthelwold ætheling Supported by: Vikings of Northumbria Kingdom of East Anglia |
Followers of Edward the Elder: | Defeat
|
Battle of the Holme (902) | Norse Vikings | Followers of Edward the Elder: | Viking victory
|
Siege of Chartres (911) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate
|
Unification of Norway (860–872)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860) |
Vestfold | Álfheimr | Vestfold victory
|
Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Orkdal | Vestfold victory
|
First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Nordmøre Romsdal |
Vestfold victory
|
Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Sunnmøre Firda |
Vestfold victory
|
Götaland Campaign (ca. 870) |
Vestfold | Geats | Vestfold victory
|
Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870) |
Earldom of Lade | Earldom of Sogn | Indecisive
|
Battle of Hafrsfjord (872) |
Vestfold | Hordaland Rogaland Agder |
Vestfold victory
|
Kingdom of Norway (872–1319)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
War between King Haakon the Good and the sons of Eirik Bloodaxe (955–961) |
Haakon the Good | The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Denmark |
The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Victory
|
Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars (970–1030) |
Fairhair dynasty | Ladejarls Denmark |
Victory
|
Sack of Santiago de Compostela (968) |
Norwegian Vikings | Kingdom of Galicia | Victory |
German–Danish War of 974 (974) | Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway |
Holy Roman Empire Norwegian Rebels |
German and Norwegian rebel victory
|
Norwegian-Jomsviking War (986) |
Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Jomsvikings |
Victory
|
Battle of Maldon (991) |
Kingdom of Norway | Anglo-Saxons | Victory
|
Norwegian Raid of the Rus (997) |
Norwegian Vikings | Kievan Rus' | Victory
|
Battle of Svolder (999/1000) |
Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Sweden Earls of Lade |
Defeat
|
Battle of Vinland (1003) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
|
Battle of Thetford (1004) | Norway Anglo-Saxons |
Kingdom of Denmark | Anglo-Norwegian Victory |
Battle at Herdaler (1007/08) |
Kingdom of Norway | Finns of Herdaler | Defeat
|
Olav II's landing in Osilia (1008) |
Kingdom of Norway | Osilians | Victory
|
Battle of Ringmere (1010) |
Norway Anglo-Saxons |
Danish Vikings | Victory
|
Battle of Vinland (1010) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
|
Swedish-Norwegian War (1015–1018) |
Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden | Victory
|
Olav II's conquest of Norway (1015–1016)
|
Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Denmark Earldom of Orkney |
Victory
|
Cnut the Great's invasion of England (1016) | Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway |
Kingdom of England | Dano-Norwegian victory
|
Battle of the Helgeå (1026) |
Kingdom of Norway Sweden |
Anglo-Danish Kingdom | Defeat
|
Battle of Boknafjorden (1028) |
Kingdom of Norway | Erling Skjalgsson | Victory
|
Cnut's invasion of Norway (1028–1029) |
Kingdom of Norway | North Sea Empire Norwegian chieftains |
Danish and Norwegian chieftain victory
|
Battle of Stiklestad (1030) |
Olaf II | Peasant Army | Peasant victory
|
Tryggvi the Pretender's invasion of Norway (1033) |
North Sea Empire | Tryggvi the Pretender | Invasion failed
|
Norwegian-Wendish War (1043) |
Kingdom of Norway | Wends | Victory
|
Magnus the Good's conquest of Denmark (1043–1045) |
Kingdom of Norway | Denmark |
Victory
|
Invasions of Denmark (1048–1064) |
Kingdom of Norway | Denmark | Stalemate
|
Swedish–Norwegian War (1063) (1063/04) |
Kingdom of Norway | Haakon Ivarsson Kingdom of Sweden |
Victory
|
Revolt in the Uplands (1064–1065) |
Kingdom of Norway | Revolting farmers | Victory
|
Invasion of England (1066) |
Kingdom of Norway | England | Defeat
|
Magnus's raids on Halland (1096) | Norway | Denmark | Victory |
First Irish Sea Campaign (1098) |
Kingdom of Norway | England
Irish Kingdoms[clarification needed] |
Victory
|
Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101) | Kingdom of Norway | Sweden | Inconclusive
|
Second Irish Sea Campaign (1101/1102–1103) |
Kingdom of Norway | England
Irish Kingdoms[clarification needed] |
Defeat
|
Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110)
|
Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of Norway Republic of Venice |
Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca |
Victory
|
Kalmar Crusade (1123) |
Kingdom of Norway | Norse pagans | Victory
|
Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) |
