Harald Fairhair in the Battle of Hafrsfjord

Why it's great

Harald Fairhair wins the sea battle of Hafrsfjord around the year 872, a victory the sagas say united Norway under one king. The Norwegian-American painter Ole Peter Hansen Balling painted it in 1870.

🏛️ Part of history

The Viking Age (793–1066) — Harald Fairhair wins the sea battle of Hafrsfjord around the year 872, a victory the sagas say united Norway under one king.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Hansen 'Ole Peter' Balling

1823–1906 · born in Christiania

Ole Peter Hansen Balling was born in Christiania and moved to the United States in 1856. He fought in the American Civil War and painted portraits of President Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and other leaders. He later returned to Norway. He died in 1906.