Battle of Fjaler explained

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Conflict:Battle of Fjaler
Partof:unification of Norway
Date:ca. 880
Place:Fjaler, Sunnfjord
Result:Indecisive
Combatant1:Earldom of Lade
Combatant2:Earldom of Sogn
Commander1:Håkon Grjotgardsson
Commander2:Atle Mjove

The Battle of Fjaler was an engagement related to Harald Fairhair's unification of Norway.

After having subdued the kingdom of Firda, Harald left for the east, placing Håkon Ladejarl in possession of Firda. Håkon sent a messenger to earl Atle Mjove in Sogn, telling him the king Harald had given the order that Atle should give Sogn to him. Atle answered that he would do no such thing unless told by the king in person. Both earls then gathered an army, and they clashed by a place called Fialar in Sunnfjord. Both earls were killed in the battle.

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