Hafrsfjord
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Hafrsfjord is a fjord located in the municipalities of Stavanger and Sola in Norway, stretching 9 kilometers.
Hafrsfjord is also a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla in Stavanger city. The neighborhood has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5,78 km².
[edit] Battle of Hafrsfjord
It is known for Battle of Hafrsfjord, year 872, when King Harald "Fairhair" (Harald Hårfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.
In 1983 a monument by artist Fritz Røed was raised in Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord. The monument is called Sverd i Fjell (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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