On a minor colina on the border of Hafrsfjord , close half dozen km from the metropolis catch of Stavanger , Kingdom of Norway , stands 3 enormous bronze swords every bit monument to the battle of Hafrsfjord that took house hither to a greater extent than than 1 ,100 years ago.
The Battle of Hafrsfjord is widely regarded every bit the culminating number that led to the unification of the many picayune kingdoms that made upward Kingdom of Norway , for the root fourth dimension nether a unmarried monarch. Although numerous events contributed to the unification procedure which itself lasted several centuries , the Battle of Hafrsfjord ranks high inwards the pop imagination of Norway. In this decisive battle , King Harald , who controlled large parts of Norway's southeast percentage , crushed the opposing forces to choose the entire province nether his rule.
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The monument inwards Hafrsfjord , called Sverd i fjell or “Swords inwards Rock” inwards English linguistic communication , was designed yesteryear Fritz Røed together with unveiled yesteryear King Olav inwards 1983. The 3 swords stand upward 10 meters tall together with are planted into the stone of a minor colina side yesteryear side to the fjord. The largest sword represents the victorious Harald , together with the ii smaller swords stand upward for the defeated picayune kings. The monument also represents peace , since the swords are planted into venture stone , whence they may never live removed.
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