Birkebeiners | Baglers | Birkebeiner victory
|
Norwegian Crusade (1152–1155) |
Kingdom of Norway | Unknown Muslims | Victory
|
Valdemar's First Invasion of Norway (1165) |
Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory
|
Valdemar's Second Invasion of Norway (1168) |
Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory
|
Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264) |
Kingdom of Norway Icelandic Gothis |
Commonwealth Gothis | Old Covenant
|
Campaign in Värmland (1225) |
Kingdom of Norway | Värmland | Inconclusive |
Battle of the Neva (1240) |
Sweden Finns Tavastia Kingdom of Norway |
Novgorod Republic Karelians |
Defeat
|
Halland War (1256) | Norway | Denmark | Victory
|
Scottish–Norwegian War (1262–1266) |
Kingdom of Norway | Scotland | Indecisive
|
War of the Outlaws (1289–1295) |
Norway Danish outlaws |
Denmark | Victory
|
Second Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310) |
Norway (1304-1308) Duke Eric and Valdemar |
Norway (1308-1310) Denmark Birger Magnusson |
Victory |
House of Bjelbo (1319–1387)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Campaign against Ingeborg
(1323)[5] |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara
|
First Norwegian Noble Rising (1331–1333) |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory
|
Second Norwegian Noble Rising (1338–1339) |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory
|
Kalundborg War (1341–1343) |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Victory
|
Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351)[6] |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat
|
Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) |
First Phase (1361–1365)
Second Phase (1367–1370)
|
First Phase (1361–1365) Kingdom of Denmark |
First Phase: Danish Victory
Second Phase: Hanseatic victory
|
Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden (1363–1364) |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Mecklenburg | Treaty of Jönköping (1364)
|
Wars of Deposition against Magnus (1363–1371) |
Norway Denmark Swedish Loyalists Saxe-Lauenburg |
Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels Teutonic Order Confederation of Cologne |
Treaty of Edsvik (1371)
|
Kalmar Union (1397–1523)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398) |
Kalmar Union | Victual Brothers | Victory
|
Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) |
Kalmar Union | House of Schaumburg Hanseatic League |
Defeat
|
Amund Sigurdsson Bolt Rebellion (1436) |
Amund Sigurdsson Bolt | Kalmar Union | Ceasefire |
Graatop Rebellion (1438) |
Hallvard Graatop | Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed |
Novgorodian-Norwegian war (1445) |
Norway | Novgorod Republic | Victory |
Krummedige-Tre Rosor feud (1448 - 1502) |
Krummedige family Denmark |
Tre Rosor family Sweden |
Krummedige victory
|
War of the Norwegian Succession (1448–1453) |
Denmark Pro-Danish Norwegians |
Sweden Pro-Swedish Norwegians |
Pro-Danish Victory
|
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) |
Kalmar Union | Sweden Free City of Lübeck Norwegian rebels[7] |
Victory |
Alvsson Rebellion (1501–1504) |
Knut Alvsson (until 1502) Nils Ravaldsson (from 1502) Sweden |
Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed
|
Orm Eriksson Tax Revolt (1519) |
Orm Eriksson Jon Eilivsson |
Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed |
Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) |
Kalmar Union | Sweden Free City of Lübeck |
Defeat
|
Denmark–Norway (1523/1537–1800)
Colonial Wars (1600–1800)
Napoleonic Wars (1800–1814)
Kingdom of Norway (1814–present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Prime Minister | Casualties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) |
Norway | Sweden | Defeat (but Swedish acceptance of the Eidsvoll Constitution)
|
~400 killed | |
World War II (1940–1945) |
Soviet Union United States British Empire China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia |
Germany Japan Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia |
Victory
|
10,262 killed | |
Congo Crisis (1960–1964) |
Congo-Léopoldville |
Katanga South Kasai |
Victory
|
None | |
Bosnian War (1992–1995) |
Republika Srpska | Victory
|
None | ||
Kosovo War (1998–1999) |
UÇK |
FR Yugoslavia | Victory | None | |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
Afghanistan |
Taliban | Defeat
|
10 killed | |
Libyan Civil War (2011) |
NTC |
Libya | Victory
|
None |
See also
- List of wars involving Denmark
- List of wars involving Finland
- List of wars involving Iceland
- List of wars involving Sweden
Notes
References
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